Deben Rally report: 1 – 4 May, 2026
East Coast Gaffers teamed up with the Waldringfield & Woodbridge Boatyards to organise an excellent May Day Bank Holiday weekend… Read More »Deben Rally report: 1 – 4 May, 2026
Favourite places
In June 2026 your Editor decided to stop publishing a monthly ‘featured boat’. After 70 articles since January 2023 we now feature a ‘favourite place’ for sailing, cruising and maintenance up and down our East Coast from Ramsgate to Berwick-on-Tweed. Until the regular ‘favourites’ start to be published, here’s a few popular places for events from the last few years.
Share your favourite East Coast sailing haunts!
Since January 2023 your Editor selected a boat to ‘feature’ each month. The May 2026 ‘featured boat’ is the last… Read More »Share your favourite East Coast sailing haunts!
Walton Boatyard: a new partnership
As Members will see from our new advertiser in Gaffers Log, Spring 2026 issue, the East Coast Gaffers have secured… Read More »Walton Boatyard: a new partnership
Harwich Harbour: a view from 1727
On 30 January – 1 February, 2026 East Coast Gaffers invite the OGA membership to join them for a weekend… Read More »Harwich Harbour: a view from 1727
Southwold Rally, 2024: results, Race photos & video
The OGA was invited to join Southwold Sailing Club for the Harbour Festival at the end of June, 2024. Read… Read More »Southwold Rally, 2024: results, Race photos & video
Swallows & Amazons, 7 – 9 June, 2024
Have you seen the YouTube video of the 2015 East Coast OGA Swallows and Amazons weekend? It’s most inviting! Two… Read More »Swallows & Amazons, 7 – 9 June, 2024
The Gaffers’ Deluge: OGA60 Parade of Sail, 2023
Solent Gaffer, Ben Collins, paints a picture of the Parade of Sail in brush strokes and words. I’ve taken part… Read More »The Gaffers’ Deluge: OGA60 Parade of Sail, 2023
OGA60 Dartmouth Gin Jubilee East Coast Race: report
The weather gods were unkind to the Old Gaffers’ Association 60th anniversary celebrations, with epic downpours and very strong winds… Read More »OGA60 Dartmouth Gin Jubilee East Coast Race: report
Aground on the River Ore, 1923
This is an extract from the log of ‘Clytie’, launched in 1922 and kept on the River Deben. ‘Clytie’, LOD… Read More »Aground on the River Ore, 1923