Pin Mill Regatta: 5 September 2026
East Coast Gaffers joined with Pin Mill Sailing Club to race for the OGA Presidents Trophy and Pin Mill SC… Read More »Pin Mill Regatta: 5 September 2026
Featured boats
Since January 2023 your Editor selected a boat to ‘feature’ each month. The May 2026 ‘featured boat’ is the last in the series. The boats featured represent the wide range of vessels sailed by OGA members on the East Coast.
3rd Gaffling 4.1 National Championships
The National OGA Gaffling Championships took place on Rutland Water reservoir on Sunday 30 August, 2026 as part of the… Read More »3rd Gaffling 4.1 National Championships
Finding ‘Rely’: Round Britain 2026
UPDATED: 24 July, 2026 On 28 June a weather window appeared and with an early start, ‘Rely’ sailed to Padstow… Read More »Finding ‘Rely’: Round Britain 2026
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!
East Coast featured boat: ‘Josephine of Hoo’
This month we introduce ‘Josephine of Hoo’ as our last ‘featured boat’, a classic Bermudan kept in the north of… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Josephine of Hoo’
A home-built boat heads north: ‘Acorn’ #2
In this article, we read about ‘Acorn’ as she continues her journey north to a winter berth in Amble. In… Read More »A home-built boat heads north: ‘Acorn’ #2
East Coast featured boat: ‘Acorn’ #1
Our featured boat for April is ‘Acorn’, home-built on the River Orwell and planning to sail around the UK. In… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Acorn’ #1
East Coast featured boat: ‘Gilda’
Our featured boat for March is ‘Gilda’, a gaff topsail cutter, produced by Cornish Crabbers at Rock, Wadebridge, Cornwall in… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Gilda’
A Gaffling 4.1, a Wherry & a sporty sail home!
In August 2025 OGA members Sam and Marie-Louise decided to hire a Gaffling as their own boat was not available… Read More »A Gaffling 4.1, a Wherry & a sporty sail home!