Thames barge ‘Growler’, March 2019
We’ve been following the progress of young boatbuilder, Ash Faire-Ring, based in Norfolk, England as he restores the Thames barge, ‘Growler’ with the aim of… Read More »Thames barge ‘Growler’, March 2019
East Coast of England
Posts relating to the East Coast of England
Demise of a Dutch botter
We bring the second part of Fritz van der Mark’s research into the demise of a Dutch botter. The article is primarily a reconstruction of… Read More »Demise of a Dutch botter
Botters in English hands
Fritz van der Mark shares the first part of his research into the demise of a Dutch botter, which ended her days on the River… Read More »Botters in English hands
The Waldringfield one-design ‘Dragonfly’
It’s September 1948, an august body of be-blazered chaps and elegantly-coiffured gals gather in an (almost certainly) smoke-filled committee room to politely argue their respective… Read More »The Waldringfield one-design ‘Dragonfly’
East Coast OGA Annual Race, 1987 and 2018
Watch two videos of races 31 years apart in this post. Are any of the boats racing in both events? The weather is certainly very… Read More »East Coast OGA Annual Race, 1987 and 2018
Trawling in the 1940s
This post has a link to an ‘Instructional film’ from the Pathé Archive providing a clearly-presented overview of trawling in the 1940s, as steam began… Read More »Trawling in the 1940s
Dangers for shipping in the Yarmouth Roads, 1727
Daniel Defoe describes this stretch of coast, from the Thames to Yarmouth Roads, as one of the ‘most dangerous and fatal to English sailors’ in… Read More »Dangers for shipping in the Yarmouth Roads, 1727
‘Young gaffers’ racing and cruising, 2017
Watch this excellent video footage by Kevin Jay from the East Coast OGA August Cruise, 2017. ‘Rely’, based at Titchmarsh is seen from the air… Read More »‘Young gaffers’ racing and cruising, 2017
Sail gives way to steam on the Thames, 1935
This rare colour footage from the British Film Institute archive shows life on the River Thames in the 1930s. Its quite magical to drift along… Read More »Sail gives way to steam on the Thames, 1935