Through Jack Sound with ‘Vivian’, 1886
After a detailed description of the sail plan for the Swansea Bay pilot boats, Eden Northmore-Jones tells the tale of a spring cruise in ‘Vivian’,… Read More »Through Jack Sound with ‘Vivian’, 1886
Welsh Coast
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OGA60 fleet reach Milford Haven
Three OGA60 boats rounded Lands End and were sailing overnight across the Bristol Channel estuary on Tuesday in beautiful weather conditions. ’Indian Runner’, ‘Recipe’ and… Read More »OGA60 fleet reach Milford Haven
Last of the Severn sailing coasters
This is an extract from a fascinating memoir of the days of the sailing coasters in and around the Severn Estuary. Edmund Eglinton, born in… Read More »Last of the Severn sailing coasters
‘Out punt!’: the Bristol pilot’s call
Captain George Buck recollects two night watches, five miles southwest of the Wolf Rock, waiting for an expected ship from Gibraltar. Despite the regulations over… Read More »‘Out punt!’: the Bristol pilot’s call
Daniel Defoe prefers to take the road to Gloucester
In this post, we find Daniel Defoe on his travels in the Severn Estuary. He describes the power of the ‘violent’ tides, forcing him and… Read More »Daniel Defoe prefers to take the road to Gloucester
Bristol Channel pilotage
The fact that theirs was a tough life can be appreciated by this photo of Pill pilots and ‘Westernmen’ taken around 1880. In the challenging… Read More »Bristol Channel pilotage
Tragedy on the River Severn, 1960
In 1960 the Severn Railway Bridge spanning the River Severn between Sharpness and South Wales was seriously damaged in a maritime tragedy. Some eight cargo… Read More »Tragedy on the River Severn, 1960
King Henry’s rocky cove, 1485
In this extract, Claudia Myatt takes a look at why Henry Tudor landed at Mill Bay, Pembrokeshire, close to his birthplace, Pembroke Castle, pictured here… Read More »King Henry’s rocky cove, 1485
Riding the Severn bore in a small sailing boat: May 1958
David Grainger continues his account of sailing a small boat ‘down Severn’ in 1958. He includes some historic detail of Severn trows and the Severn… Read More »Riding the Severn bore in a small sailing boat: May 1958
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