Events Calendar

Events include:

• 2023, Autumn: Work has started on building a replica of a traditional Viking boat from about 1130AD.
• 2019, Autumn: PDFS of design plans for the 16-foot gandelow were published.
• 2019, Spring: The French boat magazine Chasse-Marée published an article (in French) about gandelows.
• 2018, Autumn: Launch and return to Limerick of the renovated sailing ship the A. K. Ilen, to sail as she did before.
• 2018, Spring: Working on the fitting out of the A. K. Ilen at Hegarty’s boatyard, Old Court, Skibbereen, Ireland.
• 2017, July: The first sea voyage of the gandelow ‘Swansong’ was recorded in a video.
• 2017 June 24: Launch of a 15-foot gandelow at Staunton lake, Gloucestershire, UK.
• 2016, Autumn: Helped finish the decking of the Irish ship the A K ILEN ready for the decking-out ceremony.
• 2016, Spring: Two of our articles about the gandelow were published in Wooden Boat Magazine No: 249 and 250.
• 2016, March: Started the conversion of a 16th Century rented stone barn as our workshop.
• 2015, May 31st: Plans and designs for the Irish Gandelow were published on A3 size paper in a new book - with a fully updated version of the basic guide included.
• 2015, March 30th: List of corrections (PDF, 55kb) to the Gandelow-building guides released.
• 2014, November 30th: “Building a River Shannon Gandelow - A Basic Step-by-Step Guide” is published.
• 2014, September 26th: Attended the gandelow fishing and sailing boat regatta in Limerick, Ireland - sponsored by the A. K. Ilen School for Wooden Boat Building.
• 2014, Spring: Assisted with the building of four gandelows for Limerick’s City of Culture celebrations.
• 2011, Summer: On the subject of the ebbs and flows of life Triarchy Press publishes “Complexity Demystified - A Guide for Practitioners” (PDF, 10MB) in association with The abaci Partnership LLP.

More in due course. Please let us know of Beautement events that you wish to be added.

[As at 31 Oct 2023]