France 2015 & 2016 – Sailing By: Tales from our coasts and inland waterways

Brest and Douarnenez, 1996

The Brest and Douarnenez Festivals coincide in 2020, as they do every four years. OGA member, Royston Raymond reflects on[…]

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[…]

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

In this extract from ‘Poor Jack’ by Frederick Marryatt, a Royal Navy midshipman turned full-time writer, we read how young[…]

In this extract East Coat OGA member, Martin Goodrich, reflects on some of his early sailing experiences, in 1967, whilst[…]

Twelve of the OGA fleet left Brest on Tuesday 19 July to take part in the spectacular Grande Parade de[…]

The OGA fleet is having a real treat with perfect weather and a prime location next to Village Anglais in[…]

The rocky coastlines of Brittany have witnessed numerous encounters between battleships of the French, Dutch, Spanish and English. This extract[…]