Three score and ten
This post has the words and a recording by ‘The Longest Johns’ for a sea shanty about a storm off the east coast of England,… Read More »Three score and ten
Storms
Posts relating to stormy weather
Grace Darling: a gallant rescue, 1838
A dramatic, well-documented rescue takes place on the Farne Islands, off the Northumberland coast, 7 September, 1838. The rescue of just nine survivors by lighthouse-keeper,… Read More »Grace Darling: a gallant rescue, 1838
OGA60 fleet: a stormy weekend in Dundee
The OGA60 Round Britain Cruise fleet enjoyed a blustery weekend on the River Tay, hosted by the Scotland Area of the OGA. ‘Windbreker’, ‘Bonita’, ‘Onward… Read More »OGA60 fleet: a stormy weekend in Dundee
RNLI: two archive films, 1940 – 1950
Some of the OGA60 Round Britain fleet are visiting Portsoy this weekend for the Traditional Boat Festival. The cover photo for this post is taken… Read More »RNLI: two archive films, 1940 – 1950
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
Explosion on the Calf of Man, 1852
This extract is from the Illustrated London News, 8 January 1853 and reports on a horrific shipwreck and explosion with the loss of 35 lives… Read More »Explosion on the Calf of Man, 1852
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
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
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