Posts relating to stormy weather
The renowned ‘Great storm’ of November 1703 hit the east and west coasts of England, resulting in ships being driven ashore and, in many cases,… Read More »Swept to the Isle of Wight from Helford Haven, 1703
In this extract from Herbert Alker Tripp, ‘Solent and Southern Waters’ published with permission from Lodestar Books, we find the author attempting to reach Cowes… Read More »To Cowes with ‘Growler’, 1928
Erith Yacht Club was formed in 1900 and this account comes from a race report from the archives, undated, but likely to be sometime in the early 1900s.… Read More »Erith Yacht Club archives: lightning strikes
The North Sea is renowned for its storms, which could spring up from nowhere, leaving few safe havens along the north east coast for the… Read More »The approaching storm, 1874
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
Daniel Defoe describes this stretch of coast, from the Thames to Yarmouth Roads, as one of the ‘most dangerous and fatal to English sailors’ in… Read More »Dangers for shipping in the Yarmouth Roads, 1727
Sitting at the fire in December and thinking of next year’s sailing season, we only remember the summer sunshine, so planning a cruise only has… Read More »Bad weather forces a change of plan, 2016
In stormy weather, Solent Gaffer Ben Collins sailed his diminutive 100-year old yacht ‘Betty II’ from Keyhaven to Yarmouth, IoW to join OGA members preparing… Read More »A stormy crossing to the Isle of Wight
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