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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Category: English East Coast
Tales in this category have some connection with the East Coast of England, roughly from the north Kent coast, River Thames and estuary north as far as the Wash. It is a popular sailing area for leisure cruising today and has a rich maritime heritage with many classic craft still plying the coasts.
OGA East Coast Race: 1987
Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic forced the East Coast OGA to cancel their 2020 Annual Race at Stone on the River[…]
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‘Papillon’ returns to Dunkirk: 2015
After a brief introduction to the ‘Dunkirk Little Ships’ Keith Mosley shares his experiences of the 2015 Return to Dunkirk[…]
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‘Letitia’ returns to Dunkirk: 2000
30′ Leigh-on-Sea cockle boat, ‘Letitia’ fishing no. LO220, later MN19, was built 1938 and retired from fishing in 1996. Like[…]
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Return to Dunkirk: 1965
As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships (ADLS) decided to postpone the Return to[…]
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‘Clytie’ runs aground in the River Ore, 1923
‘Clytie’, a 30′ gaff cutter, was built at Woodbridge on the River Deben, Suffolk in 1922 and has been owned[…]
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‘Kelpie II’: first passage, July 1902
We bring the second instalment from the Cruising Log of ‘Kelpie II’, launched in July 1902 at Greenwich and based[…]
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‘Kelpie II’ cruising log: July, 1902
We bring the first instalment from the Cruising Log of ‘Kelpie II’, launched in 1902. A Canoe Yacht, 26’ overall[…]
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‘Ariel’ relaunched, 2019: a Deben Cherub
On Friday 25 October, 2019 the Deben Cherub ‘Ariel’ was launched at The Woodbridge Boatyard after undergoing renovation of her[…]
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Tollesbury men on the big racing yachts
The small Essex village of Tollesbury has a fascinating maritime heritage. The village sign and Parish Church window illustrate ‘Endeavour’,[…]
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