East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Alberta’
Our featured boat for March, 2023 is ‘Alberta’. Quite the talked about smack on the East Coast due to her… Read More »East Coast Gaffers featured boat: ‘Alberta’
Singlehanded Cycling
Well known East Coast Gaffer, Colin ‘Plum’ Stroud shares his experience of carrying a small bicycle on board to allow… Read More »Singlehanded Cycling
Aground on the River Ore, 1923
This is an extract from the log of ‘Clytie’, launched in 1922 and kept on the River Deben. ‘Clytie’, LOD… Read More »Aground on the River Ore, 1923
‘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
‘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