EC Gaffers on tour to Friesland & Reeuwijk: September 2026
We bring a report on what may well be a new tradition for the East Coast Gaffers. Late September found… Read More »EC Gaffers on tour to Friesland & Reeuwijk: September 2026
Netherlands
Reeuwijk Raid: 3 – 5 October, 2025
Storm Amy wrought havoc for those intending to join the Reeuwijk Raid this year! All but two of the UK… Read More »Reeuwijk Raid: 3 – 5 October, 2025
East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Jan Blank’
Our featured boat for September is a regular participant in East Coast events based in the Netherlands. Dutch OGA member… Read More »East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Jan Blank’
‘Lindy’ joins the OGA Heineken Rally, July 1974
Long-standing OGA member, John Beale brings a report of the 1974 OGA Heineken Rally which he joined in ‘Lindy, a… Read More »‘Lindy’ joins the OGA Heineken Rally, July 1974
Dutch & East Coast OGA: an Anniversary Presentation
During the recent NL20 celebrations, East Coast Gaffers presented the Dutch OGA with a half model of ‘Deva’, owned by… Read More »Dutch & East Coast OGA: an Anniversary Presentation
Reeuwijk Raid: two views of this fabulous event, 2024
Read two reports of this event, one from Clare, an East Coast Gaffer and the other from a ‘Lowlander’ Roland,… Read More »Reeuwijk Raid: two views of this fabulous event, 2024
Looking back 50 years: Heineken Rally, 1974
The Dutch and East Coast OGA areas have always had close ties and in this post Tim Beckett recollects the… Read More »Looking back 50 years: Heineken Rally, 1974
Dutch OGA Anniversary Tour: 3 – 17 August, 2024
This post formed the invitation to UK Gaffers planning their passage across the North Sea, with outline plans of the Dutch OGA Netherlands Anniversary Tour.
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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