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
Deben
The River Deben
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
East Coast favourite place: River Deben
Our ‘favourite place’ post for July offers a glimpse of some of the places along the River Deben. The tidal,… Read More »East Coast favourite place: River Deben
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
Classic Boat Magazine Awards, 2026
On Tuesday 14 April, Classic Boat Magazine announced the Award winners for 2026 at a champagne reception hosted by the… Read More »Classic Boat Magazine Awards, 2026
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’
East Coast featured boat: ‘Raedwald’, design & build
Our featured boat for January 2026 is one to look out for as the year unfolds. She’s ‘Raedwald’, a brand… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Raedwald’, design & build
East Coast featured boat: ‘Raedwald’, sea trials, 2025
This second post about our featured boat for January 2026 takes a look at her sea trials. ‘Raedwald’ is one… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Raedwald’, sea trials, 2025
East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Capriccio’
Our featured boat for October is ‘Capriccio’, originally called ‘Wendy’, kept on the River Deben. She was designed by Morgan… Read More »East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Capriccio’