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
Featured boats
The Editor selects a boat to ‘feature’ each month. These are intended to be representative of the wide range of boats sailed by OGA members on the East Coast.
‘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’
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’
East Coast featured boat: WB18 ‘Sea Jade’
In December, 2024, we’re featuring the Winkle Brig. Gerard Brown tells the story of how he and his family bought… Read More »East Coast featured boat: WB18 ‘Sea Jade’
East Coast featured boats: Winkle Brigs #3
Our third post about the Winkle Brigs provides a comparison between ‘Tab Nab’ and ‘Philomena’, belonging to two East Coast… Read More »East Coast featured boats: Winkle Brigs #3