Solent Gaffers

THE SOLENT AREA OF THE OGA

Newsletter Archive

Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta 2019

There is still time to register and come to this prestigous event in our Solent calendar

Tall ship 'Williams II' on her final leg home to Blyth

The tall ship ‘Williams II’ left Blyth on 19 March, 2019 to start her round Britain trip. Changing crews at Grimsby, Lowestoft, Chatham, Weymouth, Milford Haven, Holyhead, Douglas, Ayr, Oban and Ullapool. After stops at Scrabster and Wick she is now in Peterhead.

Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta 2019

Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta, 2019 - 30 May to 2 June 2019. Update You can now register for this event.

North Sea crewing opportunity!

OGA Member, Jeremy Clinton is sailing 'Marihona' from Norway to the River Tyne this summer, read on if you're interested in joining the crew.

Special Presentation

Solent Gaffers Presentation to Marion Shirley

Solent Gaffers and Lifeboats

Some of our Solent members had a guided tour of the Poole RNLI

Solent

Welcome

The Solent Area covers the south coast of England from Brighton to Weymouth and includes the Isle of Wight.
Chichester Harbour provides a unique area of safe sailing and anchoring. There are main channels feeding inland to Emsworth, Bosham and to Chichester.
While Poole Harbour towards the west side of the area offers quiet anchorages near to marinas and a busy town
In between these the main area of the Solent offers a wide variety of places to visit and spend time to explore.
Take a while to browse our pages of Events, News and Features to see what is happening and the interesting things and adventures our members get up to sailing in the Solent and beyond.

We can also find us on our Facebook group and page - check out the details HERE on our website News Page

THE 2019 SOLENT EVENTS CALENDAR can be downloaded just below here.

Solent Gaffers Calendar 2019 V2.0.pdf