Flounder Festival Poole This year's Flounder Festival was again well attended with 40 anglers from boat and shore trying to be crowned the EFSA Flounder (bob) King. It was good to see 4 juniors fishing and giving their dads a run for their money! At 8.45 the 8 beach anglers headed off to their marks and the boats started to depart with a few anglers wishing they had not … [Read more...]

European Species (Conger) Championship Plymouth 29th / 3th May 2009 On the evening of 28th May at The Royal Western Yacht club the registration and welcoming ceremony were held for the 2009 Species Competition. This gave competitors an opportunity to renew friendships over a drink, then at the official opening a chance to put forward any questions on the competition so all … [Read more...]

English Boat Championship Rhyl, 20th and 21st June 2009 The 2009 English Boat was held on the weekend of 20th and 21st June. Registration took place at the Head Quarters venue at the Sunnyvale Caravan Park . Most of the 66 entrants from England , Scotland , Wales , Ireland and Germany register on the Friday evening, followed by socialising and catching up with friends not … [Read more...]

Shore Championship of Britain and Ireland Dover 6th / 8th August 2009 Once again the Federation used the Burstin Hotel at Folkestone for the Championships headquarters with teams from England, Ireland and Wales taking advantage of generous rates and the hospitality of this large sea front hotel. The weather forecast too was favourable with a large high pressure area hovering … [Read more...]

European Boat and Line Class Championships Stromness on the Orkney Islands 1st to 8th August On the 2nd of August the opening ceremony for the 2009 Boat and Line Class Championships took place with a pipe band leading the parade of participating nations through the streets of Stromness on the Orkney Islands. The speeches were made and the Championships formally opened by our … [Read more...]