Cherubs race on Coronation Day
This report and photos are from Matt Lis at the Woodbridge Boatyard. Join the Deben Yacht Club for racing traditional… Read More »Cherubs race on Coronation Day
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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
RIP Peter Clay
OGA Member Peter Clay has raised jib and (gaff) mizzen, slipped the mooring, and departed on the ebbing tide of… Read More »RIP Peter Clay
EC Gaffers featured boat: ‘Clytie’
‘Clytie’ celebrated her 100th birthday in 2022, having been built in 1922 for Daisy and Sir Clifford Patterson at the… Read More »EC Gaffers featured boat: ‘Clytie’
Summer sailing with ‘Sonamara’ and ‘Ettie’
Tarquin reflects on the summer of 2022 as he recovers from a hip replacement. 2023 won’t go quite as planned… Read More »Summer sailing with ‘Sonamara’ and ‘Ettie’
A heavenly battle: five Deben Cherubs
Deben Cherubs first raced in Woodbridge almost a hundred years ago, back in 1924 when Mr. Rhys Curjel’s and Captain… Read More »A heavenly battle: five Deben Cherubs
‘Dipper’ on the Deben
At the end of May, 2022 I decided that the time had come to take ‘Dipper’ to Suffolk. This decision… Read More »‘Dipper’ on the Deben
Shifting sands of the Deben and Social Media
Social media can be very useful in making people aware of issues in an area, but this story has a… Read More »Shifting sands of the Deben and Social Media
EC OGA summer cruise, stormbound, 2022
Having finished all the interior coachroof improvements, including a handrail to run the full length of the cabin on both… Read More »EC OGA summer cruise, stormbound, 2022