Charles Bush, Mayflower Marina: “Due to continued unsettled weather the organisers of the Old Gaffers fleet have decided to postpone[…]
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Author: beverley yates
‘Equinox’ makes passage from Dartmouth to Plymouth
We bring the second of three parts from the skipper’s account of ‘Equinox’, a Cornish Crabber 24, taking part in[…]
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Single-handed in fog from the Hamble to Brixham
‘Equinox’, a Cornish Crabber 24, took part in the OGA50 ‘Round Britain Challenge’ in 2013 as one of the Relay[…]
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From the Hamble to Plymouth: 7 May 2013
After the Hamble party and parade of sail before HRH Prince Michael of Kent, the OGA Round Britain fleet has[…]
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Threats of invasion in the age of sail
How many failed historic incursions to East Kent and the Isle of Thanet have there been since pre-Roman times? This[…]
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Gun-running in the Irish Sea, July 1914
Peter Farrer, member of the OGA North West Area, tells the story of ‘Asgard’ and her skipper, Erskine Childers when[…]
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Towards the Solent: 26 April, 2013
With more boats preparing to depart from the Netherlands and another joining the fleet from the Swale, the fog-bound crews[…]
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Dover: freight, mail and mackerel
Daniel Defoe is not complimentary towards the port of Dover, its castle, pier or its harbour in his ‘Tour Through[…]
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Under way with RNLI escort: 21 April 2013
As the first three boats depart Heybridge Basin on the OGA Round Britain Challenge, they’re escorted by West Mersea lifeboat[…]
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Heybridge Basin: from trade to tourism
Heybridge and Maldon on the River Blackwater, Essex, have a long maritime history from defending English shores against invasion from[…]
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