OGA60 fleet and friends gather in Oban
President and Acting Secretary of the OGA Scotland Area, Julian and Alison Cable organised an excellent event in Oban over the weekend 16 – 19… Read More »OGA60 fleet and friends gather in Oban
Coasts of Scotland
Posts relating to the Coasts of Scotland
Cruising the Shiant Islands in ‘Sheila’, 1910
Originally published in ‘Yachting Monthly’, May 1933, this extract is from a series of articles by Robert E. Groves, regular contributor to the Magazine, yachtsman,… Read More »Cruising the Shiant Islands in ‘Sheila’, 1910
OGA60 fleet arrives in Oban
The OGA60 Round Britain fleet will be berthed in Kerrera Marina, just off Oban for the weekend ‘gathering’ 16 – 18 June, 2023. Several boats… Read More »OGA60 fleet arrives in Oban
A gentleman’s yacht: ‘Robinetta’, 7 June, 1938
Denys Rayner designed ‘Robinetta’, his 22’6″ micro-yacht, in 1936 and had her built in the Wirral. He sailed her to Scotland in the summer of… Read More »A gentleman’s yacht: ‘Robinetta’, 7 June, 1938
OGA60 fleet on passage to Oban
The OGA60 Round Britain fleet is on passage to Oban where they will be joined by local Gaffers as well as some travelling from further… Read More »OGA60 fleet on passage to Oban
Demise of the ‘sgoth Niseach’
Ideally suited to fishing in Scottish coastal waters, working in the North Atlantic can be unpredictable, with danger never far away for fishermen seeking whitefish… Read More »Demise of the ‘sgoth Niseach’
OGA60 fleet explores the west coast of Scotland
In the last update, many of the fleet were in Cambpeltown and we catch up with them as they explore a variety of routes through… Read More »OGA60 fleet explores the west coast of Scotland
Locking through the Crinan Canal
The Crinan Canal, described as ‘the most beautiful shortcut in the world’, crosses the narrow strip of land at Tarbert, Argyll & Bute at the… Read More »Locking through the Crinan Canal
OGA60 fleet reaches Scotland
With plenty of photos today, including our cover photo of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, several of the OGA60 fleet are now in… Read More »OGA60 fleet reaches Scotland