beverley yates – Sailing By: Tales from our coasts and inland waterways

Changing times for the sailing colliers, 1727

What would travellers from the days of sail make of Harwich Harbour in the 21st century? Daniel Defoe takes to[…]

Norfolk wherry, ‘Albion’ is one of just two survivors of the 300 ‘black-sailed traders’ which once carried cargo on the[…]

The tidal range of the Bristol Channel has always been a challenge to shipping approaching from the Atlantic, and conditions[…]

In this extract by Daniel Defoe, he reflects on the town of Plymouth, noting its importance as a safe anchorage[…]

Martin Goodrich, East Coast OGA member, reflects on his early cruising experiences, in 1966, whilst studying at Art College. He[…]

Eden Northmore Jones recounts his final cruise of 1884 in the five-tonner ‘Guess’, a 23 ft. round bilge boat, 8ft.[…]

Many ships have been lost off the westernmost rocks of the Isles of Scilly, one of the most well known[…]

Since the age of the train, we’ve crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais by steamship, ferry, hovercraft and, since[…]

Daniel Defoe describes the fishing fair and other trading activity in Yarmouth, during his travels in Norfolk. He is most[…]

The annual Round the Island Race has been running since 1931, with just 25 entries in the first race. Island[…]