The renowned ‘Great storm’ of November 1703 hit the west coast of England, resulting in ships being driven ashore or,[…]
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Author: beverley yates
85 lives saved from ‘Rohilla’: November 1914
In 1914 the Whitby lifeboatmen, along with four other boats from the treacherous north east coast of England, saved 85[…]
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Crossfields of Arnside
The annual Crossfields Conference at Arnside Sailing Club is postponed until 2021 due to coronovirus pandemic restrictions. Crossfields of Arnside[…]
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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.[…]
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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[…]
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‘Shamrock’: the last Tamar sailing barge
‘Shamrock’ is the last Tamar sailing barge. Ketch rigged, she was built in the Stonehouse yard for Frederick Hawke in[…]
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Riding the Severn bore in a small sailing boat: May 1958 [part 2]
David Grainger continues his account of sailing a small boat ‘down Severn’ in 1958. He includes some historic detail of[…]
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Riding the Severn bore in a small sailing boat: May 1958 [part 1]
David Grainger introduces us to the challenges of sailing ‘down Severn’ as he reflects on his experience in 1958. The[…]
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. . . of cricket and sailing: 1859
This 1859 Atlantic crossing sets the unusual scene for the first cricket tour to America. Following the cricketers’ experiences crossing the[…]
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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[…]
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