Looking back to 1963: the East Coast Race
The first East Coast Race, held on 20 July, 1963, attracted 27 starters on a calm day off Osea Pier.… Read More »Looking back to 1963: the East Coast Race
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EC OGA Annual Race: two archive videos, 1987 & 2018
The East Coast OGA has run an Annual Race every year since 1963, apart from 2020, when it was cancelled… Read More »EC OGA Annual Race: two archive videos, 1987 & 2018
East Coast featured boat: ‘Transcur’ part 2
Our featured boat for April is the Essex smack ‘Transcur’, CK365, built in 1889 by Aldous & Sons. In this… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Transcur’ part 2
Classic Boat Magazine Awards: 2025
On 9 April Classic Boat Magazine announced their annual awards at a champagne reception hosted by the Royal Thames Yacht… Read More »Classic Boat Magazine Awards: 2025
East Coast featured boat: ‘Transcur’ part 1
Our featured boat for April is the Essex smack ‘Transcur’, CK365, built in 1889 by Aldous & Sons. Pete Thomas… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Transcur’ part 1
Whitstable Harbour & Boatshow: 9 August, 2025
Whitstable has a maritime heritage that includes the former boatyards of Island Wall. Today the craft skills required in creating… Read More »Whitstable Harbour & Boatshow: 9 August, 2025
‘Nyala’, a valiant nonagenarian
We bring an article originally written by Pascal Lutz for the French OGA Newsletter in November 2024 where he reports… Read More »‘Nyala’, a valiant nonagenarian
Part 2: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
We bring our second part of the story of making a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’ from our ‘sawdust maker’ at… Read More »Part 2: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
Part 1: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
We bring part I of a series of articles about the Lowestoft trawler ‘Excelsior’, contributed by one of the volunteers… Read More »Part 1: a new gaff for ‘Excelsior’
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