OGA Cruises in Company – Sailing By: Tales from our oceans, seas, coasts and inland waterways

Brest and Douarnenez, 1996

The Brest and Douarnenez Festivals take place every four years. In 2020, the Festival is postponed due to the worldwide[…]

In 2016, a fleet of OGA members sailed in company from the East Coast, Netherlands and Solent to the Festival[…]

In this extract by Daniel Defoe, he reflects on the town of Plymouth, noting its importance as a safe anchorage[…]

Many ships have been lost off the westernmost rocks of the Isles of Scilly, one of the most well known[…]

Since the age of the train, we’ve crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais by steamship, ferry, hovercraft and, since[…]

Île Vierge marks the south-western limit of the English Channel and is a small islet off the approach to l’Aber[…]

This archive footage from a Pathe Gazette, 1932 shows the Bishop blessing the fleet as they depart St Malo to[…]

Enkhuizen has been a major harbour since the middle ages, and its links with herring fishing are still recognised today[…]

Until the 16th century, Douarnenez was a busy commercial centre exporting local cloth, but its greatest period of prosperity was[…]

Despite reports to the contrary, members of the OGA Sou b’Sou’West Cruise in Company, representing four OGA areas, have reached[…]