Finding ‘Rely’: home & dry 26 September, 2026
Find updates gathered from Vicky & Tom’s logs of their passage around the UK. After spending a couple of months… Read More »Finding ‘Rely’: home & dry 26 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.
‘Pioneer’ racing and visiting Ipswich
East Coast Gaffer and bosun of ‘Pioneer’, the oldest Colchester smack still sailing brings a little bit of exciting news.… Read More »‘Pioneer’ racing and visiting Ipswich
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
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
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’