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OGA60: Jubilee Cruise
Once again, we were thwarted in attempts to take part in the whole East Coast Cruise!
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Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classics, 2023
‘Cachalot’ is 125 years old this year and we’ve invested in some crew kit: t-shirts and caps made by Nathan at ‘Quiller’ in Matlock Bath.
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Easter weekend, 2023: out in the Deben
On Good Friday, 2023 we were all ready to depart the Tidemill once there was enough water over the sill.
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Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classics, 2022
June 2022 found Steve with Ben and PJ as crew at the Classics Regatta.
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To the River Blackwater and back, 2022
Steve and Ben sail ‘Cachalot’ down to the River Blackwater to watch the Barge and Smack Race, 6 August, 2022.
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OGA Summer Cruise, 2022
Back to the Tidemill after the Classic Yacht Regatta, it was time to get ready for the OGA East Coast Cruise, July 2022.
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OGA Summer Cruise, 2021
With Simon and Ricarda as crew, we looked forward to joining the OGA East Coast Cruise, July 2021.
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Out of the River Deben at last, 2021
Since her launch in August, 2017, ‘Cachalot’ has never actually left the Deben!
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History
‘Cachalot’ sails to the Deben, 2005
After purchasing ‘Cachalot’, it’s time to decide where to keep her . . .
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History
First owners: 1900 – 1935
From 1900 until 1905, Lloyds Register of Yachts lists two owners for ‘Cachalot’: RC Boothby of Sydenham, London and WA Fraser, also of London. ‘Cachalot’ did not have an engine at this time and was registered at Shoreham, London. From 1934 she was registered in Ipswich.
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