OGA60 fleet: on passage for the Tay Estuary
With all the boats through the Caledonian Canal, they’re on passage down the north east coast of Scotland along with the four who sailed ‘over… Read More »OGA60 fleet: on passage for the Tay Estuary
North East Coast of England
Posts relating to the North East Coast of England
From the Tyne to Arbroath, 1923
This post includes another extract from ‘Cruises of the Joan’ where we find skipper, W.E Sinclair, describing his journey north from the Tyne 100 years… Read More »From the Tyne to Arbroath, 1923
Ordering a herring boat, Voe, Shetland, 1881
East Coast Gaffer, Sarah Adie shares some fascinating insights into her family’s involvement in the Shetland herring industry. Her great grandfather set up T M… Read More »Ordering a herring boat, Voe, Shetland, 1881
RNLI: two archive films, 1940 – 1950
Some of the OGA60 Round Britain fleet are visiting Portsoy this weekend for the Traditional Boat Festival. The cover photo for this post is taken… Read More »RNLI: two archive films, 1940 – 1950
New lifejacket design is lifesaver, 1861
This extract, illustrated with images from the Frank Sutcliffe Collection, introduces Henry Freeman, Whitby coxswain. Posing for the famous local photographer wearing the lifejacket that… Read More »New lifejacket design is lifesaver, 1861
‘Ziska’: from Arnside to Whitby
Alasdair Simpson brings us the first part of a detailed history of the remarkable story of ‘Ziska’, a Morecambe Bay Prawner built by Crossfields of… Read More »‘Ziska’: from Arnside to Whitby
85 lives saved from ‘Rohilla’: November 1914
In 1914 the Whitby lifeboatmen, along with four other boats from the treacherous north east coast of England, saved 85 lives, including wounded soldiers and… Read More »85 lives saved from ‘Rohilla’: November 1914
Whitby lifeboat ‘Robert Whitworth’, 1880s
We bring two tales of rescue from Whitby, one at sea and one after dragging the lifeboat ‘Robert Whitworth’ overland for six miles to avoid… Read More »Whitby lifeboat ‘Robert Whitworth’, 1880s
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
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