Norfolk Wherry ‘Albion’, Breydon Water, 2019
On 6 – 7 September, 2025 the East Coast Gaffers are holding an event where the Norfolk Wherry ‘Albion’ will… Read More »Norfolk Wherry ‘Albion’, Breydon Water, 2019
small boats
Many East Coast members have ‘small boats’ which they trail or tow to events.
Young Gaffers at Swallows & Amazons, 2025
Thanks go to the winners of the Eel Totem Trophy (youngest participants), Evie and Alfie for this article about their… Read More »Young Gaffers at Swallows & Amazons, 2025
Swallows and Amazons: June 2025
We bring reflections in words and pictures from the recent East Coast Gaffers 2025 edition of Swallows and Amazons. Smacks… Read More »Swallows and Amazons: June 2025
An international affair at St Malo: 6 – 8 June, 2025
At the beginning of June, 2025 OGA members converged on St Malo for the grand festival, organised by the French… Read More »An international affair at St Malo: 6 – 8 June, 2025
East Coast featured boat: ‘Songbird’
Our featured boat for May is ‘Songbird’, an 18ft Heir Island Sloop, no 23 and the last to be built. The… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Songbird’
East Coast Gaffling 4.1 dinghies for hire
Did you know there are two OGA Gaffling 4.1 dinghies which may be hired by East Coast Gaffers? These have… Read More »East Coast Gaffling 4.1 dinghies for hire
East Coast featured boat: Gaffling 4.1
The East Coast featured boat for March is the Gaffling 4.1, a new class of dinghy developed by the OGA… Read More »East Coast featured boat: Gaffling 4.1
East Coast featured boats: Deben Luggers
Our featured boats for February are, once again smaller gaffers. Not one but a fleet or class of locally built… Read More »East Coast featured boats: Deben Luggers
East Coast featured boat: ‘Cachalette’
For the first few months in 2025, our ‘featured boats’ will be smaller gaffers and our January 2025 boat is… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Cachalette’