Deben Cherub ‘Ariel’
Everson’s yard on the River Deben, Suffolk produced one of the first series production yachts on the English East Coast, the 21ft. ‘Cherub’ Class, of… Read More »Deben Cherub ‘Ariel’
‘Sandefjord’ her voyage around the world: 1965
Sit down and watch this full length video, transferred from the original 16mm colour movie tapes of a two-year circumnavigation undertaken in 1965. Five young… Read More »‘Sandefjord’ her voyage around the world: 1965
Ferocious storms and fearless lifeboat crews, 1880
Ferocious storms battered the English coasts in October, 1880. In this extract, reported in the ‘Scarborough Mercury’, we read about the heroic rescues undertaken by… Read More »Ferocious storms and fearless lifeboat crews, 1880
From Beaumaris to Weymouth in a ‘tubby little ship’, 1947
This extract is from an article by Audrey Faith Parker, ‘An eventful trip in a Tubby Little Ship’, originally published in Yachting Monthly, November 1947.… Read More »From Beaumaris to Weymouth in a ‘tubby little ship’, 1947
Sinking of the ‘RMS Leinster’, 1918
Tim Magennis of the Dublin Bay OGA reflects on the worst Irish Sea disaster which occurred on October 10, 1918. No more efficient system of… Read More »Sinking of the ‘RMS Leinster’, 1918
Loss of ships on the Kentish shore, 1703
The English East Coast town of Deal was well known to mariners in the 18th and 19th centuries. In this extract, Daniel Defoe describes the disastrous… Read More »Loss of ships on the Kentish shore, 1703
Naval security, Portsmouth, 1727
This extract combines an evocative view of Portsmouth from the open sea, painted by Dominic Serres in the 18th century and a description of the… Read More »Naval security, Portsmouth, 1727
Bishop Rock and Wolf Rock: on passage to Scilly
Many ships have been lost off the westernmost rocks of the Isles of Scilly, one of the most well known disasters being the loss of… Read More »Bishop Rock and Wolf Rock: on passage to Scilly
Sandhamn sailing regatta, 1930
This Pathé archive has evocative footage of yachts, with English commentary, racing at an international regatta in Sweden 1930. Participants include Uffa Fox on ‘Vigilant’… Read More »Sandhamn sailing regatta, 1930