The Norfolk wherrymen
This collection of archive photos was contributed by Jayne Tracey whose father, James Forsythe, was one of the Founders of the Norfolk Wherry Trust which has… Read More »The Norfolk wherrymen
85th Anniversary Return to Dunkirk, May 2025
2025 marks 85 years since Operation Dynamo, when a fleet of ‘little ships’ evacuated over 300,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of France. The ADLS (Association… Read More »85th Anniversary Return to Dunkirk, May 2025
‘Letitia’ joins the Return to Dunkirk, 2000
As ‘Letitia’ embarks on the 2025 Return to Dunkirk we look back 20 years when she did the Return with Mike and Sue Feather. Leigh-on-Sea… Read More »‘Letitia’ joins the Return to Dunkirk, 2000
Return to Dunkirk, 2015
After a brief introduction to the ‘Dunkirk Little Ships’ Keith Mosley shares his experiences of the 2015 Return to Dunkirk aboard ‘Papillon’. The event is run… Read More »Return to Dunkirk, 2015
Return to Dunkirk, 1965
As over 60 ‘Dunkirk Little Ships’ make passage to Ramsgate for the 85th Anniversary Return to Dunkirk, we bring some archive footage of the 1965… Read More »Return to Dunkirk, 1965
Perilous storms in Plymouth Sound, 1703
In this extract by Daniel Defoe, he reflects on the town of Plymouth, noting its importance as a safe anchorage and tells the tale of Winstanley’s… Read More »Perilous storms in Plymouth Sound, 1703
Christmas at Sea
This Christmas post is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson who was born in Edinburgh, 1850, son of a lighthouse engineer. He loved to travel,… Read More »Christmas at Sea
200 colliers lost at sea, 1692
Daniel Defoe describes a terrible disaster when 200 sailing colliers were lost off the east coast of England in 1692. About the year 1692, (I… Read More »200 colliers lost at sea, 1692
Herring town: Enkhuisen
Enkhuizen has been a major harbour since the middle ages, and its links with herring fishing are still recognised today with three herring on the… Read More »Herring town: Enkhuisen