‘Kelpie’ sails to the Medway: part 2
Having nearly reached Queenborough, Rik continues his tale of ‘A trip to the Medway (or how not to do it)’.… Read More »‘Kelpie’ sails to the Medway: part 2
January 2023
‘Kelpie’ sails to the Medway: part 1
Rik recounts his ‘Trip to the Medway (or how not to do it)’, inspired by ‘The Confessional’. It’s published in… Read More »‘Kelpie’ sails to the Medway: part 1
East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Kelpie II’
Rik Graham provides the ‘short long history’ of ‘Kelpie II’, built in 1902 and celebrating her 120th anniversary last year.… Read More »East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Kelpie II’
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
OGA Photography Competition Awards, 2022
Several East Coast OGA members and boats featured in the OGA Photography Competition Awards, 2022 announced at the AGM in… Read More »OGA Photography Competition Awards, 2022
Association Award winners from the East Coast, 2022
Several Members of the East Coast Gaffers were nominated for National Awards, presented at the AGM in Portsmouth, 14 January… Read More »Association Award winners from the East Coast, 2022
‘Discover Portsmouth’, 13 – 15 January 2023
East Coast Gaffer, Marion, provides this report of the Association AGM weekend in Portsmouth, organised by the Solent Gaffers. The… Read More »‘Discover Portsmouth’, 13 – 15 January 2023
An Irish circumnavigation
East Coast Gaffer, Joe Farrow, recounts the tale of ‘Saoirse’, setting out just under 100 years ago from Ireland. Straying… Read More »An Irish circumnavigation
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’