GalGael Trust is a community and heritage association located in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, near the River Clyde.
It works with recovering drug addicts and alcoholics, people suffering from mental-health problems and the long-term unemployed.
[1] According to a volunteer, "GalGael gives you the opportunity to open up a wee bit without all the pressure.”[2] The trust is best known for building and sailing wooden boats in celebration of Scotland's heritage.
[3] GalGael was founded in the mid-1990s by Gehan and Colin Macleod, following the protests against the building of the M77 through Pollok Country Park.
[4] The birlinn was launched on the Clyde by the Deputy Social Justice Minister for Scotland and then sailed to the island of Eigg.