Solent Gaffers

THE SOLENT AREA OF THE OGA

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Chichester Rally 2019

Sailors and Trailor Sailors are welcome to join in our Chichester Rally and Walk on the early Bank Holiday weekend in the beginning of May and Registration is now open.

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

Members' blogs

Many OGA members keep blogs and other online records of their restoration projects, racing and cruising activites. We list them here for others to share. If you have a blog or online tale to share, contact the Editor.

A Walk at Pennington Marshes

Join us for a spring walk at Pennington Marshes and a pub lunch at end of March

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.

PDF icon Solent Gaffers Calendar 2019 V2.0.pdf

Tall ship 'Williams II' arrives in Holyhead, N. Wales

The tall ship ‘Williams II’ left Blyth on 19 March, 2019 to start her round Britain trip. Changing crews at Grimsby, Lowestoft, Chatham and Weymouth. She left Milford Haven on Tuesday, 16 April, arriving Holyhead Wednesday 17.

Chichester Rally 2019

Sailors and Trailor Sailors are welcome to join in our Chichester Rally and Walk on the early Bank Holiday weekend in the beginning of May and Registration is now open.

Dutch Wooden Boat Festival, 2019

The OGA has received an invitation from Bert van Barr to visit the first wooden boat festival in the Netherlands at Den Helder: 5 - 7 July, 2019.