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ForestayUnfortunately I need to start with a couple of updates to the August Eastcoaster. There was an error in the Swallows and Amazons report, with Nona helmed by Jo Masters winning the race not Neva who was last year’s winner. That’s on my inability to read hand writing!

The Eastcoast Race had some problems with the initial results calculations which were also in that issue, and you will find the correct results below. Apologies from all concerned.

This has been a packed summer, with some new events as well as the old favourites. I hope you enjoy reading about them, and I am given to understand there will be more reports in the next issue of Gaffer’s Log.

It feels as though the sailing season is well and truly over now, but since it started in early May, and finished in October (both small boat events) I have had six months of sailing so can not complain! Now comes the time for maintance, and there is a lot to do on Robinetta, including a new rudder…We only managed 3 weeks on her this year, a huge difference to last year’s 7!

Don’t forget the Eastcoast AGM is at West Mersea on 23rd November. Book a meal if you want one, but everyone is welcome to come along whether you eat or not.

The main AGM is in Bristol in January, and the local area has arranged a programme of visits too. Details will be in Gaffer’s Log.

In this issue

Forestay East Coast race

Summer Cruise

Deben Rally

Aldeborough Rally

President’s Race

Maldon Rally

Reewjick Raid

AGM

Winter events

Backstay

Happy reading, Alison Cable, Editor

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Racing at Reewjick © Julian Cable

East Coast OGA Newsletter November 2019

The East Coast RaceAlison Cable and Richard Giles

40 boats of the 44 entered braved the forecast force 6 to be on the line for the start of the East Coast OGA Race at Stone Sailing Club on Saturday July 27th. Last year the weather was benign with very light airs causing the shortening of the course, but this year the forecast was for winds gusting to force 6 by the middle of the day.

After some close racing down the Blackwater the fleet rounded Colne Bar and began tacking up the Colne to Colne Point. With both wind and tide against them the race became a battle of nerves over risking grounding on the bar by holding on too long, or loosing ground to boats on Starboard tack.

After finally rounding the mark, a dead beat back up the River Blackwater to the finish provided less hectic conditions. The three different "fleets", traditional gaffers, Bermudans and working boats which started at 15 minute intervals closed up towards the finish with the leading Smack overtaking many of the traditional gaffers.

In the evening, the SSC local stars The Old School Syndicate played for the Gaffers with a good number of SSC Members helping to dispose of the plentiful supplies of real ale.

Once again Stone Sailing Club pulled out all the stops to welcome the OGA fleet with non stop ferry services to shore, continuous real ale and good food. All this really helped to make up for the rainy/windy weather - not normal July fare!

Corrected resultsWorking boats

Fast Alberta Old Gaffers Trophy

Charlotte Ellen Tom Bolton cup

Kate Sheave Trophy

Emeline

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Slow Fanny of Cowes James Dodd & Privateer Trophy

Sunbeam Davey Trophy

Peace Hunt Trophy

Dorothy Transcur Ellen Gladys Rely

Classic Gaff rigged boats

Fast Cygnet of London Snipe Trophy

Kestrel Cruiser Trophy

Crescent Moon Gaffer’s Tankard

Slow Robinetta Boat World Rose Bowl

My Quest Seamanship Trophy

Spirit of Tradition

Lahloo Stone Trophy and Commodore for 2020

Plum Dulcibella Trophy

Hester Austen Edge Trophy

Greensleeves Stormy Cape Titch Cine Mara Diamond

Lily Old Harry & Plodder's Pot

Hotshots Irene Champagne Cup

Moonstone IX Pusser’s Rum Trophy

Classic Bermudan

Black Diamond Tom Felgate Cruiser & Britannia Trophy

Droleen II Tom Felgate Racer Trophy

Rhumba Spinnaker Trophy

Hussar Titheridge Trophy

Merganser Gudrun

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Robinetta returns to the Summer CruiseAlison Cable

After the hectic conditions of the East Coast race, and a rather disturbed night with uncomfortable swell at the anchorage off Stone, it was time for the Summer Cruise to begin. The Two Rivers Race down the Blackwater and up the Colne ended with a self timed finish at Batemans’s tower, where Robinetta and My Quest tustled for line honours in their class after which we headed into Brightlingsea to raft up on the Heritage pontoon.

