Young Gaffers racing at S&A: 8 June 2024
Saturday, 8 June dawned suitably cloudy for an East Coast event, when over 20 boats turned out to compete for… Read More »Young Gaffers racing at S&A: 8 June 2024
A Young Gaffer in the OGA is someone under 35! These posts are about, or by an East Coast Young Gaffer . . . your Editor looks forward to receiving more ‘Young Gaffer’ reports!
Saturday, 8 June dawned suitably cloudy for an East Coast event, when over 20 boats turned out to compete for… Read More »Young Gaffers racing at S&A: 8 June 2024
As the Swallows and Amazons weekend celebrated 25 years 7 – 9 June, 2024 we hear from Maddy Masters, a… Read More »S&A memories and sailing a Gaffling
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For those of you wondering what’s happened to ‘Deva’ recently, Tom Curtis brings us an update from the boatshed. ‘Deva’… Read More »Rebuilding Mersey Rivers Class ‘Deva’
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