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

Oyster fishing at Whitstable, c1909

This silent documentary archive captures the story of the oyster, from the smacksmen’s baskets in the ‘Pearl of Kent’ to[…]

This remarkable design was the brainchild of the Rev. Edward Berthon in response to the shipwreck of ‘SS Orion’ off[…]

Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the East Coast OGA to cancel their 2020 Annual Race at Stone on the River[…]

We bring another tale from the log of ‘Robinetta’, during her summer cruise, 31 May, 2018. She’s approaching Ushant in fog and,[…]

After a brief introduction to the ‘Dunkirk Little Ships’ Keith Mosley shares his experiences of the 2015 Return to Dunkirk[…]

30′ Leigh-on-Sea cockle boat, ‘Letitia’ fishing no. LO220, later MN19, was built 1938 and retired from fishing in 1996. Like[…]

‘White sails enhance the beauties of Windermere’ is in the title sequence of this archive film of the annual regatta[…]

As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships (ADLS) decided to postpone the Return to[…]

Sarah Adie shares some fascinating insights into her family’s involvement in the Shetland herring industry. Her great grandfather set up[…]

The Brest and Douarnenez Festivals take place every four years. In 2020, the Festival is postponed due to the worldwide[…]