The organisers set up the beer barrel on the pontoon, then visited the boats to confirm the arrangements for the “safari supper”. Some of the guests had to be hurriedly rearranged after Ostara went aground on her way to moor up and refill her water tanks, but space was found for everyone and the process of getting to know the people on the cruise began. Ostara floated off on the next high tide, but unfortunately sustained some damage, although she did manage to rejoin the cruise later in the week.

Monday’s activity was Gafferteering. New to me although it had been part of the East Coast Summer Cruise for a few years. We were supplied with a start line and finish point, and given five hours to make out way from one to the other. We did not have to start at any particular time so could make the best use of the tide to make our way between the two via any route. On the way

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Beer on the pontoon ©Alison Cable


we needed to plot a course past a selection list of buoys/navigation marks, each of which had a value between 10 and 50 points. Those with low values were close to the direct route, while the more distant or difficult to reach ones gave more points. The draw back was that each minute taken over the 5 hours lost a point. We settled for a very simple 30 point course,a nd still lost 10 points on time….

After completing our course we dropped anchor off Osea Island at 16:25, very close to low water, in 3.7m, feeling we were as close to the shore as it was sensible to be.

The beach at Osea is mostly shingle and gravel, but below half tide this is covered in layer of mud and weed, so

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Racing tenders through the Osea Anchorage © Julian Cable

Osea Island Barbecue © Colin Stroud


we waited on Robinetta until we saw people beginning to land, then phoned and asked for a lift ashore. Twilight, the new smacks boat had just landed Witch’s crew ashore, and was dispatched to collect us.

Nearly the whole fleet of 27 was at anchor off Osea during the barbeque, but as the party died down and people returned to their boats many moved. High winds were forecast, and the anchorage was a lee shore, so some took moorings down river at the Marconi sailing club, while others moved to the other side of the bay. We decided to stay put, having confidence in our anchor and a feeling that the winds were not going to be as strong or as early as expected. A select group of 7 or 8 of the smaller boats stayed put too, and spent a quiet night.

The promised strong winds had arrived by 09:00 on Tuesday, so we sailed up river at 3 knots on the stay sail alone. This was plenty fast enough as the first lock in to Heybridge was not until 10:15 and we only had a mile to go.When the lock opened the lights stayed red for a few minutes as a couple of boats headed out, then the gaffers were called in. Snoopy was closest so went in first, but Robinetta was close behind and the two boats took the port and starboard berths, closely followed by another 10 or so boats. Once we got out into the basin I noticed that Rely and Ellen, the two largest boats on

the cruise, were already there. They had locked in the previous evening which made today's lock management much easier.

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Cine Mara in the lock © Colin Stroud


The second lock brought in the larger OGA boats, and the boat fun was over by high water at noon. That evening the crews walked in to Maldon for a visit and beer tasting at the Mighty Oak brewery. Much beer was drunk!

We set off again on Wednesday, heading back to Osea for the start of the Ladies Helm/Skipper and Junior Helm race. We had tried hard to borrow a junior to helm Robinetta for the race, but all the young ones has better (i.e. faster) offers.

Emmanuel, was not racing so acted as the start boat, and after a delay to make sure all the boats had made it out of the lock we set off down wind and down river.

The turning mark on the Mersea shore, where the race headed back towards West Mersea proved elusive so the race turned at an 8 knot speed limit buoy, which was much closer to the shore than the race mark should have been, but it was in approximately the right position.

The beat back towards the finish line, the Nass beacon bearing 195°M, was hard work, but good fun. We rarely push Robinetta, but she had carried full sail on the broad run/run down river, and now we were beating she was healed well over, with the gunnal under. The flat seas meant I felt quite safe with this, and we short tacked up the Mersea flats to avoid the worst of the ebbing tide. We raced against Titch, who went so close to the shore she ran aground, then held our own against Crescent Moon at the line.

Dinner and an initial prizegiving were at the West Mersea Yacht Club, who also provided a launch ashore from the moorings.

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Start of the Junior Helm race © Julian Cable


West Mersea was our last port of call in the Blackwater and on Thursday we had a self timed passage race through the Spitway and into the Crouch. We decided to use every bit of tide we could, so left West Mersea two hours before low water to take the last of the ebb down river, cross the Spitway at low water, then take the first of the flood up the Crouch. This worked fine for Robinetta, drawing 1.4m, but on a spring tide owners of deeper draft boats were reluctant to do the same. Another reason for reluctance was it meant leaving around 5am…

We crossed the start (Nass beacon bearing 0M ) at 05:17. Sunrise exactly, and on a lovely broad reach.

