OGA60 fleet reaches Scotland
With plenty of photos today, including our cover photo of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, several of the OGA60 fleet are now in… Read More »OGA60 fleet reaches Scotland
Cruising
Posts relating to leisure cruising activity under sail, motor or oars
Campbeltown to Belfast without any charts, 1923
In this extract from ‘Cruises of the Joan’ by W E Sinclair we hear about the skipper and mate’s passage from Campbeltown to Belfast 100… Read More »Campbeltown to Belfast without any charts, 1923
OGA60 fleet reaches Northern Ireland
Our cover photo today is Fair Head, most northerly part of mainland Ireland. Since the last update, we hear that the steel-hulled ex-lifeboat from the… Read More »OGA60 fleet reaches Northern Ireland
A hazardous sail from Peel in ‘Sheila’ c.1910
Originally published in ‘Yachting Monthly’, May 1933, this extract is from a series of articles by Robert E. Groves, regular contributor to the Magazine, yachtsman,… Read More »A hazardous sail from Peel in ‘Sheila’ c.1910
OGA60 fleet: N Wales, Ireland & Isle of Man
Recent updates from the Round Britain Cruise fleet find them scattered across both sides of the Irish Sea, some visiting the Isle of Man whilst… Read More »OGA60 fleet: N Wales, Ireland & Isle of Man
OGA60 fleet on passage to Scotland
Having left Poolbeg, Dublin, the majority of the Round Britain Cruise fleet took berths at Howth and then departed north on passage to Scotland on… Read More »OGA60 fleet on passage to Scotland
Cruise of ‘Joybird’, Portree to Howth: 1911
In this extract from the cruising log of W. F. Thompson, we join him sailing with his wife on their six-ton yawl without auxiliary power,… Read More »Cruise of ‘Joybird’, Portree to Howth: 1911
OGA60 fleet gathers in Dublin Bay
The next party for OGA60 Round Britain Cruise boats is this weekend, hosted by the Dublin Bay OGA. In this post we hear from some… Read More »OGA60 fleet gathers in Dublin Bay
OGA60 fleet departs Neyland
After an excellent welcome from the Bristol Channel Area OGA in Neyland, Milford Haven, seven boats from the OGA60 Round Britain Cruise fleet left on… Read More »OGA60 fleet departs Neyland