Chatham and the Dutch: 1667 – 1967
We hear from the skipper of ‘Vlieter’, a Dutch vessel taking part in the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge, 2013. Arriving in Chatham, as she completes… Read More »Chatham and the Dutch: 1667 – 1967
East Coast of England
Posts relating to the East Coast of England
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
Battle of Sole Bay, 1672
With the development of the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch Republic built up a lucrative trade with Asia. They created trading posts, forts and… Read More »Battle of Sole Bay, 1672
Aground on the River Ore, 1923
This post is an extract from the log of ‘Clytie’. Her owners, Clifford and Daisy Paterson, grandparents of the current skipper, were anchored in the… Read More »Aground on the River Ore, 1923
OGA60 fleet: homeward bound
After the Jubilee Party celebrations on the River Orwell, boats taking part in the Round Britain Challenge had not yet quite completed their circumnavigation, which… Read More »OGA60 fleet: homeward bound
‘Fanny of Cowes’: still racing at 150 years old!
‘Fanny of Cowes’, one of the founding boats of the OGA in 1963, was originally built as a working boat in 1872. Built by John… Read More »‘Fanny of Cowes’: still racing at 150 years old!
OGA60 fleet: Lowestoft to Ipswich
Still challenged by unfavourable winds and rain several of the RBC60 fleet decided to spend a few nights in Lowestoft to await a weather window… Read More »OGA60 fleet: Lowestoft to Ipswich
The first OGA East Coast Race, 1963
The first East Coast Race, held on 20 July, 1963, attracted 27 starters on a calm day off Osea Pier. The winner of the race… Read More »The first OGA East Coast Race, 1963
By boat from Manningtree to Ipswich, 1727
What would travellers from the days of sail make of Harwich Harbour in the 21st century? Writing in 1727, Daniel Defoe takes to his boat… Read More »By boat from Manningtree to Ipswich, 1727