OGA50 boat: ‘Vlieter’
Kees Brooshooft, skipper of ‘Vlieter’, undertook the OGA Round Britain Challenge in 2013 and shares with us his longing for a classic boat with a… Read More »OGA50 boat: ‘Vlieter’
OGA50 boat: ‘High Barbaree’
In this extract, we hear from Tim and Liz Dodwell about their inspiration for undertaking the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge in 2013 and glimpse some… Read More »OGA50 boat: ‘High Barbaree’
OGA50: A close encounter, August 2013
Single-handed skipper of the 19 ft. shrimper ‘Nutmeg’, Viv Head, shares a challenging experience coming out of Portsmouth. Against a spring tide and with insufficient… Read More »OGA50: A close encounter, August 2013
OGA50: the ‘big party’ in Cowes, August 2013
Counting down the days until Thursday, and we hear from Marion, Solent OGA Area Treasurer, that the hard-working Solent Committee members are due to leave… Read More »OGA50: the ‘big party’ in Cowes, August 2013
OGA50: Converging on Cowes, August 2013
The OGA is heading towards Cowes for the ‘Greatest Gathering of Gaffers’ starting on Thursday 15 August, 2013. In this update we bring news from… Read More »OGA50: Converging on Cowes, August 2013
OGA50: Ramsgate, August 2013
On 4, August many of the circumnavigation fleet spent a party weekend in Ramsgate with local East Coast boats on passage to the ‘big party’… Read More »OGA50: Ramsgate, August 2013
The East Coast Old Gaffer
One of the shanties performed for the OGA50 anniversary celebrations in 2013 was written by cartoonist Mike Peyton, then aged 92. Mike was an East… Read More »The East Coast Old Gaffer
Essex sketches
Whilst taking part in the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge, 2013, Solent Gaffer, Ben Collins sent the ‘Sailing By’ Editor sketches of the coastline and the… Read More »Essex sketches
OGA50: East Coast Jubilee Race and Cruise, 2013
East Coast boats participating in the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge are nearing completion in mid-July and gathering at Ipswich for the East Coast Jubilee Race… Read More »OGA50: East Coast Jubilee Race and Cruise, 2013