The English East Coast town of Deal was well known to mariners in the 18th and 19th centuries. In this[…]
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Category: Solent & English South Coast
Tales in this category are linked with the South Coast of England, south of the Thames Estuary (Kent), the Solent, Isle of Wight and westwards to Weymouth
Swept from Helford to the Isle of Wight: 1703
The renowned ‘Great storm’ of November 1703 hit the west coast of England, resulting in ships being driven ashore or,[…]
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‘Marihona’ crosses the Atlantic, 1962: a dream come true
Built in Risor, Norway, 1957 and fitted out in Bermuda, ‘Marihona’ has crossed the Atlantic several times and returned to[…]
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Cruising to Brest: 2016
In 2016, a fleet of OGA members sailed in company from the East Coast, Netherlands and Solent to the Festival[…]
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Round the Island Race: 1960s and 2020
In 2020, the organisers of this historic race decided to postpone until September, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The annual[…]
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Gosport to Dover: October 1966
Martin Goodrich, East Coast OGA member, reflects on his early cruising experiences, in 1966, whilst studying at Art College. He[…]
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Crossing to France: via Dover or Brighton?
Since the age of the train, we’ve crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais by steamship, ferry, hovercraft and, since[…]
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Sailing with kings
Built by D&W Henderson of Partick, Glasgow for Prince Edward, crowned King Edward VII in 1902, ‘HMY Britannia’ was designed[…]
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Sailing regatta in Sweden, 1930
This Pathé archive has evocative footage of yachts, with English commentary, racing at an international regatta in Sweden 1930. Participants[…]
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To Cowes in Cowes Week, 1928
In this extract from Herbert Alker Tripp, published with permission from Lodestar Books, we find the author attempting to reach[…]
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