Burton Week is the National 12 annual regatta. A fabulous four days! Not the steadiest wind forecast nor the largest fleet, spring tides, unknown committee boat, I was just a little apprehensive. Two years ago, we could have left the marks in overnight every night as we had a constant NE 4. Regular readers of …
On August 20th and 21st FFSC will hold the FFSC Regatta including the Dart 16 National Championships. This is an updated format to the previous Catamaran Open to now allow monohulls to come out and compete on the water. The event is open to both club members and visiting sailors. Club Member – Single Hander …
Felixstowe Ferry Rowing Group Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club (FFSC) is delighted to announce the inception of a new rowing group based at the FFSC. The Felixstowe Ferry Rowing Group (FFRG) will offer coastal rowing, primarily in a pilot gig (fixed-seat rowing, 1 cox, 6 rowers). Pilot gig rowing involves a full body rowing technique. For …
Happy New Year, we hope 2021 will be a fantastic year for you and your family. Are you looking to take up a new sport in 2021? Well we may have just the answer for you, when it gets warmer! Sailing at Felixstowe Ferry on the River Deben and the North Sea has been going …
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 …
Story from John White I started sailing in one of dad’s old dinghies, we had a broomstick mast and a piece of old canvas for a sail, I then started crewing in a national 12 for a man called Percy Hatfield, he was the wartime pilot who first spotted the Tirpitz in the western approaches before …
Although we are now immersed in the depths of winter spending most of our evenings around the fireside, it is, and I think you will agree, very pleasant to spend a few moments gazing into the flames letting the mind drift back to the Summer of ‘75. Yes it really was one of the finest …
Story from David White The Ferry had entered the Wilson Team Trophy in about 1973 or thereabout. This was an event for 3-boat teams and held on the marine lake at West Kirby. The host club supplied all of the Fireflies and also accommodation in members’ homes, which invariably was quite grand. I travelled up …