Liz and Tim Dodwell took part in the OGA Round Britain Challenge from May – August 2013, sailing their Cornish[…]
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Tag: OGA
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!
‘Nutmeg’ departs Portsmouth: 25 August 2013
Single-handed skipper of the 19 ft. shrimper ‘Nutmeg’, Viv Head, shares a challenging experience coming out of Portsmouth. Against a[…]
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Homeward bound: 22 August, 2013
Several Round Britain Challenge skippers are reflecting on the last four months in their home ports, whilst others are continuing[…]
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Making passage to home ports: 21 August, 2013
After the celebrations in Cowes, skippers, crews, friends and families are departing for home, with a two Welsh boats continuing[…]
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‘High Barbaree’ sails round Britain, 2013
We hear from Tim and Liz Dodwell about their inspiration for undertaking the OGA Round Britain Challenge, 2013 and glimpse[…]
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OGA50 celebrations in Cowes: 19 August 2013
As skippers, crews, families and friends from France, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK reflect on the recent OGA50 Jubilee[…]
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OGA race at Cowes: August 2013
Paul Brown brings us a short movie to illustrate the range of boats taking part in the OGA Jubilee Race[…]
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Solent Committee sets sail for Cowes: 13 August 2013
With just two days until the ‘Greatest Gathering of Gaffers’ starts in Cowes on 15 August, we bring news of[…]
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‘Fanny of Cowes’: built 1872, still winning trophies
‘Fanny of Cowes’, one of the founding boats of the OGA in 1963, was originally built as a working boat[…]
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Converging on Cowes: 11 August 2013
There’s dozens of boats converging on Cowes for the OGA Greatest Gathering of Gaffers this week. This illustration is a[…]
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