We finished our race at 10:46, on the Royal Burnham YC line, then continued on up the Crouch towards Fambridge. We stayed under sail all the way to North Fambridge, only getting the engine on after we had passed the Yacht Station pontoon where we moored the for night.

Trev and Elaine Rawlinson had set up their camper van as a “home away from home” in the Yacht Station car park, with beer on tap and fish and chips brought over from the Marina cafe for everyone, and we spent a convivial evening there, comparing notes on our trips from the Blackwater, and how we were doing on the “Green Challenge”, designed to reduce our use of plastics and reward us for collecting rubbish from the sea.

Friday saw a trip up river to Battlesbridge, the head of the navigation. Only the smaller boats could make it up there, so the rest of us went by train.

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Transcur sailing past us on the way to Burnham © Alison Cable


Once there we we were royally entertained for lunch by Roy Hart, last year’ Commodore, who provided beer, wine from his own vines, and as much barbeque and desert as we could eat, followed by a ride in his vintage cars for anyone who wanted one.

After spending Friday ashore, Saturday was supposed to be the Crouch Race. It has previously been held in May, but last year the weather was so

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Barbecue in the Barn © Colin Stroud

Heading back from Battlesbridge © Colin Stroud


bad that no one turned up to race. This year there were plenty of boats ready to race, but no wind for them to race with.

After postponing the start for two hours in the hope that some wind would come up the decision was reluctantly made to cancel, and have a parade of boats down to Burnham where there were moorings booked. We were supposed to leave together at noon, but this did not really happen and the boats straggled down stream, with some trying to sail.

After mooring we caught the launch over to the Royal Burnham YC for the final event of the Summer Cruise, the prize giving dinner.

We did not win anything (we did not expect to), but we had had a really lovely week sailing with like minded people and beautiful boats. The East Coast OGA Summer cruise remains a great week of sailing and socialising.

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Paul Masters and his Junior Helm collect their prize for the second best grounding.... © Alison Cable


Swale Match Saturday 10th August This year's Swale Match was cancelled after forecasts warned of 40mph winds. And indeed it came to pass with squalls of 49mph recorded at Sheerness. It was a great shame but it will make next year's race all the sweeter.

The 2020 Match will be on the 15th August, not the 8th as advertised in some places. We'll hope for some gentler summer weather and will look forward to welcoming competitors to Hollowshore as usual.

The Deben RallyWords Yvonne Mitchell photo Bev Daley-Yates

For this we had the rare luxury of a bank holiday with wall to wall sunshine and no gales, in fact the opposite where the wind was concerned --none—or at best very little. The tides were early morning and late afternoon highs so to avoid getting out of bed too early I decided to stay on Philomena overnight on Friday night, have a lazy morning and take the ebb out of the Backwaters and up the coast to the Deben. This part of the journey was only going to take me, at most, about three hours but I was awake and impatient to get going so left far too early. What breeze there was not keeping pace with the ebb so the outboard got me to the mouth of the Deben with the ebb still in full flow. No shortage of water over the bar that the deeper boats fear. The outboard pushed me quite easily at 4kn over the ground, against the tide, and I was in.

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Yvonne on Philomena


I picked up a buoy at Felixstowe and had a coffee and let the rest of the tide rush out of the Deben. When the flow had eased considerably I dropped the buoy and sailed, well drifted, with what little breeze there was, up the river. I did have to start the outboard once when in the shelter of the trees at The Rocks as Philomena was hell bent on kissing one of the boats at anchor there.

I passed Alistair going the other way in his newly finished smacks boat, Twilight, and eventually picked up one of the first buoys at Waldringfield in order to ring Steve and find out which buoy he would like me to take. Pete and Clare sailed alongside in Happy Days and told me that the buoy near them was to be for Robinetta but as she wasn’t able to make it, it would be a good position for me and handy for them to give me a lift ashore as I don’t have a dinghy. Steve agreed this was ok so that’s where I stayed.

