The English East Coast town of Deal was well known to mariners in the 18th and 19th centuries. In this[…]
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Sailing By: Tales from our oceans, seas, coasts and inland waterways
Collecting 'tales of sail' from around the world to link with modern-day sailors
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
The English East Coast town of Deal was well known to mariners in the 18th and 19th centuries. In this[…]
Read moreThe renowned ‘Great storm’ of November 1703 hit the west coast of England, resulting in ships being driven ashore or,[…]
Read moreBuilt in Risor, Norway, 1957 and fitted out in Bermuda, ‘Marihona’ has crossed the Atlantic several times and returned to[…]
Read moreIn 2016, a fleet of OGA members sailed in company from the East Coast, Netherlands and Solent to the Festival[…]
Read moreIn 2020, the organisers of this historic race decided to postpone until September, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The annual[…]
Read moreMartin Goodrich, East Coast OGA member, reflects on his early cruising experiences, in 1966, whilst studying at Art College. He[…]
Read moreSince the age of the train, we’ve crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais by steamship, ferry, hovercraft and, since[…]
Read moreBuilt by D&W Henderson of Partick, Glasgow for Prince Edward, crowned King Edward VII in 1902, ‘HMY Britannia’ was designed[…]
Read moreThis Pathé archive has evocative footage of yachts, with English commentary, racing at an international regatta in Sweden 1930. Participants[…]
Read moreIn this extract from Herbert Alker Tripp, published with permission from Lodestar Books, we find the author attempting to reach[…]
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