Return to Dunkirk, 2000
Leigh-on-Sea cockle boat, ‘Letitia’ fishing no. LO220, later MN19, was built 1938 and retired from fishing in 1996. Like many other ‘little boats’, she was… Read More »Return to Dunkirk, 2000
East Coast of England
Posts relating to the East Coast of England
Return to Dunkirk, 2015
After a brief introduction to the ‘Dunkirk Little Ships’ Keith Mosley shares his experiences of the 2015 Return to Dunkirk aboard ‘Papillon’. The event is run… Read More »Return to Dunkirk, 2015
Through Holland in the ‘Widgeon’, 1874
The generous hospitality of the Dutch OGA to the Gaffers during the summer celebrations, 2014, reminds us of how much The Netherlands has always had… Read More »Through Holland in the ‘Widgeon’, 1874
A breeze finds ‘Robinetta’, 2014
Some people just don’t have the time to do a ‘Round Britain’ circumnavigation due to pressures of work, finding crew or just wanting to enjoy… Read More »A breeze finds ‘Robinetta’, 2014
OGA50 boat: ‘Snoopy’
Kees Kooman, skipper of 18 foot ‘Snoopy’, brings a lively account with fascinating statistics of his counter-clockwise circumnavigation of Britain in 2013, taking just under… Read More »OGA50 boat: ‘Snoopy’
OGA50: how did tracking the fleet work in 2013?
During the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge and Party in 2013, Julian Cable worked with MarineTraffic, skippers and interested ‘followers of the fleet’ to maintain a… Read More »OGA50: how did tracking the fleet work in 2013?
Chatham and the Dutch: 1667 – 1967
We hear from the skipper of ‘Vlieter’, a Dutch vessel taking part in the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge, 2013. Arriving in Chatham, as she completes… Read More »Chatham and the Dutch: 1667 – 1967
OGA50 boat: ‘Vlieter’
Kees Brooshooft, skipper of ‘Vlieter’, undertook the OGA Round Britain Challenge in 2013 and shares with us his longing for a classic boat with a… Read More »OGA50 boat: ‘Vlieter’
OGA50 boat: ‘High Barbaree’
In this extract, we hear from Tim and Liz Dodwell about their inspiration for undertaking the OGA50 Round Britain Challenge in 2013 and glimpse some… Read More »OGA50 boat: ‘High Barbaree’