The Brest and Douarnenez Festivals take place every four years. In 2020, the Festival is postponed due to the worldwide[…]
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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
The Brest and Douarnenez Festivals take place every four years. In 2020, the Festival is postponed due to the worldwide[…]
Read moreIn 2016, a fleet of OGA members sailed in company from the East Coast, Netherlands and Solent to the Festival[…]
Read moreSince the age of the train, we’ve crossed the Channel from Dover to Calais by steamship, ferry, hovercraft and, since[…]
Read moreÎle Vierge marks the south-western limit of the English Channel and is a small islet off the approach to l’Aber[…]
Read moreThis archive footage from a Pathe Gazette, 1932 shows the Bishop blessing the fleet as they depart St Malo to[…]
Read moreUntil the 16th century, Douarnenez was a busy commercial centre exporting local cloth, but its greatest period of prosperity was[…]
Read moreIn this extract from ‘Poor Jack’ by Frederick Marryatt, a Royal Navy midshipman turned full-time writer, we read how young[…]
Read moreIn this extract East Coat OGA member, Martin Goodrich, reflects on some of his early sailing experiences, in 1967, whilst[…]
Read moreTwelve of the OGA fleet left Brest on Tuesday 19 July to take part in the spectacular Grande Parade de[…]
Read moreThe OGA fleet is having a real treat with perfect weather and a prime location next to Village Anglais in[…]
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