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Category: Sou’ by Sou’ West 2017

Swept from Helford to the Isle of Wight: 1703

November 2, 2020 beverley yates Hazards & Challenges, Solent & English South Coast, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

The renowned ‘Great storm’ of November 1703 hit the west coast of England, resulting in ships being driven ashore or,[…]

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Perilous storms in Plymouth Sound: 1703

November 7, 2019 beverley yates Hazards & Challenges, Historic Events, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

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

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Bishop Rock and Wolf Rock lighthouses

October 1, 2019 beverley yates Hazards & Challenges, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

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

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OGA boats reach the Isles of Scilly

August 8, 2017 beverley yates Sailing for Pleasure, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

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

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Shipwreck off St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, 1707

August 7, 2017 beverley yates Hazards & Challenges, Historic Events, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

Four naval ships and over 1300 men were lost on the dangerous rocks and reefs around the Isles of Scilly[…]

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Journey’s End: Plymouth, 2017

August 5, 2017 beverley yates Sailing for Pleasure, Solent & English South Coast, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

OGA Solent Member Ben Collins reflects on Journey’s End for the OGA Sou’ by Sou’West Cruise in 2017. Some called[…]

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Cruise fleet stormbound, 3 August, 2017

August 3, 2017 beverley yates Sailing for Pleasure, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

Being philosophical, and deferring to common sense, the decision has been made by the OGA Cruise in Company Sou’ by[…]

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Newlyn to Australia in a Cornish lugger

August 3, 2017 beverley yates Australia & New Zealand, Hazards & Challenges, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England, Working Sail

In 1854 a group of Cornish fishermen left for Australia, to seek their fortune, sailing their 37′ open Mounts Bay[…]

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Newsreels of Newlyn, Cornwall: 1937 and 1946

August 2, 2017 beverley yates Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England, Working Sail

In these two short snippets from the Pathé film archive, we see nine Newlyn fishermen petition the Minister of Health[…]

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OGA fleet reach Falmouth, 1 August 2017

August 1, 2017 beverley yates Sailing for Pleasure, Sou' by Sou' West 2017, South West England

After a day of racing in Plymouth, the OGA Sou’by Sou’West fleet continues on passage westward, some return to Dartmouth,[…]

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