The Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society was set up to preserve the Three Brothers (National Historic Vessel No. 2463) and to promote the history, preservation and sailing of local cobles. The BSCPS is a registered Charity (Charity Number 1095946)
Our Cobles:-
The Three Brothers
Three Brothers is an historic 1912 sailing coble, built in Bridlington by Baker and Percy Siddall as a fishing vessel and for tourist trips. In 2013 it was totally restored by local boat builders, John Clarkson and Joe Gelsthorpe and sails regularly in Bridlington Bay. It has been featured by Ade Edmondson in ‘Ade at Sea’ and Prince Charles visited the boat the same year.
Since the, Three Brothers has also appeared in a number of television programmes including BBC Countryfile, BBC Celebrity Antiques Road Trip and All Murray – The Vikings (Who do the Brits Win Every War) as well as in a promotional video for Hitachi Energy to demonstrate the power of wind in energy production. The Coble is permanently moored and can be viewed in Bridlington Harbour.
The Gratitude
David Wharton, of Whitby, received grant aid from the English Tourist Board to build a brand new vessel.
The Gratitude (WY 97) was intended to be a floating museum. The Master Boatbuilder was Hector Handyside. This new boat was launched in 1976.
Mr. Alan Richmond of Scarborough later purchased The Gratitude and completely restored it and in 2012 The Gratitude was in the Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
The BSCPS acquired the boat in February 2015 to be permanently moored in Bridlington Harbour next to the Three Brothers.
Gansey Lass
Gansey Lass, built at Bridlington Harbour 2014 by John Clarkson and Joe Gelsthorpe assisted by Malcolm Smales and volunteers. Purchased by the BSCPS in 2017 with grant aid from Tesco’s Bags of help scheme.
Maintenance
All wooden boats need constant maintenance and repair and if you would be interested in assisting in this please contact pops_clarkson@hotmail.com.
Membership of the Society
If you are interested in joining the Society please send your name, address, telephone number and email address together with a cheque for £20 for a Sailing Member or £5 Non Sailing Member (and any donation to help the Society) to:-
BSCPS,
Harbour Office,
Gummers Wharf,
Bridlington,
YO15 3AN
Membership entitles you to a welcome pack and by email notice of monthly meetings, agendas and minutes and a quarterly newsletter.
Sailing Our Cobles
All sailing society members are welcome to sail with us, space and conditions permitting.
If you want to go sailing for insurance purposes then you must join as a sailing member for insurance purposes but membership is only £20 a year.
Sailing Times 2025
Please meet at the Harbour Blue Hoist at least 15 minutes before the sailing time to get crews on board and help get the cobles ready for sailing.
The Sunday sailing times of departure from the moorings are:
January 12th 13.00, 26th 12.00 noon
February 9th 12.30, 23rd 10.30
March 9th 11.00, 23rd 09.00
April 6th 10.00, 13th 16.00, 20th 09.00 27th 15.00
May 4th 09.00, 11th 15.00, 25th 13.30
June 8th 13.30, 22nd 12.30
July 6th 12 noon, 13th 17.30
Saturday 19th July and Sunday 20th July – Bridlington Sailing Coble Festival, meeting times to follow
July 27th 17.30
August 3rd 10.30, 10th 16.30, 17th 09.00, 24th 16.30, 31st 09.00
September 7th 15.30, 14th 09.00, 21st 15.30
October 5th 14.30, 19th 14.30
November 2nd 12 noon, 16th 12.00 noon , 30th 10.00
December 14th 10.30
Additional sails are advertised on the Friends of the Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society Facebook page as they are usually arranged ‘last minute’ depending on weather, sea conditions and crew availability.
Harbour Heritage Museum
Located on Bridlington harbour, the Harbour Heritage Museum is entirely staffed by volunteers and displays lots of nautical artefacts, historic photographs, harbour history models. a video presentation and a constantly changing display of Bridlington’s history including Lawrence of Arabia, The Great Gale, Queen Henrietta Maria and a souvenir shop.
School parties are very welcome with prior arrangement, please contact the Harbour Office on 01262 670148. Entrance is FREE but donations are always very welcome.
Opening Times are:
Thursday to Sunday between 11.00 am and 14.00 pm from Easter until the end of October, depending on the availability of volunteers.
We are always looking for volunteers for 3 hourly sessions. Why not join us? If you are interested in volunteering or for any other matter please contact the Society’s secretary at threebrotherscoble@gmail.com
Entrance is free and donations help to maintain the three cobles ‘Three Brothers’ Gansey Lass and ‘Gratitude’.
We hope to welcome you to our museum.
