Maritime Museums: a suggestion
East Coast Gaffer, Mervyn Maggs enjoys visiting our excellent maritime museums and suggests they should get more online promotion. Can… Read More »Maritime Museums: a suggestion
Sailing
Articles about East Coast Gaffers enjoying sailing (and maybe, racing)
A final outing for ‘Dipper’, October 2023
Bristol Channel Gaffer Keith trails ‘Dipper’ up to the Norfolk Broads from Bristol to finish off his sailing season. I… Read More »A final outing for ‘Dipper’, October 2023
Reeuwijk Raid, October 2023
On 6 October, 2023 boats started to gather at the GWV Elfhoeven Yacht Club in Reeuwijk, Holland for the 19th… Read More »Reeuwijk Raid, October 2023
East Coast Gaffers featured boat: yacht ‘Cachalot’
Our featured boat for October is ‘Cachalot’, built as a yacht in Folkestone, Kent 1898 and celebrating her 125th anniversary… Read More »East Coast Gaffers featured boat: yacht ‘Cachalot’
Join us to sail in St Malo Bay!
Watch the video and check out the proposal from the Bertrand family in St Malo, who have rescued the Brightlingsea… Read More »Join us to sail in St Malo Bay!
Mammalian encounters?
After joining the Jubilee Summer Cruise from the River Orwell, ‘Emanuel’ was delayed on her passage back to Sandwich, Kent… Read More »Mammalian encounters?
OGA60 Open Boats: smacks boat ‘Joy’ joins the Party
2023 was destined to be a year of sailing uncertainty for me. Early February brought about a surprise procedure in… Read More »OGA60 Open Boats: smacks boat ‘Joy’ joins the Party
OGA60 Small Boat Fleet: report from ‘Agnes Jayne’
I am the owner of ‘Agnes Jayne’, a Clovelly Picarooner and we took part in the OGA60 Jubilee Party. ‘Agnes Jayne’ is… Read More »OGA60 Small Boat Fleet: report from ‘Agnes Jayne’
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