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 …
Story from Robin Whittle. For National Service I had managed to gain a place in the Fleet Air Arm to be a pilot. It started with six months training on the lower deck as a National Service Upper Yardman. There were two training ships at that time, light fleet aircraft carriers HMS Ocean and HMS …
Croatia Dalmatian Islands Charter September 2019 Sue and I flew Easyjet Southend to Dubrovnik, arriving Saturday around midday and got a taxi to the ACI marina, cost was 450 Kuna. Checked in and were handed the boat about 15.30, a Bavaria cruiser 34 run by dream charters. Probably the best equipped we’ve had. Mike and …
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 …
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 Mike Nunn It was Deben “Regatta” Week in the long distance past and I’d been racing my Popcorn mini tonner named “Cornunndrum” at Waldringfield, it was blowing quite hard and raining and I needed to get the boat down river to Felixstowe Ferry where the Regatta was continuing the following day. Not wanting …
Story from Jenny Storer We have all read the Yachting Monthly “confessional “ pages, well this is mine: When my first husband and myself bought our first yacht, a 19 ft , 4 berth, Seawitch as a “finish at home” kit, it was delivered on a pallet to our front lawn at Kirton. Some months …
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 …
Hi All. Its a challenging time and whilst we had published dates to run courses this year this has obviously changed. All our Dinghy and Powerboat instructors are on standby to run courses once the lockdown is lifted. Hopefully there will be some summer left and it will be as good as the weather this …