Whitstable Harbour & Boatshow: 9 August, 2025
Whitstable has a maritime heritage that includes the former boatyards of Island Wall. Today the craft skills required in creating… Read More »Whitstable Harbour & Boatshow: 9 August, 2025
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Annual Dinner, 2025: report
For so many years and only too few tides, we have been going to the Royal Burnham Yacht Club for… Read More »Annual Dinner, 2025: report
‘Nyala’, a valiant nonagenarian
We bring an article originally written by Pascal Lutz for the French OGA Newsletter in November 2024 where he reports… Read More »‘Nyala’, a valiant nonagenarian
Part 2: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
We bring our second part of the story of making a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’ from our ‘sawdust maker’ at… Read More »Part 2: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
Sign up for St Malo: 6 – 8 June, 2025
We’re invited by the French OGA to join them in St Malo, 6-8 June, 2025! Everyone will be welcome whether… Read More »Sign up for St Malo: 6 – 8 June, 2025
Part 1: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
We bring part I of a series of articles about the Lowestoft trawler ‘Excelsior’, contributed by one of the volunteers… Read More »Part 1: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
Grand Day Out in London: a tale of two Victorian cargo ships
Having set sail from ports all over the east coast, 32 Gaffers mustered at Trinity Buoy Wharf on Sunday, 23 February, 2025. … Read More »Grand Day Out in London: a tale of two Victorian cargo ships
East Coast featured boat: Gaffling 4.1
The East Coast featured boat for March is the Gaffling 4.1, a new class of dinghy developed by the OGA… Read More »East Coast featured boat: Gaffling 4.1
Sailing opportunities from the Excelsior Trust
Excelsior Trust is excited to offer some adventurous trips for both adults and young people this season. If you haven’t… Read More »Sailing opportunities from the Excelsior Trust
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