Story from David White The Ferry had entered the Wilson Team Trophy in about 1973 or thereabout. This was an event for 3-boat teams and held on the marine lake at West Kirby. The host club supplied all of the Fireflies and also accommodation in members’ homes, which invariably was quite grand. I travelled up …
Would you like to get your RYA Powerboat Level 1&2 certificate? FFSC offers many RYA courses which may well suit your needs. This particular course is perfect for beginners and those looking to gain their International Certificate of Competence for powerboat hire abroad. This course is open to the general public and club members. Dates …
Sailing at Felixstowe Ferry on the River Deben and the North Sea has been going on since the 1920’s and it continues to thrive with good numbers of junior and adult sailors. Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club (FFSC) was established in 1931. The premier sailing venue on the East Coast. The membership for FFSC has grown …
FFSC are holding an afternoon of shanties, sea songs and maritime merriment on the banks of the River Deben, featuring seven shanty crews from the UK and The Netherlands. This event starts at 1pm at FFSC clubhouse and finishes at 7pm. Here is the line up: The Felix Stowaways – UK The Forebitter Men – …
Suffolk Sails continue to support Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club. Suffolk Sails and FFSC have had a long association since Simon Scammell (owner of Suffolk Sails) moved to the area (actually to a houseboat at the ferry) and he bought a 505 to sail, “the only place to sail according to local legends was ‘The Ferry’” …
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Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club will be hosting the 3rd Art at the Ferry in 2020. With the great success in the last 2 years, FFSC decided to extend the event in 2020 to a 2 day event. It will be held on Friday, 10th April and Saturday, 11th April 2020 (Easter weekend) between 10am and …
Billie Box is kindly sponsoring our Safety boat named: Carl Giles. Carl Giles OBE, was the world famous Cartoonist! Giles as he was commonly known was the President of the Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club (FFSC) from 1984 – 1995. FFSC own a number of Giles’ cartoons and many of his cartoon characters were members of …
Bart’s Bash has come around which gave us another opportunity to remember the life of Andrew Simpson and also raise some money for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation. FFSC chose to do this by participating in the worldwide annual Bart’s Bash race. As well as this it was also part of the clubs on Special …
FFSC held its second ever catamaran open last weekend hosting a wide variety of catamarans. The event included the Dart 16 National Championships and was a part of the Formula 18, Shearwater and Catapult Traveler Series. Last year 15 boats were sat atop the sea wall but this year 30 boats arrived and were in …
This Sunday saw the first formal running of the Methersgate Race. Last year this was an alternative course for the Long Distance Race due to high winds, however this year we decided to make it a race of its own. Racers started to arrive and rig up there boats ready for the briefing at 1pm. …