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Tipsy series resumes with Champagne conditions

Tipsy series resumes with Champagne conditions

After 2 weeks of no sailing due to a frozen lake Pennington Flash finally defrosted to allow the Tipsy series to recommence and it was worth the wait with a clear blue sky and a force 4 wind straight down the lake which made for long beats and fast reaches for the boats that took to the water.

Junior Winter Regatta at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club

Junior Winter Regatta at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club

Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club hosted their annual Junior Winter Regatta on Saturday 28th January. With 35 boats turning out, it was looking good only for the wind to fail to show up. In any event, a fun no-rules race was held to entertain the kids with prizes to boot.

RYA Volvo Dinghy Show Trip

RYA Volvo Dinghy Show Trip

We hope you’ve heard the good news…….Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club are extremely proud to announce that they have been selected as one of the five finalists in the RYA Club Of The Year Award 2012. This selection recognises all of the hard work put into the club by all of our volunteers over many years.

Tipsy Week 4 – Pedestrian action compared to last week

Tipsy Week 4 – Pedestrian action compared to last week

Tipsy Results On the 29th January 2012 the UK’s biggest winter series, Leigh & Lowton’s Tipsy Icicle continued with its run of 11 weeks. Fleets consisted of Asymmetric, Handicap, Solos and Lasers. After 4 weeks of the series we have already had 106 boats on the water. The galley was open all day and the bar was serving drinks from 3pm. The breeze was a fickle south-easterly 1 to 4 knots and the temperature was low. The PRO again had to take...

Visitor Information

This page should contain all the information you require as a visitor to the club. Whether that visit be for one of our open races or simply a visit to enquire about joining, feel free to contact any of the people listed below. [googlemaps http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=WA3+1BQ&sll=53.4712,-2.5698&sspn=0.090631,0.228653&gl=uk&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Warrington+WA3+1BQ,+United+Kingdom&z=14&ll=53.483989,-2.55464&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club is run by its members to promote and enjoy the sport of sailing. Membership is open to people of all ages and abilities – from champions to complete novices. The...

Pennington Flash – History

A Flash is a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence. Pennington Flash is on land that was prone to flooding from Hey Brook and Westleigh Brook in an area where there was subsidence from the local coal mines. The Brooks flooded every few years, usually in Spring. Before the Flash became permanent the land was used for farming. Two farms became flooded completely and were abandoned: Lower Allanson’s in 1907 and Urmston’s-in-the-Meadows about 1910. The 1893 map shows the area as ‘liable...