Sailing for Pleasure – Page 2 – Sailing By: Tales from our coasts and inland waterways

Botters in English hands: part 1

Fritz van der Mark shares his research into the demise of a Dutch botter, which ended her days on the[…]

We bring the second part of Fritz van der Mark’s research into the demise of a Dutch botter. The article[…]

In this extract from Herbert Alker Tripp, published with permission from Lodestar Books, we find the author attempting to reach[…]

The first East Coast Race, held on 20 July, 1963, attracted 27 starters on a calm day off Osea pier[…]

The Brest and Douarnenez Festivals coincide in 2016, as they do every four years, running from 13 – 24 July[…]

On 29 May, 1967, Francis Chichester sailed into the record books as he completed his solo circumnavigation of the globe[…]

There was a certain snobbery in the 1880s over sailing on inland waters. An enquiry from the Windermere Sailing Club[…]

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

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

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