‘Maluka’ wins Sydney to Hobart Race, 2016
This contribution from Australia was sent to your Editor by long-standing OGA member, Bill Gale, also a member of SASC. It recounts the pedigree and… Read More »‘Maluka’ wins Sydney to Hobart Race, 2016
An Ancient Mariner’s view of Northumberland
Solent Gaffer, John Lowrie, contributed this memory as the OGA50 Round Britain fleet rounded the north of Scotland in 2013. My father’s first boat was… Read More »An Ancient Mariner’s view of Northumberland
OGA60 fleet: from the River Tay to Blyth
Our cover photo tonight captures the lovely scene of ‘Bonita’ anchored at Holy Island, photographed by D Beckett. Several members of the OGA60 Round Britain… Read More »OGA60 fleet: from the River Tay to Blyth
Three score and ten
This post has the words and a recording by ‘The Longest Johns’ for a sea shanty about a storm off the east coast of England,… Read More »Three score and ten
OGA60 fleet: on passage to Blyth
By Monday evening, many of the OGA60 Round Britain fleet were enjoying the sail south to Eyemouth, with passage plans towards Blyth for the party… Read More »OGA60 fleet: on passage to Blyth
Grace Darling: a gallant rescue, 1838
A dramatic, well-documented rescue takes place on the Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, 7 September, 1838. The rescue of just nine survivors by lighthouse-keeper,… Read More »Grace Darling: a gallant rescue, 1838
‘Silver Cloud’ sails to Sunderland, 1876
In this post, we meet William Forwell, clergyman of Dundee, who had ‘Silver Cloud’ built for him by A. Burn, Montrose, in 1876. Between 1876… Read More »‘Silver Cloud’ sails to Sunderland, 1876
OGA60 fleet: a stormy weekend in Dundee
The OGA60 Round Britain Cruise fleet enjoyed a blustery weekend on the River Tay, hosted by the Scotland Area of the OGA. ‘Windbreker’, ‘Bonita’, ‘Onward… Read More »OGA60 fleet: a stormy weekend in Dundee
OGA60 fleet: south along the east coasts
The fleet continues to make passage south on the east coasts of Scotland and England, scattered from Lossiemouth to Whitby . . . most will be… Read More »OGA60 fleet: south along the east coasts