Posts relating to the Coasts of Scotland
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 »Cruising the Shiant Islands in ‘Sheila’, 1910
The OGA60 Round Britain fleet will be berthed in Kerrera Marina, just off Oban for the weekend ‘gathering’ 16 – 18 June, 2023. Several boats… Read More »OGA60 fleet arrives in Oban
Denys Rayner designed ‘Robinetta’, his 22’6″ micro-yacht, in 1936 and had her built in the Wirral. He sailed her to Scotland in the summer of… Read More »A gentleman’s yacht: ‘Robinetta’, 7 June, 1938
The OGA60 Round Britain fleet is on passage to Oban where they will be joined by local Gaffers as well as some travelling from further… Read More »OGA60 fleet on passage to Oban
Ideally suited to fishing in Scottish coastal waters, working in the North Atlantic can be unpredictable, with danger never far away for fishermen seeking whitefish… Read More »Demise of the ‘sgoth Niseach’
In the last update, many of the fleet were in Cambpeltown and we catch up with them as they explore a variety of routes through… Read More »OGA60 fleet explores the west coast of Scotland
The Crinan Canal, described as ‘the most beautiful shortcut in the world’, crosses the narrow strip of land at Tarbert, Argyll & Bute at the… Read More »Locking through the Crinan Canal
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
This post includes a Pathé Gazette newsreel showing evocative footage of yachts racing on the Clyde in 1923, including the King’s yacht, ‘Britannia’. The silent… Read More »Royal Yacht sails on the Clyde, 1923