OGA60 Falmouth bound
‘At last, wind behind us!’ is the caption for today’s cover photo. Taken by Nick Ward as he departed Plymouth sailing ‘Swift II’, a 30′… Read More »OGA60 Falmouth bound
Cruising
Posts relating to leisure cruising activity under sail, motor or oars
OGA60 safe haven in Plymouth
Having been battered and bruised as they sailed towards Plymouth, some of the fleet turned back to take shelter in Dartmouth, Exmouth or Salcombe. Finally,… Read More »OGA60 safe haven in Plymouth
OGA60 Plymouth bound
Today we bring extracts from several skippers’ logs as they attempted to reach Plymouth on Tuesday 9 – Wednesday 10 May. Severe storms battered the… Read More »OGA60 Plymouth bound
OGA60 fleet on passage for Plymouth
We bring the second part of Ben Collins’ report, along with an update on the fleet’s positions as they sail westward, departing Cowes Sunday 7… Read More »OGA60 fleet on passage for Plymouth
OOGA60: Westward ho!
Ben Collins, Solent member of the OGA sailed ‘Little Stint’ across the Solent to meet up with the RBC60 fleet in Cowes for the party… Read More »OOGA60: Westward ho!
OGA60: Cowes
The OGA60 Round Britain Cruisers are arriving in Cowes on Thursday 4/Friday 5 May, 2023 to join ‘Bonita’, who sailed overnight from Ramsgate on Tuesday.… Read More »OGA60: Cowes
‘Vigilanter’ summer tour, 1932
We bring an evocative video, made in 1932 by a young Dutchman, on passage aboard the Dutch schooner yacht ‘Vigilanter’ with his family. The archive… Read More »‘Vigilanter’ summer tour, 1932
OGA60 fleet on passage for Cowes
The first boat to reach Cowes is the OGA President, Mike Beckett, skipper of ‘Bonita’, the oldest boat in the fleet celebrating her 135th anniversary… Read More »OGA60 fleet on passage for Cowes
To Cowes with ‘Growler’, 1928
In this extract from Herbert Alker Tripp, ‘Solent and Southern Waters’ published with permission from Lodestar Books, we find the author attempting to reach Cowes… Read More »To Cowes with ‘Growler’, 1928