White Sails, 1933
View this short, evocative British Pathé archive newsreel, showing large yachts racing in the Baltic, 1933. There’s close-ups and long shots to help the viewer… Read More »White Sails, 1933
Crossfields of Arnside boatbuilders: 1840 – 1950
Arnside is located in Cumbria at the top of Morecambe Bay on the Kent Estuary. Historically the estuary was the port for Kendal. Unusually for… Read More »Crossfields of Arnside boatbuilders: 1840 – 1950
The Mullogh
What have an early steamship and an early steam locomotive got in common? Viv Head explains . . . First the steamship, ‘The Mullogh’, which… Read More »The Mullogh
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
An autumn cruise, Llanelli to Bude, 1884
Eden Northmore Jones recounts his final cruise of 1884 in the five-tonner ‘Guess’, a 23 ft. round bilge boat, 8ft. 4″ beam, drawing 4ft. After… Read More »An autumn cruise, Llanelli to Bude, 1884
From the Solent to Blankenberge single-handed, 2014
East Coast Gaffer, Marion Shirley shares her account of crossing the North Sea in ‘East Breeze’, to join the Netherlands OGA ‘Anniversary Cross Country Tour’,… Read More »From the Solent to Blankenberge single-handed, 2014
Gaffers sail through the Netherlands, 2014
Dutch OGA member, Fritz van der Mark has summarised the ‘Cross Country Tour’ which took place in the Netherlands, 2014, to celebrate the tenth anniversary… Read More »Gaffers sail through the Netherlands, 2014
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
Sailing on the Frisian Lakes, 1959
View this evocative British Pathé newsreel of sailing contests on the Frisian Lakes in 1959. The commentary is in Dutch and shows competitors hoist their… Read More »Sailing on the Frisian Lakes, 1959