BCA Logs
Our collection of tales of sailing Gaffers in the Bristol Channel and beyond, and related matters.
The Building & Demise of the Good Ship Lowly Worm - Viv Head
The story of Alan Glanville and his boat
Neyland May 2023 - The Programme - Susanne Newbold
Events at the Bristol Channel Party Port during RBC60
Barging About - a motoring interlude - David Grainger
David Grainger describes an unfortunate event
Grey Dawn - David Grainger
Recalling sightings of a rather special boat
Sully Island and Lavernock - David Grainger
Sailing directions in the Bristol Channel 1879
Weather Wise - David Grainger
Sailors' rhymes forecasting weather conditions in the Bristol Channel
Beware of the Pill Sharks! - David Grainger
A warning to visitors to Pill on the River Avon
Riding the Severn Bore - David Grainger
in a small sailing boat, May 1957
Down the Creek without a Rudder - David Grainger
Rudder loss in the Bristol Channel
Three Courses David Grainger
Eating well while cruising
Boats of Anderson's Yard - Viv Head
Where are they now
Playmate's Last Completed Cruise - Viv Head
Farewell to a veteran
Nutmeg Gets Stroppy - Viv Head
Eventful sailing - Miford Haven and Dale
Up Channel and Down Channel - Viv Head
Two day sails in company
The 2016 Cock o'the Bristol Channel Race - Viv Head
Gaffers competing
Charlie of Cardiff on passage to Dale - Viv Head
A satisfactory voyage, dolphins, birds but not much wind
Sailing Nutmeg 2017 - Viv Head
A rewarding day's sailing in the Channel
Magnetism or Mis-Management? - Viv Head
A close encounter with a cardinal
Bristol Channel Gaffers at the English Coast Rally 2019 - Viv Head
Up Channel for a weekend in Bristol's Floating Harbour
Jackson's Bay: A Sail in Two Halves - Viv Head
A quiet picnic and an exciting passage home
Working Yacht 1, Looking back on 2020 - John Laband
Lisbon to UK and back
Charlotte's Tale - Julian Lamb
The story of a remarkable boat and its restoration
Heading South with Wendy - Max Liberson
An eventful passage from Newport to the Algarve
Homeward Bound - Max Liberson
Wendy May's return trip from the Algarve to Plymouth
8 Weeks in the Bristol Channel - Peter Thomson
Description of a working passage in 1947
A 'Small Boat' Memory - Patrick Vyvyan-Robinson
Sailing a gaffer at Rock