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 …
From Jane Billing Inspired from my trip to Kerala, India a couple of years ago. A lovely lady taught us how to cook the Indian way. Chickpea Keralan Curry – Serves 2 1 tin of chickpeas, 1 chopped onion, 2 fresh tomatoes, 1 inch of chopped fresh ginger, 1 clove of crushed garlic, 1 tsp …
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 …
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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 …
First Sail Having sailed from the Ferry in spring of 2014, by July 2016 we had made it down the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula to the marina at Rota, a nice little town in the bay opposite Cadiz. For the first time we had decided to have Fae’s two grandchildren on board for …
FIRST TIME FOREIGN This is a tale about the first time I sailed my own boat from Felixstowe Ferry across the North Sea to Belgium. I had crossed the North Sea only once before in the mid 80’s when I joined Fred Webb’s crew on board his Impala for a North Sea race to Ostend. …
Story by James & Jackie Parker It was August 2011 and we were approaching the end of a Round Britain cruise in our Starlight 39, Betelgeuse. We had left Felixstowe Ferry in early May, turned right and kept going for the next three months. We had enjoyed a fantastic voyage – the weather had been …