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
Irish Coasts
Posts relating to the Coasts of Ireland
RNLI: two archive films, 1940 – 1950
Some of the OGA60 Round Britain fleet are visiting Portsoy this weekend for the Traditional Boat Festival. The cover photo for this post is taken… Read More »RNLI: two archive films, 1940 – 1950
OGA60 fleet reaches Scotland
With plenty of photos today, including our cover photo of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, several of the OGA60 fleet are now in… Read More »OGA60 fleet reaches Scotland
Campbeltown to Belfast without any charts, 1923
In this extract from ‘Cruises of the Joan’ by W E Sinclair we hear about the skipper and mate’s passage from Campbeltown to Belfast 100… Read More »Campbeltown to Belfast without any charts, 1923
OGA60 fleet reaches Northern Ireland
Our cover photo today is Fair Head, most northerly part of mainland Ireland. Since the last update, we hear that the steel-hulled ex-lifeboat from the… Read More »OGA60 fleet reaches Northern Ireland
A hazardous sail from Peel in ‘Sheila’ c.1910
Originally published in ‘Yachting Monthly’, May 1933, this extract is from a series of articles by Robert E. Groves, regular contributor to the Magazine, yachtsman,… Read More »A hazardous sail from Peel in ‘Sheila’ c.1910
OGA60 fleet: N Wales, Ireland & Isle of Man
Recent updates from the Round Britain Cruise fleet find them scattered across both sides of the Irish Sea, some visiting the Isle of Man whilst… Read More »OGA60 fleet: N Wales, Ireland & Isle of Man
Explosion on the Calf of Man, 1852
This extract is from the Illustrated London News, 8 January 1853 and reports on a horrific shipwreck and explosion with the loss of 35 lives… Read More »Explosion on the Calf of Man, 1852
OGA60 fleet on passage to Scotland
Having left Poolbeg, Dublin, the majority of the Round Britain Cruise fleet took berths at Howth and then departed north on passage to Scotland on… Read More »OGA60 fleet on passage to Scotland