Excelsior LT472 Excelsior LT472 was built by John Chambers of Lowestoft in 1921, as a sailing smack. She was bought by a local fishing consortium after their previous smack (built 1885) had a sad ending after a collision in the fog with a steamer. In 1935, Excelsior was sold to a Norwegian owner and converted
Not My Usual Rant I’ve never thought of myself as a feminist. At all. I grew up wearing Arsenal football shirts, preferred baggy boys’ clothes and rocked a short haircut. I used to love playing football and ice hockey. I’ve never owned a pair of high heels. I have always enjoyed having male friends. I
Setting Up SaltyJobs As we come to the end of the 2017 season, we’re starting to look back over the past year. It’s time to reflect on our adventures, successes, and what we have learned. SaltyJobs only went live in Spring 2017, so we’re still in our first year of trading, and it has been
Vanishing Sail We’ve heard the film ‘Vanishing Sail’ pop up on our radar quite a lot this year. Our friends at Boatshed.com have been sponsoring it on tour at nautical screenings. It has been shown all across the UK, and over the pond in the Caribbean as well. Last week we finally caught up with it
Yarmouth Stores is Closing So sad, it’s the end of a 119-year-long era. Yarmouth Stores in Plymouth’s Barbican is closing and its staff are being made redundant. Can we help keep it open and save these salty jobs? The current manager has worked there since 1975, being their fourth manager in 119 years. It will be
Meeting Irene Two ships passing in the night… That old phrase, conjuring images steeped in history and missed connection. Sailing ship Irene and I had yet to cross paths. One of the last west Country Trading ketches, a 1907 120ft gaffer with a few stories to tell, Irene sounded like my kind of boat. But
SaltyJobs Success Story – Tall Ship Engineer Success! SaltyJobs has made another match between a fantastic tall ship engineer opportunity and passionate seafarer. During the Southampton Boat Show, we met hundreds of potential employers and jobseekers. We talked about ways into the marine industry, chatted with lots of you who are already qualified, and had
SaltyJobs & South West Maritime Academy Partnership We recently announced a partnership between SaltyJobs and the South West Maritime Academy. It’s been pretty exciting to work with the guys there to come up with some great ideas for partnerships between us. Aiming To Inspire Both of our organisations share the same aim: to help more people
SaltyJobs is going to the Southampton Boat Show 2017 Guess what? We’ve been keeping something from you… but now we’re pretty excited, and it’s nearly here! SaltyJobs is going to be exhibiting at the Southampton Boat Show 2017. It’s a big investment for us, not just financially and the time involved organising and attending, but
Exciting New Partnership We are very excited to announce a new partnership between SaltyJobs and the South West Maritime Academy. Based at a quarry in Gloucestershire, we went to meet owner Johnathan Davies and his colleague Nick. They gave us a fantastic tour of their facilities and we talked a lot about working in the
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