UPDATE – 21ST SEPTEMBER 2020 All club guidance is now presented in the following documentation. Please read and familiarise yourself. FFSC COVID19 Operating Procedures Policy Arrangements for Running Covid-Secure Racing at FFSC Additional COVID19 Considerations – FFSC Racing UPDATE – 8TH JULY 2020 Hi All, Its been busy behind the scenes looking at what needs …
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 …
Due to current government restrictions the club will not be running the event on July 24/25/26th as intended. This is due to restrictions affecting not only the sailors but also that of all volunteers both on and off the water. It takes a lot of effort to organise these events and they need to be …
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 …
September 1995 Colin Bentley was our Commodore Commodores’s Log The purchase of the club freehold for £28,000 is progressing. It will be paid in part by a loan of £20,000 from a charitable trust, Godfrey Mills. The freehold includes the land upon which both the clubhouse and the public toilets are built and the embankment, …
April 1992 Betty Smith was our one and only lady Commodore. Ann White – Secretary Guy Pearse – Treasurer Robert Wright – Membership Tim O’Leary – Sailing Captain James Modder – Water Ski Captain Commodore’s Log Talked about new double glazed windows and that congratulated David and Kate White on the safe arrival of their …
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 …