Maritime Heritage Links. The Kathleen and May, The Maritime Trust and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

A look back at the Kathleen and May, “one of the UK’s last working wooden hulled three-masted topsail schooner”. 

In 1969 the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who had been instrumental in the rescue and restoration of Cutty Sark, started the Maritime Trust as a means of preserving other significant British ships, with Kathleen and May, an early object of the Trust’s attention, as a national icon.  She was officially classified by the Arts Council as a National Treasure and at the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s behest, took part in the 2012 River Pageant to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee.

The vessel was purchased by the late Bideford councillor and businessman, Steve Clarke in 1998. He spent 12 years lovingly restoring the then 100-year-old three-masted vessel, battling to keep her in Bideford where she was berthed at Brunswick Wharf. In 2008, Mr Clarke was awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for his services to maritime heritage to the community in Bideford. “The Kathleen and May left Bideford in May 2011, after a 13-month struggle by Mr Clarke to keep her berthed at Brunswick Wharf…”

“The 110-year-old vessel, is one of the famous tall ships listed in the Core Collection on the UK National Historic Ships Register, alongside such vessels as the Cutty Sark and HMS Victory".

RIP HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 10June 1921-9 April 2021

First and Last: I took the photos below at the Bideford Water Festival in 2010 recording the first appearance of the new Tamar-class Appledore Lifeboat Mollie Hunt and the last for the Kathleen and May.

Kathleen and May at Bideford Water Festival 2010. Photo credit Pat Adams North Devon Focus (All Rights Reserved)

Kathleen and May alongside Bideford Quay 2010. Photo credit Pat Adams North Devon Focus (All Rights Reserved)

Kathleen and May alongside Bideford Quay 2010. Photo credit Pat Adams North Devon Focus (All Rights Reserved)

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 The above historical information on the Kathleen and May is attributed to various sources including:

nationalhistoricships.org.uk 

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kathleenandmay.co.uk

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northdevongazette.co.uk

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JOB SEARCH. Ifracombe Yacht Club are recruiting. An exciting opportunity to become part of a welcoming and friendly club

Ilfracombe Yacht Club seek an experienced person to assist in the management and operation of all aspects of the club bar, galley, staff and premises.

ASSISTANT STEWARD

An exciting opportunity to become part of a welcoming and friendly club

 

The successful applicant will be expected to have a Personal Alcohol Licence.
 

Post to include weekdays, evenings and weekends on rotation.

An appropriate salary will be offered.

Please send a full C.V. with a covering letter stating how you think you would be suitable for this post to:-

The Secretary, Ilfracombe Yacht Club
The Quay, Ilfracombe EX34 9EQ
or iyc@btinternet.com
Closing date – Friday 16 April 2021

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GENERAL BAR STAFF
In addition, we also have several vacancies for supporting bar staff who must have suitable experience of all aspects of bar work and be flexible towards shift work, hours may vary according to requirements, appropriate salary will be offered.
Please send a full C.V. with a covering letter as above

Ilfracombe Yacht Club

The Quay, Ilfracombe EX34 9EQ

  https://www.ilfracombeyachtclub.co.uk/

Happy International Women's Day - Reach for the moon and the stars .

As I am always looking up and photographing lunar events, the sun and the sky I thought I would share the remarkable story of Katherine Johnson. who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2015 . 

Katherine Johnson joined the team at Langley in 1953 as a physicist, space scientist and mathematician, who provided the calculations for Alan Shepherd’s historic first flight into space, John Glenn’s ground-breaking orbit of the earth and the trajectory for Apollo 11’s moon landing

In February 2021 a space supply ship carrying some four tons of cargo bound for the International Space Station launched from Virginia. The S.S. Katherine Johnson, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus capsule, was named in honour of this mathematician whose contributions were featured in the Oscar-nominated film 'Hidden Figures'. 

"Five Women Who Made the Moon Landing Possible - That “giant leap for mankind” happened thanks to plenty of women."

The five women were:

JoAnn Morgan - Launch Controller

Margaret Hamilton - Computer Scientist

Mary Jackson - Aeronautical Engineer

Katherine Johnson - Aerospace Technologist

Judy Sullivan - Biomedical Engineer

• "Katherine Johnson—joined the team at Langley in 1953. A physicist, space scientist and mathematician, Johnson provided the calculations for Alan Shepherd’s historic first flight into space, John Glenn’s ground-breaking orbit of the earth and the trajectory for Apollo 11’s moon landing." (History.com)

• The S.S. Katherine Johnson, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus capsule, was due to arrive at the International Space Station Monday, on Febrary 22nd bearing some 8,000 pounds of science and research supplies and vehicle hardware.  (NPR 20/2/21)

• "Five Women Who Made the Moon Landing Possible That “giant leap for mankind” happened thanks to plenty of women." New York Times

• Movie Hidden Figures Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit. Meanwhile, they also have to deal with racial and gender discrimination at work. Wikapedia

Snow Moon 27th February 2021. Photo credit Pat Adams (North Devon Focus) 

Movie 'Hidden Figures' DVD - Amazon 

Book 'Hidden Figures - Paperback - Amazon

Watch 'Hidden Figures All 4 8th March 

'Hidden Figures' Hiddenfigures.com 

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