East Coast – Page 2 – Sailing By: Tales from our coasts and inland waterways

The East Coast of the UK

Albion, the oldest remaining Norfolk wherry

‘Albion’ was built as a Norfolk wherry and carried cargo on the inland waterways of eastern England. Jack Powley was[…]

The lakes, rivers and man-made channels of the Norfolk Broads are today primarily a centre for pleasure boating. Although the[…]

East Coast OGA member, Jayne Tracey, recounts her memories of life aboard a Dutch botter on the Norfolk Broads. Sold[…]

In this tiny fragment of late 19th century film footage, we see smacks leaving Great Yarmouth. Shot with one of[…]

The ‘Baden Powell’, believed to be the last of the wooden double-ended Kings Lynn cockle boats, is being restored with[…]

The East Coast cockle bawley, ‘Endeavour’ is a real survivor! She’s been sunk twice, been to war, rescued flood victims,[…]

Lowestoft was one of the major fishing docks on the east coast of England from the days of sail through[…]

Here’s an interesting tale about Eustace the Monk, a colourful character who worked for both King John of England and[…]

In this extract, an East Coast member of the OGA recalls a story about his father, who purchased a 42[…]

Daniel Defoe describes this stretch of coast, from the Thames to Yarmouth Roads, as one of the ‘most dangerous and[…]