Newsletter 12-Sep-24 First Cornish gig to reach Snape Maltings? The club’s rowers have been spending the last days of summer tackling a series of amazing ‘Swallows and Amazons’ style adventure rows in new waters. The big adventure kicked off on Thursday 29 August with an epic 3 hr, 11.5 mile row in St Felix – …
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 …
Would you like to have fun on the water and learn to sail? We’ve joined together with East Suffolk Community Partnership to offer a new opportunity called: WOMEN on WATER (WoW) Women on water is a project that encourages and supports women of all ages to get on the water with other women. It doesn’t …
Discover Sailing & Meet the Rowers Day Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club are holding a ‘Discover Sailing & Meet the Rowers Day’ on Sunday, 25th August 2024 between 11am and 8.30pm at Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club, Felixstowe Ferry, Felixstowe, IP11 9RZ We have a great line of fun packed events for all ages. Everyone is welcome! …
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 …
Felixstowe Ferry Rowing Group We are 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 any FFSC members …
FFSC has many sponsorship opportunities for our members’ businesses, local & national business alike. Part of the sponsorship will be publicising your products and services via our various social media platforms as well as to our membership and occasionally through the local and national press. FFSC would like to hear from you if your business …
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 …
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 …