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Category: France 2015 & 2016

Brest and Douarnenez, 1996

May 10, 2020 beverley yates Uncategorized

The Brest and Douarnenez Festivals take place every four years. In 2020, the Festival is postponed due to the worldwide[…]

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Cruising to Brest: 2016

April 29, 2020 beverley yates Uncategorized

In 2016, a fleet of OGA members sailed in company from the East Coast, Netherlands and Solent to the Festival[…]

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Crossing to France: via Dover or Brighton?

September 30, 2019 beverley yates Uncategorized

Since the age of the train, we’ve crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais by steamship, ferry, hovercraft and, since[…]

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The rocky coast of Finistère: lighthouses, lifeboats and seaweed

April 25, 2019 beverley yates Uncategorized

Île Vierge marks the south-western limit of the English Channel and is a small islet off the approach to l’Aber[…]

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Blessing the St Malo fishing fleet: 1932

April 24, 2019 beverley yates Uncategorized

This archive footage from a Pathe Gazette, 1932 shows the Bishop blessing the fleet as they depart St Malo to[…]

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Douarnenez: an historic fishing port

June 1, 2018 beverley yates Uncategorized

Until the 16th century, Douarnenez was a busy commercial centre exporting local cloth, but its greatest period of prosperity was[…]

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Learning the ropes

July 29, 2017 beverley yates Uncategorized

In this extract from ‘Poor Jack’ by Frederick Marryatt, a Royal Navy midshipman turned full-time writer, we read how young[…]

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Early sailing experiences on ‘Madcap’: 1967

September 5, 2016 beverley yates Uncategorized

In this extract East Coat OGA member, Martin Goodrich, reflects on some of his early sailing experiences, in 1967, whilst[…]

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OGA fleet at Douarnenez, 21 July 2016

July 22, 2016 beverley yates Uncategorized

Twelve of the OGA fleet left Brest on Tuesday 19 July to take part in the spectacular Grande Parade de[…]

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OGA fleet enjoys Brest Festival, 19 July 2016

July 19, 2016 beverley yates Uncategorized

The OGA fleet is having a real treat with perfect weather and a prime location next to Village Anglais in[…]

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