Delivery passage: ‘Diamond’, CK250
Tony Judd shares his memories of purchase and delivery of the smack yacht ‘Diamond’ in autumn 2013, based on extracts… Read More »Delivery passage: ‘Diamond’, CK250
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.
East Coast featured boat: ‘Minnie’
Our featured boat for September is not even 20 years old, ‘Minnie’ is one of the sizeable OGA fleet of… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Minnie’
East Coast featured boat: ‘Catsnip’
Our featured boat for August is ‘Catsnip’, a 17ft production catboat built by Com-Pac Yachts in the USA, shipped out… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Catsnip’
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
Three Rivers Race with ‘Catsnip’: 2023 & 2024
East Coast OGA Member, Dan Stoker reports on taking part in this 24-hour race on the Norfolk Broads. I first… Read More »Three Rivers Race with ‘Catsnip’: 2023 & 2024
East Coast featured boat: ‘Red Red Rose’
Our featured boat for July is another amazing restoration undertaken by East Coast Gaffer, Pete Thomas. ‘Red Red Rose’ was… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘Red Red Rose’
East Coast featured boat: ‘la Mouette’
Our featured boat for June, ‘la Mouette’, was launched two years ago in 2022 to coincide with the East Coast… Read More »East Coast featured boat: ‘la Mouette’
EC Gafflings at the Deben Rally, 2024
Two Gaffling 4.1 dinghies have been built on the East Coast, ‘Essling’ and ‘Suffling’, they will both be at the… Read More »EC Gafflings at the Deben Rally, 2024
East Coast featured boats: Deben Cherubs celebrate 100 years!
As they celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2024, our featured boats for May are the Deben Cherub fleet. Everson’s Yard… Read More »East Coast featured boats: Deben Cherubs celebrate 100 years!