Author: LLSC

Year book advertising opportunities?

Year book advertising opportunities?

Would your business benefit from an advert in the year book? The club has over 400 members in 220 memberships. The 2012 year book will be a bumper A5 version. 250 year books will be printed, with one posted to each members household. We are keen to raise revenue to cover print costs and hoped members would support the club in buying a half page advert for £25? If needed I can help with artwork. The deadline is Friday!! For more info contact Paul...

RYA PY Returns – makes interesting reading!

RYA PY Returns – makes interesting reading!

This year LLSC have submitted their annual RYA PY return via the PYS website and below are the results. The PYS website uses a methodology based around Bench Marking to calculate the suggested handicaps. The big fleets like RS400, Solo, Laser are unlikely to move as they are set as the bench mark therefore the other fleets will move around them. Outliers (extreme results) are also excluded to generate a better average result. In 2011, 140 races were inputted into...

Winter Wednesday Workshop – Winter Safety this Week 7pm

Winter Wednesday Workshop – Winter Safety this Week 7pm

Gill Kenyon will be running a winter safety workshop on Wednesday 14th December. Aim: To examine the 3 stages of hypothermia and how sailors can recognise and deal with it’s effects.Objective: Sailing crews and rescue personnel will be able to differentiate between potentially life threatening and less serious but performance degrading changes to body temperature. Free to members and £3 for visitors.

Final Revett report – Lots of tea and a prize giving

Final Revett report – Lots of tea and a prize giving

Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s Open Revett Winter Series concluded this weekend on Sunday the 11th December 2011 with 99 boats having competed at some stage of the series.  The forecast originally looked promising on Sunday but in the end never actually arrived resulting in a long tea drinking day with both races of the day being canned.  So how did it finish in the end? Chris Gillard romped home in the Solos followed by Steve White and Jon Walter. ...

Revett Week 4 – Shifty and squally

Revett Week 4 – Shifty and squally

Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s Open Revett Winter Series week 4 continued with interesting conditions on Sunday 4th December 2011.  In total 50 boats ventured out in a shifty and squally west south westerly force 2-4.  PROs Kate Tickle and Sally Haslewood set reaching courses for the Lasers, Solos & Handicap Fleet and full windward leeward laps for the Asymmetric Fleet.

Revett Week 3 – Gusty force 5-7!

Revett Week 3 – Gusty force 5-7!

2011 Revett Results Asymmetric Laser Handicap Solo Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s Open Revett Winter Series week 3 continued with not so perfect conditions on Sunday 27th November 2011. In total 24 boats ventured out a very strong and gusty force 5-7 west north westerly. PRO Neil Skellam set a reaching course for the Lasers, Solos & Handicap Fleet and a full windward leeward lap for the Asymmetric Fleet.

Revett Week 2 – 57 Boats enjoy tactical racing

Revett Week 2 – 57 Boats enjoy tactical racing

2011 Revett Results Asymmetric Laser Handicap Solo Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s open Revett Winter Series week 2 continued with perfect conditions on Sunday 20th November. In total 57 boats, including visitors from Sheffield Viking, Bassenthwaite, Elton, Crosby, Blackpool & Fleetwood and West Riding, enjoyed a perfect force 1-2 south easterly breeze. PRO Terry Oliver set a short course for the Lasers and Handicap Fleets and a full windwardleeward lap the length of the flash for the Asymmetrics.