Sat 8th Oct 2022
THE FIREFLY OPEN MEETING SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2022. Everything you need to know about our annual Firefly event in the NOR below. Do come and join us for some knip and tuck racing round our lake where the only boats preventing you reaching the finish line will be other Fireflys. A great warmup for the Inlands […]
read more »Fri 3rd Jun 2022
3rd June 2022: New sails update I will be stepping down as the NFA sails rep. at the upcoming AGM. Anyone willing and able to take over the position should contact Ben Green our Chairman and feel free to give me a call if you want to know more about what the job entails. The […]
read more »Fri 21st Jan 2022
21st January 2022: As announced in October The NFA put up the price of sails to £660.00 for a full set of racing sails with windows, delivered to your chosen address. As anticipated Hyde have had to put up their price by a further 3% due to further and continuing increases in raw materials. They […]
read more »Sun 31st Oct 2021
NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE SAILING!This meeting was sailed for the first time in two years on the 16th October with 5 visitors from as far away as North Wales and Cornwall competing with 7 Club boats. The wind forecast was never looking good and sadly the conditions for the day could only be described as […]
read more »Sun 8th Mar 2020
If you want to order new sails through the NFA for this year’s Nationals you need to get your order in by close of play 10th March for sea freight delivery and by the end of April air freight to avoid disappointment. See the Sails page for details. Tony Thresher
read more »Tue 27th Oct 2015
Drizzle and a fickle SSW breeze greated 13 Firefly teams including 4 visiting boats for the West oxfordshire S.C. Firefly Open on saturday 24th Oct.
Mon 3rd Nov 2014
The West Oxfordshire Sailing Club Firefly Open meeting on 25th October saw 10 club boats joined by 5 visitoirs for some close racing under generally sunny skies in good if shifty breeze. The meeting was the last of the Vines Series which this year has been sailed at four venues with 38 different helms competing for the famous trophy and a brand new set of sails.
Thu 3rd Nov 2011
Saturday 29th October saw 11 teams, including 7 from the home Club, compete in the WOSC Firefly Open. Sailed in a pleasant force 2 south south westerly rising to a brisk force 3 to 4 in the middle of the day before dropping again for the final race, competitors enjoyed plenty of nip and tuck […]