by Clifford H Wright (Robert C A Wright) This is an extract from the log book of a cruise from the Ferry in August 1934 made by my father and his friend John. My father was one of the very early members of the club. The boat that they completed their epic journey in was …
Oh no don’t stop the Carnival or Ferry Floats Way back in 1967 the social committee asked me if I could design and build a float for the Club to enter into the Felixstowe Carnival. Over the years I built a number of floats and here I have tried to remember what was what and …
Pete Ballam and me had been racing in Squib 83 “Easy” for several seasons in the early 2000s. Pete is a very talented sailor and with him in the boat it was always entertaining and a guaranteed fun experience. We had attended a few national and area championships over the seasons and, in this particular …
1994 Lifeboat Day I was working on behalf of FFSC alongside the East Suffolk Water Ski Club preparing for a big RNLI fundraisng day. The event was set to be a big one, we were hoping to raise lots of money for the Harwich Lifeboat. Our RNLI committee decided to ask the Red Arrows to …
Story from Peter White. 1972 With the 505 fleet at Felixstowe Ferry becoming more and more competitive, John Davies and myself decided that early summer in La Rochelle was a good place to go, to try our luck. The French 505 federation were giving some sponsorship towards the Ferry crossing and free entry to any …
More Memories from past Newsletters. By I R E Member Since the publication of the article “Origins of the Club Newsletter” I have done some research into the authors of various contributions and their names. In two editions of Flotsam date 1986 and 87 I came across The following. “Pseudomorphois” by one “Emma Penny”. In …
Firefly Nationals 1966 We were asked to hold these nationals in 1966. At the time I was running the bar and knowing that Firefly sailors could down an awful lot of booze from previous Nationals around the country, I made out an order to be delivered on the Thursday before that week. I tripled my …
The 70s brought good years to our Club, membership was high and club racing very strong. And further afield the Club was beginning to make a name for itself on the national racing scene. In 1970 the Club were winners of the RYA national team racing trophy, a project driven by the enthusiasm of Graham …
Roger Lewis’ Story I started sailing at the age of eleven when our family moved from Somerset to Dover and I started secondary school. The school had a sailing club and my Mum suggested I give it a go. So, on a Wednesday evening, after school, in gym shorts, school shirt and jumper I got …
LONG SUFFERING WIVES. Many of the “old” brigade will remember my father’s lovely old (Built in 1935) motor yacht Alvista and the many hours of enjoyment, some of it alcohol might have played a leading roll, and the many technicolour second breakfasts fed to the North Sea. But the time for her to go finally arrived …