Unfortunately Robinetta was neaped on her mooring so was unable to sail to the Deben but Alison and Julian Cable did join us by car for the meal, as did Rik and Yvonne Graham. Alistair came alongside and invited me to sail with him in Twilight so we headed for The Rocks in very light airs. The incoming tide decided we weren’t going to get quite that far but we had a good sail anyway.

There was a meal ashore in the Maybush planned for Saturday evening. Lorna had booked meals for us in the pub but they didn’t have an area where we could all sit together. As the weather was favourable and we had managed to occupy tables outside, all together, the pub staff agreed that we could order at the bar and stay where we were. It worked very well and we all had a most enjoyable evening eating and drinking while the sun went down. Sunday morning was coffee at James beach hut with fabulous cakes provided by Lorna, baked by her daughter Alice. After this we sailed or drifted down to The Rocks for the B B Q. It was an incredibly hot day and Clare, who had been swimming all over the place from boat to boat, persuaded me to join her in the water. For as long as I can remember I have had negative buoyancy but the ageing of the body seems to have cured this and to my amazement I can now float without moving a muscle.

Titch arrived and Paul, Jo, and Maddy joined us in My Newt, for the BBQ which had been carefully placed inches above the high water line. With everyone fed and watered, (well beered), it was back on board for a very peaceful night at anchor.Monday morning I again left earlier than was necessary, took the ebb down the river and was out well before the tide had

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any intention of turning to take me back down the coast. I and two other boats, not gaffers, set sail and pointed our boats down the coast and made all of ½ to 1kn against the last of the ebb. It did of course eventually run in our favour and I got back into the Backwaters well before high tide. Another memorable weekend with the OGA.

Pin Mill Regatta and OGA President's Race 2019Pete Thomas

Again this year we combined the OGA President's Race with the Gaffers Class in the Pin Mill Sailing Club Regatta. There was quite a low turnout as several local boats were racing in the Blackwater. It was quite a bright but breezy day with SW 5-6 forecast. Four boats started, with Kelpie II quickly making her way to lead the fleet, and Crescent Moon with her young crew in hot pursuit. Transcur and Titch, the smallest boat in the fleet followed. The course down the Orwell and out to Pye End was fortunately quite short and straightforward.

Crescent Moon was first to round the outer mark, closely followed by Transcur and Kelpie II, with Titch being slowed by the chop in the harbour. Having rounded Pye End we were hard on the wind all the way back to Pin Mill. It was on this leg that Rik in Kelpie II really showed what he and the boat could do in those conditions. She streaked ahead, crossing the line just over three hours 21 minutes after starting, with Transcur five minutes behind. On corrected time Kelpie II won, Crescent Moon took 2nd place and Titch 3rd.

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Rik Graham with his trophies © Paul Masters


Sailing in the AldeAlison Cable

The final small boat event was new for this year, a weekend of sailing for small boats on the river Alde hosted by Slaughdon Sailing Club. This has replaced the Southwold Rally to give a new location in the northern part of the area.

Stephen and Anne Foxall who are members of both the OGA and Slaughdon SC opened the club grounds so the trailers could access the slipway, and made us very welcome in the club house.

After launching on Saturday a fleet of 8 boats set off with the tide and just enough wind to give steerage way through the moorings. Any boats that got too far ahead either picked up a mooring to wait, or turned round and returned to the back of the fleet so we all stayed together. The light winds meant we did not make it too far up river before we found a lovely beach near Little Japan and landed for a picnic lunch before drifting back to Slaughdon on the tide.

On the way I noticed Titch sailing towards us. Jo and Paul Masters had hoped to meet up with the open boat fleet further up river, but the light airs meant we could not get that far. They soon overtook the small boat fleet, and could not stop as they needed to get back to the Deben.

We left the boats at anchor near the club, with Pete Thomas in Happy Days acting as a ferry back to the slip. We did not need to wait too long for all the water to go away.

Demon Yachts provided a perfect spot for some “wild camping” tucked away in their yard by their store of old wooden yachts, which provided a sad but evocative backdrop.

The club opened its premises for us to consume a take away fish and chip or Chinese supper depending on our preferences. The view of the sunset from their club room could not be bettered.

