Sou’ by Sou’ West 2017 – Sailing By: Tales from our coasts and inland waterways

Bishop Rock and Wolf Rock lighthouses

Many ships have been lost off the westernmost rocks of the Isles of Scilly, one of the most well known[…]

Despite reports to the contrary, members of the OGA Sou b’Sou’West Cruise in Company, representing four OGA areas, have reached[…]

Four naval ships and over 1300 men were lost on the dangerous rocks and reefs around the Isles of Scilly[…]

Being philosophical, and deferring to common sense, the decision has been made by the OGA Cruise in Company Sou’ by[…]

In 1854 a group of Cornish fishermen left for Australia, to seek their fortune, sailing their 37′ open Mounts Bay[…]

In these two short snippets from the Pathé film archive, we see nine Newlyn fishermen petition the Minister of Health[…]

After a day of racing in Plymouth, the OGA Sou’by Sou’West fleet continues on passage westward, some return to Dartmouth,[…]

In this extract from ‘Cruises of the Joan’, the skipper faces the prospect of sailing the remainder of his round[…]

The Sou’by Sou’West OGA fleet has gathered in Plymouth, arriving over the past few days. With the weather continuing to[…]

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