Hi All, It is with regret that the organising team has agreed that it is no longer in the interest of the competitors, class associations or the club to continue. This event has taken an enormous amount of effort to organise and it is unfortunate that we have overcome the covid mitigation activities only to …
UPDATE – EVENT CANCELLED Online entry is now available for this years FFSC Catamaran Open including Formula 18 and Dart 16 National Championships (September 26/27th). Cut off for entries will be Friday 25th at 5PM however we need to get a good idea of numbers before hand and may have to limit the number of …
This is the 6th year of running Bart’s Bash at FFSC, giving us an opportunity to commemorate and remember the life of Andrew Simpson and donate money towards the work of the Andrew Simpson Foundation. The Course: Club Line Start at 1030hrs – Downriver start Channel Course out to sea Cobbolds Point (Port) Woodbridge Haven …
Felixstowe Ferry Sailing clubs Bart’s Bash will be held on Sunday, 13th September 2020. Meet 9.45am for registration and briefing of race details. Race starts at 10.30am. Saturday, 12th September is set for Bart’s Bash Race Training. Meet 2pm with briefing and hope to be on the water by 2.30pm This is the largest sailing …
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 …
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. …
Easter Sunday dawned and the Billie Box flag indicated a light East North East 8 knot breeze accompanied by beaming sunshine and high temperatures. This called for a long course out to sea – channel course out followed by a triangle sausage course between Haven, Dip and Cobbolds Point and then heading back up to …
The weather was much improved from last year, hopefully a sign that there might be much more to come during the upcoming season. With winds of around 12 knots and an ebb tide that was dying off throughout the race, Tim O’Leary planned a 2 lap course upriver and back which proved to be perfect …