Big breeze and bigger seas for “Thunder Thursday” at the 2019 Firefly Nationals
Fri 23rd Aug 2019
A bit more breeze than forecast, sun and marvellous Lyme Bay rollers.
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Chipstead Open Meeting 2018
Wed 24th Oct 2018
The fifth event of the 2018 Firefly Vines series took place at Chipstead on Sunday the 23rd September with the points close at the top of the series it is all to play for. Torrential rain and gale force winds forecast meant it was touch-and-go if the open was going to go ahead. Despite the […]
2018 Nationals Report: Guy Davison and Sally Wakefield 2018 National Champions!
Fri 10th Aug 2018
After six weeks of sunshine, would the just under 40 entries for the Nationals get any wind this year was the question on competitors minds when they arrived at South Caernarvonshire YC, Abersoch, the North Wales rivieria at the end of July. Well after a weekend of abandoned racing due to 60 mph winds the […]
Guy Davison and Sally Wakefield 2018 National Champions!!
Mon 6th Aug 2018
Guy Davison and Sally Wakefield sailing 3318 Lynestra have won the 2018 National Championsip at Abersoch! At the end of a wet and windy week of fantasic sailing Guy and Sally came out on top. For Guy it was his first win after 46 years of trying! Full report to follow shortly. Series Place Sail […]
July Vines Events
Mon 25th Jun 2018
Unfortunately Budworth have had to cancel their open on July 14th. HOWEVER… there is still top Firefly racing to be had that weekend with the Smugglers Trophy at Royal Harwich YC. 2 days of racing, camping available onsite and a big Saturday party! Ideal practice for Abersoch. Sunday’s results will count towards the Vines Series. […]
Fantastic Firefly Elizabeth Cup 22nd April 2018
Thu 26th Apr 2018
Fantastic Firefly Elizabeth Cup 22nd April 2018 24 April 2018 by Matthew Dalton Following the success (despite the lack of consistent breeze) of the Junior Cup on Saturday the Sunday of the Elizabeth Cup dawned with a promising forecast but an absence of wind first thing. After an anxious few hours peering at various wind apps on […]
2018 Dinghy Show
Tue 6th Mar 2018
Once again the class exhibited at the RYA Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace on the 3rd and 4th of March. With heavy snowfall across the country it was looking touch and go whether the show would go ahead at one point. Nigel Wakefield kindly offered to have, multiple nationals winner, Tip Top Too displayed. Alex, […]
Travellers series update
Thu 28th Sep 2017
With just one event left, Steve and Arthur/Madeline Greaves lead the M25. The last event is at Papercourt on Sunday 8th July RESULTS: M25 2017 after Chipstead -best 2 out of 4 to count In the Vines Series, Ben Green and Fi Edwards lead but it’s tight at the top with 2 events still to go. Next […]
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Thu 28th Sep 2017
Lovely weather greeted the competitors for the Chipstead SC Firefly Open Meeting which was shared with the Enterprise open meeting. Lots of sunshine and warm weather combined with a light south easterly breeze and some puffy shifts made for ideal sailing weather and, being Chipstead, there were many opportunities for overtaking, losing places and general […]
NFA Team at the Southport 24hr Race
Thu 28th Sep 2017
NFA Southport Race 2017 Race Report Following a highly successful and somewhat hazy 2017 National Championships it was decided by the more foolhardy wing of the National Firefly Association that it was about time for the NFA to once again try it’s hand at the Southport 24hr Race. For those readers unfamiliar with the […]
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