Thu 26th Apr 2018
Saturday dawned – a fabulous day, simply perfect for the Firefly Junior Cup at Tamesis Club on the Thames. After several weeks of inclement weather, lacklustre winds and a raging stream on the Thames it looked set for a wonderful afternoon’s sailing. Unfortunately a large mass of grey cloud hovered menacingly over the Thames for […]
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, […]
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 »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 […]
read more »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 […]
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 […]
read more »Mon 4th Sep 2017
The NFA are entering a Firefly Association Team with the help of a loaned Rondar this weekend 9-10 Sept at Southport. If you want to get involved in the team or just drop by to cheer us on, let us know via facebook or contact Guy/Alex Ogilvie etc . Last year we had 10 teams of […]
read more »Tue 29th Aug 2017
Friday’s final race at the GJW Direct Firefly National Championships hosted by Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club would decide the overall champion for 2017 with three boats heading out to the start separated by only one point. In the end, it was Nigel Wakefield and Emily Saunderson sailing the recently restored Tip Top Too, which previously won the […]
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 […]