We still have some beer left Youth Sailing We have come to the end of another season, when try as hard as we could things beyond our control were against us; first Covid-19, then the weather and finally Covid-19 again, so the team and I have surrendered for this year and hope that next …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …