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 …
April 1992 Betty Smith was our one and only lady Commodore. Ann White – Secretary Guy Pearse – Treasurer Robert Wright – Membership Tim O’Leary – Sailing Captain James Modder – Water Ski Captain Commodore’s Log Talked about new double glazed windows and that congratulated David and Kate White on the safe arrival of their …
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 …
Saronic Gulf Charter September 2018 Hi guys, my attempt at a John Eggett style sailing blog! Sue and I arrived in Athens on Wednesday afternoon for a few days of sightseeing and booked into a small hotel in Plaka, in the old town below the Acropolis. I have to say, the Parthenon at the top is …
Origins of the Club Newsletter by I R E Member Over the last few weeks during the “lock down” it inspired me to start getting rid of out of date paper work which included old FFSC related material. Suffice to say a vast amount of rubbish was discarded and shredded. However I did unearth a …