Summer Cruise 2026: boats & results
The OGA has a wide-ranging membership, especially on the East Coast with boats built in the 1890s and earlier as… Read More »Summer Cruise 2026: boats & results
EC Events
Notices and reports for events of interest to Gaffers on the East Coast
Back where she belongs: Summer Cruise
After five years, ‘Crow’ made a remarkable return to the East Coast Gaffers fleet this summer when she joined the… Read More »Back where she belongs: Summer Cruise
Summer Cruise 2026: West Mersea to Southwold
25 boats with skippers, crew, friends and family joined another excellent Cruise to enjoy a week afloat and ashore. As… Read More »Summer Cruise 2026: West Mersea to Southwold
Summer Cruise 2026: a view from the road
I know these articles are all about the sailing, but this is a slightly different view of the well-known and… Read More »Summer Cruise 2026: a view from the road
Sailing ‘Dirty’ with the Old Gaffers: Annual Race, 2026
New to sailing a gaffer, Tim Brooke reports on his first outing at the helm of ‘Dirty Girty’ in the… Read More »Sailing ‘Dirty’ with the Old Gaffers: Annual Race, 2026
Class 5 boats return for Annual Race, 2025
Pete Elliston, East Coast OGA Area Secretary, brings some thoughts about the increased interest in racing smaller boats in the… Read More »Class 5 boats return for Annual Race, 2025
East Coast Race, 18 July, 2026
After many years of holding our Annual East Coast Race at Colne Yacht Club and Stone Sailing Club, we returned… Read More »East Coast Race, 18 July, 2026
Two very different days in the Backwaters
We bring two more reports about cruising on Friday and Sunday at the very successful East Coast Gaffers Swallows &… Read More »Two very different days in the Backwaters
Swallows & Amazons, 2026: worth the long drive!
In this report we hear from Tim who trailed his boat on a 500 miles round trip to join the… Read More »Swallows & Amazons, 2026: worth the long drive!
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