Welcome To Starcross Fishing & Cruising Club

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Fishing

A warm welcome to all fishermen, and women. SFCC fishing section caters for members, chiefly in boats, wishing to fish our local waters of Lyme Bay and South Devon areas.

Cruising

Welcome to the cruising section of The Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club. We like to encourage as many people as possible to enjoy cruising in our beautiful local waters, and extended areas.

Social Events

The Club organises a series of events throughout the year, ranging from Speciality Meals, Discos, BBQ’s, Bar Draws and impromptu ‘get togethers’, Annual Gala Night and Festive celebrations,

Membership

Here at SFCC we welcome new members to our club who are active in water based activities across the spectrum of boating pursuits. We regret that we are unable to provide purely social membership.

Training

SFCC is committed to member training and is a certified RYA Training Centre. Courses run include; Day Skipper, Yachtmaster, Essential Navigation, VHF, First Aid, Diesel Engine, and Powerboat 1 & 2.

Club Facilities

The club offers a range of 24/7 facilities to it’s members based around the historic Brunel Tower that dominates the shoreline at Starcross on the western side of the River Exe Estuary,

About SFCC

We are a community based sports and leisure boating club located on the western shores of the Exe Estuary in Starcross, just south of Exeter in Devon. We are the custodians of a grade 1 historic listed building, Brunel Tower, c1847, built originally as a pumping house for the South Devon Railways revolutionary Atmospheric Railway.  The system was designed by the great Victorian engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

As our name suggests we cater for wide range of boating interests. Our very successful boat fishing section is well supported and caters for a wide variety of craft from small dinghies through to large diesel powered craft. Our extensive cruising fleet can be found visiting the local ports of Lyme bay to the farthest reaches of the oceans.
We operate programmes to suit all our interest groups and ability levels. The diversity of our members’ boating interests really is one of our greatest strengths.

To read more about the history of our club, see the SFCC Story – The First 60 Years – compiled by our Commodore, Peter Harris. 


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Social Events at  SFCC

 The Club organises a series of events throughout the year, ranging from Speciality Meals, Discos, BBQ’s, Bar Draws and impromptu ‘get togethers’.  Towards the end of the year we hold our Annual Gala Night – a chance to dress up and get out of those deck shoes / wellies! …. and of course Christmas and New Year celebrations should not be missed.

We have two Skittles teams, (Men’s and Ladies), and play other riverside based clubs during the off season months.

A New Members evenings is arranged early in the season. All are welcome to come along on these nights to support New Members and meet the Flag Officers and Committee.

All events will be advertised within the Club and displayed on the club Facebook page.

A warm welcome is always extended to visitors with affiliation to RYA, Angling Trust, and any other fishing or cruising clubs.

The Club has a close relationship with the RNLI – particularly the Exmouth Lifeboat crew. A lot of our events are held to raise greatly needed funds for the RNLI, so please come along and give your support.

The Club-house is available for hire, but this has to be at the convenience of the Club and members. Please contact me through the club if you need any further information. Application forms are available from the bar. Do come along and meet us. We pride ourselves with being a friendly, fun-loving Club and you can be sure of a warm welcome.

Finally, we are always looking for new ideas, suggestions and help. If you feel you can help or have any suggestions on how we can better improve our social side of the Club, please contact us.

Kevin Rouse – Social Contact social@starcross-fcc.co.uk

SFCC  Social Events -2025

Saturday 31 May & Sunday 1 June – Torbay Airshow 
(englishrivieraairshow.co.uk)

Thursday 26 June – RNLI Presentation Evening at SFCC

Friday 11 July – Music Bingo with Alex Dobson

Saturday 12 July – Exe Regatta Cruiser Race
                                 Exe Regatta Fishing Competition

Sunday 13 July –    Exe Regatta Fishing Competition – Day 2
(https://river-exe-regatta.org.uk/exe-regatta-fishing-competition-2025/)

Wednesday 13 / Thursday 14 August – Plymouth Fireworks Show

Friday 22 August – Sidmouth Airshow

Saturday 23 to 30 August – Dartmouth Royal Regatta Week
  Firework finale on Sat 30

Saturday 11 October – Booked function – Members may still use the bar

Saturday 18 October – End of Season Party
Craft beer & Prosecco Tasting
3 Course Meal & Casino Entertainment

Thursday 6 November – RNLI Teignemouth Christmas Shop.
 Normal bar hours.

Friday 28 November – Fishing Group Meeting

Future Social Events

Walk-In’s at Brunel Dining

SFCC Brunel Dining – Walk-In’s Welcome

 

Bar open at 6pm. Food served from 6.30pm
booking and pre-ordering is either by emailing
tablebooking@starcross-fcc.co.uk or TEXT to 07850 088545
Last cut off time for all bookings will be 9.00pm on the Friday before.

SFCC’s Brunel Dining now welcomes Walk-Ins. If you decide last minute
you’d like to eat at the club you will be accommodated.
Speak to Debbie on arrival, as menu choices may be limited and priority
given to members that have pre-booked. Pre-booking is still advisable
and preferable, as this helps the kitchen staff and ensures you receive
your chosen meal.

Friday Forums 2025

Sharing expertise and experience amongst members

At SFCC we are friendly and informal and know if you’re new to boating it’s often helpful to learn from others. Plus, we need opportunities to get together, so run ‘Friday Forums’ on winter evenings covering a variety of interesting topic’s, not always boating related!

It’s great to see members attend, so come along. Also, if you have an idea for a forum, or wish to present, just reach out to any committee member, help is always appreciated.

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SFCC hours

Club Bar Opening Times

Our Members bar is open every evening other than Monday & Wednesday.

Tuesdays 8pm – 11pm
Thurs & Friday 7.30pm – 11pm

Saturdays
Saturday Cooking 6pm – 11pm
No Saturday Cooking 7.30 -11pm

Sundays 6pm – 9pm

Address

Starcross Fishing & Cruising Club, Brunel Tower, The Strand, Starcross, Devon, EX68PR
Pontoon Location:
GPS: 50°37’.656N / 003°26’.731W
W3W: obey.marathons.intelligible
North Mooring PC741 location:
GPS: 50°37’.674N / 003°26’.621W
W3W: forum.marathons.rush
South Mooring PC648 location:
GPS: 50°37’.389N / 003°26’.484W
W3W: punks.tutored.nicer

Email

SFCC Enquiries

Phone

01626 891996