An autumn cruise, Llanelli to Bude, 1884
Eden Northmore Jones recounts his final cruise of 1884 in the five-tonner ‘Guess’, a 23 ft. round bilge boat, 8ft. 4″ beam, drawing 4ft. After… Read More »An autumn cruise, Llanelli to Bude, 1884
Welsh Coast
Posts relating to the Welsh Coast
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
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 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
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
OGA60 fleet departs Neyland
After an excellent welcome from the Bristol Channel Area OGA in Neyland, Milford Haven, seven boats from the OGA60 Round Britain Cruise fleet left on… Read More »OGA60 fleet departs Neyland
Pilots in the Bristol Channel: 1930s
The tidal range of the Bristol Channel has always been a challenge to shipping approaching from the Atlantic, and conditions were hard for the pilots… Read More »Pilots in the Bristol Channel: 1930s