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 …
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 …
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 …