Thu 4th Jun 2020
Further to the announcement on 28 April 2020, the committee of the National Firefly Association has continued to assess the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on class events this season and, in particular, the National Championships scheduled to take place in Torbay between 1 and 7 August. While the committee has been encouraged by […]
read more »Wed 29th Apr 2020
The NFA committee has been closely monitoring the situation regarding Coronavirus and the related government imposed measures limiting travel and social interaction. At this time, it remains unclear to what extent these measures will continue into the summer months, although it does seem likely that some restrictions will remain in place. Against this backdrop of […]
read more »Tue 14th Nov 2017
Boom! What a regatta! Firefly Inland Nationals at Rutland – a close run affair Over the weekend of 4th 5th November, Rutland Sailing Club and the NFA ran the Firefly Inland Nationals Championships. Pulled together by Fiona Tylecote and Ben Green, the organisation was amazing and the quality of racing was as good as I […]
read more »Wed 16th Aug 2017
Do I need to say more!! After Dave Chisholm crossed the fleet on Port, Nigel Wakefield, Emily Saunderson, and Chris Kameen, Matt Read were the first to head out left and get into the tide. We led round the windward mark closely followed by Nigel, Jenny Smallwood, Philip Aldous and Guy Davidson, and Sally Wakefield. […]
Tue 15th Aug 2017
I love how when we go sailing – we are always posed with new or interesting challenges. At Felixstowe Ferry , there is a fantastic shingle bar and a super strong current in the river. Making use of back eddies and creeping up the shore is all part of just getting out. Once we were […]
Sun 13th Aug 2017
With a light wind forecast, the race officer kept us ashore until 3pm allowing for a great morning of tea drinking and catching up with old friends,, and maybe the odd beer with lunch sat out in the sun! (Was that the reason I missed the Code flag L at the club?) With about 7 […]
read more »Sun 9th Jul 2017
As the tide moved up the river, the Firefly fleet basked in the sun ashore at West Kirby, waiting for the seabreeze to fill in. Race Officer Paul Jenkins kept the young fleet (more than half the sailors were under 16) ashore and timed our release down the river to the start line to perfection. […]
Tue 1st Nov 2016
In the Autumn of 2016 the Firefly class supported grass roots University Team racing with massive support from West Kirby Sailing Club, Pennine Sailing Club and Sheffield Hallam University. Both events were run by Firefly Committee Members Chris Kameen (me) and Charlie Fitzgerald – (one to keep an eye on for the future!) The aim […]
Thu 12th May 2016
Up until a year ago I had spent over 7 years involved in teaching sailing and growing sailing participation as my full time job. The aim was to increase the number of people that have a passion for sailing such that they want to carry it on and maybe join a club. I see this […]
Wed 13th Apr 2016
Is this the future of fleet racing one designs? For many years I have grappled with trying to make sailing more attractive to stop the drop out from sailing of so many people. Boat ownership and the need to own a boat in order to have high quality racing is one major barrier that I […]