Next day provided an even better day, with enough wind to sail to the beach below Iken Church for our picnic before heading back to Slaughdon to haul out. With a high spring tide the slip way was almost totally covered, but there were plenty of people around to make recovery easy, and by 4.30pm all the boats were on their trailers heading home after a lovely weekend.

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Escapades of Greensleeves 1, Maldon Regatta 2019Roy Hart

Every year I try and support 4 races. My favourite is the Swale match as I feel crossing the Thames and arriving in Kent is going “Furren”, but the Nore race, OGA East Caost race and the last race of the season, the Maldon Town Regatta are all very enjoyable.

This year’s Maldon regatta started with my crew Mark driving from Surrey and arriving at 4 am on board at Battlsebridge. High water was at 5 am. So we had time for coffee and bacon rolls before casting off just after high water. It was very dark. We made Burnham by 7am. Left a very large black fender of a barge, Mark thought it was ours. Took up ¼ of cockpit! Had a rest at the Royal Burnham YC.

Left Burnham at 11 am and had a good sail to the Spitway and through. We moored up for the night at the West Mersea Town Pontoon and went ashore for a wonderful sea food supper.

Next morning we motored out to the start line. With a wind speed over F5 we set the working jib, and put 2 reefs in the main. Made good start with ten other yachts. We all felt time keepers clock was 25 seconds slow!

The smacks and working boats start before us so give a good indication of wind strength, tactics, and racing marks. On calling up the start boat our course was confirmed as V, Victor.

Well the wind was easterly and eased during the race, We could not find “Bench Head” on the course V list of buoys but kept with the other gaffers in my class. I usually keep an eye on Firefly “Jamie Clay’s” gaffer and one who does not seem to put a foot wrong. What’s more he has a distinctive rig with dark red sails.

After 3 goes getting round Bench Head we eased away back up to Osea Island. Poor Rik Graham on his own on Kelpie II had to make 4 tries on Bench Head with a foul tide and head wind. We could feel his frustration.

We followed other yachts in front rounding the same buoys back to the finish, but felt we had not sailed course V. We by passed the committee boat to drop anchor for lunch but a young lady on a posh boat shouted “Roy, you’ve missed the finish line,” so we gybed round and sailed back a short distance to

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cross the line. I was told it was Den Phillipp who shouted! I have known her for 40 years but did not recognise her today.

We came second. The course confusion arose as the committee man, on asking our length which is 19’, assumed we were on the short course which we never do.

The second leg of this race from Osea Pier to Maldon Town is much shorter and always with a flood tide. It was very enjoyable with F3 fair wind. We ran Greensleeves aground opposite the Queens Head pub to stow the sails, then lifted the plate and moved to moor on our booked pontoon. After a few free beers I took a taxi back to Battlesbridge. I forgot it was my wife’s birthday next day and had booked a fishing trip leaving at 2.30 with a fellow fisherman in the village. The car was the same as the boat, totally open. We got soaked on the way back on Monday.

Mark and the delivery crew did the rounds that night in Maldon and turned in very late.

My Dad (Frank Hart) loved anything that floated, or had wheels, or swam. He always said to me, two things you must never do if you own a boat.

1) Do not put it in salt water and

2) Never go anywhere near Maldon.

He also said don’t marry a Swiss woman, but that is another story…

Race results

Class 1 Smack 1st Maria 2nd Charlotte Ellen, 3rd Sallie

Class 2 Smack 1st Kate 2nd Peace 3rd Lizzie Annie

Class 3 Gaff rigg 1st Firefly 2nd Greensleeves 3rd Kelpie II

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Reewjick raidAlison Cable

10 boats came over on the ferry from England to join the 16th Reewjick raid hosted by Rick and Edith Homan and the Elfhoeven Yacht Club. The forecast this year was for a wet and windy Friday and Sunday, but a dry Saturday with a steady force 3.

Two Broads One Designs, Eider and Lapwing arrived on Thursday evening together with the Aven Scow Mucky Duck and by the time the other boats arrived on Friday morning they were already in the water and being rigged.

There was a rush to get tents up before the forecast rain, then the arrivals began to launch their boats using Rik’s crane. Pete Elliston had brought a weighing machine and this was used to finally determine which Smack boat was the heaviest. Results will be available shortly!

The promised rain was not in evidence, and the wind speed was low enough for Eider and Lapwing to head out for a test sail with full sail up, but soon after they were back in dock the wind speed increased so the smacks boats went out reefed. By 4pm the rain was flooding down and sailing was abandoned for the day.

