• Gail McGarva
  • Builder of Boats
  • Teller of Stories
  • Keeper of Memories
  • About
  • Links
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  GAIL MCGARVA

gail mcgarva

BUILDER OF BOATS | TELLER OF STORIES | KEEPER OF MEMORIES
BUILDER OF BOATS
Builder of traditional wooden boats, including new build commissions and restoration projects. 

TELLER OF STORIES
Speaker on traditional wooden boatbuilding and the heritage of the craft.
Facilitator of educational workshops inside her miniature maritime world, the Story Boat.
Performer of original songs of the sea.

KEEPER OF MEMORIES
The Story Boat with her creator travel to schools and events celebrating the story of the motherboat and her fishing community.

Picture
Image by Simon Tutty
In 2014, Gail was awarded a British Empire Medal for her services to clinker boatbuilding and heritage crafts; in 2015 she was awarded the Lord Balfour Prize for exceptional achievement in craft; she is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Craft.
Main image by Rebecca Collis
  • Gail McGarva
  • Builder of Boats
  • Teller of Stories
  • Keeper of Memories
  • About
  • Links
  • Contact