Bristol Channel News
May 2025 BC OGA Newsletter
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BC OGA Photographic Competition 2024
Follow the link below to view the entries and winners of our 2024 competition.
Photographic Competition 2024
Categories
Sailing Gaffers Photographs of gaffers in any situation at work, rest or in repair....
Annual Awards Presentation 2024
Click on the link below to view details of the awards made at this year's Bristol Channel AGM
My 1979 Crabber 24: ‘Hetty Pegler’
In March 2018 I took over ownership of ‘Hetty Pegler’, a 1979 Cornish Crabber 24 Mk1 - yard number 210. The boat was berthed in Cardiff Bay Yacht Club (CBYC), where I already kept my Cornish Crabber 17, ‘Jezebel’....
BC OGA Annual Awards Presentation 2023
The following prizes were awarded at the BC AGM:
BC Narrative Trophy
BC Annual Race Cup
BC Gaffers in the Bay Series
BC Commodore's Challenge
BC Tiger Dragon Trophy
BC Hidden Challenge Trophy
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BC OGA Photographic Competition 2023
Follow the link below to view the entries and winners of our 2023 competition....
BC OGA RACE 2022
The much postponed BC OGA 2022 race was held at CBYC on Thursday's Gaffers evening which resulted in a run-away win, again, for Lapwing helmed by Robert Green. He was presented with the Cup by Bristol Channel OGA Commodore, Viv Head....
BCYA Awards 2022
The Bristol Channel Yachting Association (BCYA), outside of the OGA, lays claim to be the largest sailing association in the country after the RYA. Over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd July 2022, the BCYA Welsh rally was held at Cardiff Bay's Waterfront....
Jubilee Family Celebration Day
The sailing element of a Jubilee Family Celebration Day at Cardiff Bay YC on 4th June 2022 was pretty well blown away by a F6 - gusting F7 gale....
David Grainger - Elder Gaffer
On Friday 11th February 2022, David was presented with his Elder Gaffer pennant, following his appointment by the National Committee....
BCA Photographic Competition Winner
Viv Head won the Bristol Channel Area Photographic Competition 2021 with his photo "The Wreck of the Trolley" .
Cardiff Bay to Portishead - and Back!
Five boats started from Cardiff Bay at 06:30 BST on June 30 2021 – and five returned (!) to CB at 17:15 the following day....
Monthly Zoom meetings
The BCA has been running monthly zoom meetings to allow all members of the area to meet up for an hour....