Luckily Rik has a wonderful covered area, and somehow all available sculling oars came out for a group photo opportunity amidst much discussion of the different designs and finishes.

In the evening the rain brought everyone together to eat in the workshop at Rick and Edith’s with a plentiful range of food and drink appearing out of the house and the tents, followed by an impromptu concert.

Next day started overcast, but by the time the boats were gathered at Elfhoeven Yacht club ready for the race briefing it was bright and sunny, and 33 of the expected 36 boats set off across the lake and through a bridge in

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photo © Paul Masters


light winds for the start of the traditional race round the lakes. The light winds meant that the first half of the race was slow, so the course was shortened. The safety boat then guided everyone into a perfect harbour where the 70 crew could get out of their boats for lunch, either to picnic on the grass or at benches. There was even a toilet.

be admitted that they did not do the most circles to the back, but the first prize can only be won once by any one.

Sunday morning saw much more wind, and a scattering of rain, but this did not deter people from gathering at Elfhoeven in the morning for sculling lessons followed by a race won by Paul Masters.

The main event of the day was a sail to Gravenbrock, the next door lake, for lunch at the Goudse Roei en Zeil Club. Despite the very strong winds about 20 boats sailed over, assisted by rescue boats. Some people elected to walk over to the club instead, and about 40 people sat down to a comforting lunch of hot soup, croquets, and rolls.

A blustery sail back saw Tiki break her mizzen mast step, but the rest of the boats reached “home” without problems and all were recovered to their trailers. After a pizza feast at Rik and Edith’s it was time to head home after an excellent weekend away.

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AGM at West Mersea Yacht Club 23rd November

We will be returning to the West Mersea Yacht Club for our AGM this year.

Please join us for the AGM at 17.30 to be followed by Dinner at 19.30. Food should be booked online by 9th November. Menu choices are below.

Menu - 2 courses @ £17.95 per head

Pan roasted Lamb rump with dauphinoise, ratatouille & red wine jusPan fried sea bass with lemon & caper risotto & baby fennel

Open ravioli of Mediterranean vegetables in a rich tomato sauce with roquette

Pear & almond tart with crème anglaise & fresh berries

Follow the link here to use our on-line ordering system to book your food and then send payment to Clare Thomas (treasurer) either by BACS or cheque in the post.

Don't forget to send in your Cruising Logs and Blog Posts to the area president Robert Hill- Prizes will be awarded at the AGM!

Agenda

WelcomeApologies for absence Approval of last year’s minutesMatters arising from minutes President’s Report Secretary’s Report Treasurer’s Report & approval of accountsElection of officers & committee Future of OGA yearbook Any other business Provisional date for 2020 AGMPresentation of prizes/awards

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https://ECOGA.regfox.com/agm-menu-choice


Sunday lunchesThis winter we are planning to add a new casual series of events to help the winter go by. Sunday Roast in a friendly local club. The first two dates are

Sunday December 8th at The Walton & Frinton Yacht Club - meet in the bar at 12:00 (menu prices vary)

Sunday January 26th at The Royal Burnham Yacht Club - meet in the bar at 12:00 (£10.95 )

Please book your places by contacting Lorna Hill on [email protected] as places limited.

Memorial lecture for Brian HammettPeter Willis of the Nancy Blackett soc has organised a memorial lecture for Brian, to be given by Libby Purvis at the Royal Harwich YC 20 March 2020. Booking via RHYC from about 20 December.

This is a RHYC and Suffolk Section of the Cruising Association event, and not organised by the OGA, so you need to book directly with the Royal Harwich. Interest is expected to be high, so book early if you wish to attend.

BackstayMany thanks to all the contributors to this issue. Your input is greatly appreciated, and I am always looking for more articles and photos on any East Coast OGA related topic. You can submit them electronically to [email protected], or through the post to Alison Cable, 146 Stortford Hall Park, Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 5AP.

Please let me know if you have have any comments (or corrections) on the content of this issue. The deadline for next issue is Sunday 25th January for inclusion in the February Eastcoaster. Every gaffer has a unique story to tell!

Here’s hoping for a trouble free winter, and happy sailing,

Alison Cable, Editor Eastcoaster

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