The 2017 Cruising Programme concluded with a two-day cruise to Orford on Sunday/Monday 24/25 September. The 2017 Cruising Programme 29 April-1 May Ipswich Haven Marina/Shotley 27-29 May Titchmarsh Marina 9/10 June Ore and Alde 24-26 June Lowestoft 14-22 July London 14-22 July Medway 18-21 August Ipswich Maritime 27-28 August Brightlingsea and Titchmarsh 9/10 September Woodbridge …
Sunday the 24th of September is one of the last racing dates in the club calendar and it is of course the third year of Barts Bash. This year the Andrew Simpson Foundation would be donating to victims of Hurricane Irma. Entrants world wide appeared to be down this year just as the second year …
The Saturday before Barts Bash was a busy one with Youth Sailing taking place in the morning and a combination of two sailing events taking place in the afternoon. The first scheduled event was race training for Barts Bash the next day. The second was a new members afternoon to give our new members the …
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GJW Direct Firefly National Championship at Felixstowe Ferry SC – Days 1-3 After Saturday’s practice race sailed in a shifty force 3 breeze, competitors at the GJW Direct Firefly National Championship hosted by Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club spent Sunday morning waiting for the breeze to appear. Eventually it did, and the fleet set out at …
This was the second planned training day for multihulls. Inside the clubhouse 10 young sailors added their names to the list of people going afloat, this time we had a dart 18, all three club dart 16’s, a dart 15, and even a laser 2000 joining the fleet with a new club member wishing to …
The classroom otherwise known as “Riverside” adjacent has stood the test of time. Following the floods several years ago the frame and floor remains solid but the walls and general aesthetics had really suffered. It hasnt been feasible to replace the building as any new building will require additional permissions along with the issue of …
What is Riverside and why are we purchasing it? For those of you who were unable to attend the EGM on Sunday 12th March, we thought it might be helpful to explain that Riverside is the plot of land adjacent to the Clubhouse on which sits our Classroom, Beer patio, RIB storage, Tractor storage and …
The first weekend of March always sees the UKs leading Dinghy Show take over Alexandra Palace. Manufacturers, clubs, sail makers and chandlers take over 3 halls to show off their latest products. Sam Rowell was there representing the British Spitfire Class Association with his boat on stand C62 and grabbed some highlights from the show. …
The New Years Day race is a new fixture in the FFSC calendar and has been several months in the making. Sailors pre-entered in order to gauge the numbers and with good numbers registered the fate of the race lay in the hands of the weather gods. Come the morning of the 1st of January …
A cloudy start to Sunday the 18th saw the crews gather for another legendary Tim O’leary briefing . The course was set to run from the club line across the bar and round a few cans out to sea. With the now immortal words of “just follow me” Tim closed the briefing and the crews …