Holiday week in Holland 1962
As OGA members leave the UK to cross the North Sea for NL20, the 20th Anniversary of the Dutch OGA, look back at this silent,… Read More »Holiday week in Holland 1962
Racing
Posts relating to racing under sail
Round the Island Race in the 1960s
For a flavour of this famous race round the Isle of Wight in the 1960s, watch two archive videos from Pathe Newsreels.The annual Round the… Read More »Round the Island Race in the 1960s
Changing times for Harwich
In this post, we return to the 18th century to find Daniel Defoe’s description of the port of Harwich and its extensive harbour accommodating colliers… Read More »Changing times for Harwich
Sandhamn sailing regatta, 1930
This Pathé archive has evocative footage of yachts, with English commentary, racing at an international regatta in Sweden 1930. Participants include Uffa Fox on ‘Vigilant’… Read More »Sandhamn sailing regatta, 1930
‘Fanny of Cowes’: still racing at 150 years old!
‘Fanny of Cowes’, one of the founding boats of the OGA in 1963, was originally built as a working boat in 1872. Built by John… Read More »‘Fanny of Cowes’: still racing at 150 years old!
Smacks leaving Great Yarmouth, 1896
In this tiny fragment of late 19th century film footage, we see smacks leaving Great Yarmouth. Shot with one of the earliest cine cameras, first… Read More »Smacks leaving Great Yarmouth, 1896
‘Maluka’ wins Sydney to Hobart Race, 2016
This contribution from Australia was sent to your Editor by long-standing OGA member, Bill Gale, also a member of SASC. It recounts the pedigree and… Read More »‘Maluka’ wins Sydney to Hobart Race, 2016
OGA60 fleet and friends gather in Oban
President and Acting Secretary of the OGA Scotland Area, Julian and Alison Cable organised an excellent event in Oban over the weekend 16 – 19… Read More »OGA60 fleet and friends gather in Oban
Royal Yacht sails on the Clyde, 1923
This post includes a Pathé Gazette newsreel showing evocative footage of yachts racing on the Clyde in 1923, including the King’s yacht, ‘Britannia’. The silent… Read More »Royal Yacht sails on the Clyde, 1923