Summer 2
Simon2020-07-15T11:05:09+01:00The long hot summer continues.. If you sail on a lake you might be having a wee moan about lack of wind, if you live by the sea whoever you will be enjoying beautiful sailing conditions, cloudless skies, sea breezes, flat (ish) seas and so it was last night at Felixstowe Ferry. The dying [...]
The Smuggler’s Trophy Royal Harwich Yacht Club
Simon2020-07-15T11:05:33+01:00With no racing at FFSC at the weekends, the conversation over thursday afternoon coffee break saw the Suffolk Sails race team decide to see if they could get the band back together and get clearance for entering the Smugglers Trophy at Royal Harwich Yacht Club. With short notice like that, you never know if [...]
Summer Race 1 report “Don’t mention the football!”
Simon2020-07-15T11:06:30+01:00FFSC Summer With the super forecast predicting a glorious 12 knots or maybe more with a little sea breeze left over. The sailors gathered for the first race of the Summer Series. With 14 boats entered it was clear that their priorities were clear, a bad day on the water is better than watching [...]
Early Summer Race 4 report
Simon2020-07-15T11:37:21+01:00Early Summer 4... The Last race of the series and blimey! with 5 boats vying to take the series win separated by 2 points. Would Tim in the single handed 'not a merlin' hold on to beat John Daniels and Max Evans in the single handed 'not a merlin class' would Scammell / Smith [...]