Roger Lewis’ Story I started sailing at the age of eleven when our family moved from Somerset to Dover and I started secondary school. The school had a sailing club and my Mum suggested I give it a go. So, on a Wednesday evening, after school, in gym shorts, school shirt and jumper I got …
FIRST TIME FOREIGN This is a tale about the first time I sailed my own boat from Felixstowe Ferry across the North Sea to Belgium. I had crossed the North Sea only once before in the mid 80’s when I joined Fred Webb’s crew on board his Impala for a North Sea race to Ostend. …
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 …
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 …
Sailing at Felixstowe Ferry on the River Deben and the North Sea has been going on since the 1920’s and it continues to thrive with good numbers of junior and adult sailors. Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club (FFSC) was established in 1931. The premier sailing venue on the East Coast. The membership for FFSC has grown …