Gouda, famous for cheese-making, makes a welcome haven for the OGA fleet on passage through the Netherlands. The Museum Haven[…]
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Founded in 1963, the OGA: Association for Gaff Rig Sailing was formerly known as the Old Gaffers Association. Most members are based in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and France though some hail from the other side of the world!
Wemeldinge and Oosterschelde: 28 July, 2014
65 OGA boats have been converging on Wemeldinge, making passage across the North Sea from the English east coast, sailing[…]
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‘Molly Cobbler’ joins the Netherlands Tour, 2014
OGA Member, Mary Gibbs shares her reasons for joining the Dutch Cross Country Tour in 2014, having just become the[…]
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OGA Dutch Cross Country Tour: 2014
Rik Janssen and the Netherlands Committee have been working hard to prepare an exciting and full programme of cruising, sailing,[…]
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English boats cross to Holland: 19 July, 2014
Thanks go to Marion, Solent Area Secretary, for keeping the Editor posted with reports and sightings. She notes tha OGA[…]
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Bembridge to Belgium single-handed: July 2014
Single-handed skipper of ‘East Breeze’, Marion Shirley shares a report of her crossing from Bembridge, Isle of Wight to Blankenberge[…]
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Round Britain Challenge: 2013
In 2013 the OGA celebrated its 50th anniversary with a ‘Round Britain Challenge’ incorporating many events around the UK and[…]
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‘Vlieter’: restored Dutch classic
Kees Brooshooft, skipper of ‘Vlieter’, shares his longing for a classic boat with a brief resume of how he found,[…]
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Marine Traffic & the OGA, 2013
Julian Cable explains how we tracked all the boats during the OGA Round Britain Challenge with help from Marine Traffic[…]
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‘Snoopy’: counter-clockwise around Britain, 2013
Kees Koomen, skipper of 18 foot ‘Snoopy’, brings a lively account with fascinating statistics of his counter-clockwise circumnavigation of Britain,[…]
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