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

Are you in distress? an extract from the log of ‘Mignonette’, 1974

This remarkable extract of a rescue at sea on 31 July, 1974 is based on the log book entries of[…]

‘Shamrock’ is the last Tamar sailing barge. Ketch rigged, she was built in the Stonehouse yard for Frederick Hawke in[…]

David Grainger continues his account of sailing a small boat ‘down Severn’ in 1958. He includes some historic detail of[…]

David Grainger introduces us to the challenges of sailing ‘down Severn’ as he reflects on his experience in 1958. The[…]

This 1859 Atlantic crossing sets the unusual scene for the first cricket tour to America. Following the cricketers’ experiences crossing the[…]

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[…]