Douarnenez Festival, July 2016
Ben Collins, our roving reporter with the fleet, reports that twelve OGA boats left Brest on Tuesday, 19 July, 2016 to take part in the… Read More »Douarnenez Festival, July 2016
July 2016
Sailing in company: Solent to Brest, 2016
In this post, Solent OGA member Ben Collins muses on his adventure, as he crewed on the Heard 28 ‘Carlotta’ making passage to Brest from… Read More »Sailing in company: Solent to Brest, 2016
Thames Sailing Barge ‘Pretoria’, 1964
This Pathé archive film tells the story of Thames Sailing Barge ‘Pretoria’ which became a restaurant on the Thames in the ‘swinging sixties’. It starts… Read More »Thames Sailing Barge ‘Pretoria’, 1964
Gosport to Dover on ‘Ianthe 2’, 1966
Martin Goodrich recalls a phonecall from his father, when he was an art student in 1966. This resulted in him crewing ‘Ianthe 2’ on her… Read More »Gosport to Dover on ‘Ianthe 2’, 1966
Crossing to France: via Dover or Brighton?
Just 23 miles wide at the narrowest point between Dover and Calais, the English Channel has separated Britain from mainland Europe since pre-historic times. During… Read More »Crossing to France: via Dover or Brighton?