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
boatbuilding
Whitstable Harbour & Boatshow: 9 August, 2025
Whitstable has a maritime heritage that includes the former boatyards of Island Wall. Today the craft skills required in creating… Read More »Whitstable Harbour & Boatshow: 9 August, 2025
‘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 nominees for Classic Boat Awards: 2025
This year, four East Coast boats have been nominated for the annual Classic Boat Magazine Awards. Please take the time… Read More »East Coast nominees for Classic Boat Awards: 2025
EC Gaffers’ blogs, social media links & Newsletter flipbooks
Several East Coast Gaffers have blogs and other social media channels, do let your Editor know if there are other… Read More »EC Gaffers’ blogs, social media links & Newsletter flipbooks
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’
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