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2013 Membership Details

Membership forms are in the post. Members who wish to pay by standing order need to set up the first payment for 1st January 2013. If you don’t receive a membership form you can find one here. Membership details can be found here. Membership Secretary Amy Green Email: [email protected]

GJW Revett Series Week 4 – Nice cake but no wind

Results can be found using this link. The GJW Direct Insurance (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 2nd of December 2012 with the Revett Series. A cold and still day greeted the 39 boats who arrived to take part in the fifth weekend of the 2012 series. Now in total 115 boats have taken to the water for this series. The race teams for the day consisted of Dave & Caroline Exley...

GJW Revett Series Week 3 – A wet & chilly day greeted the 60 boats

Results can be found using this link.  The GJW Direct Insurance (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 25th of November 2012 with the Revett Series. A wet & chilly day greeted the 60 boats who arrived to take part in the fourth weekend of the 2012 series. However by the start of the first race a steady force 4 north westerly was blowing straight down the Flash. Now in total 108 boats have...

GJW Revett Series Week 2 – 66 boats arrived to take part in the second weekend

Results can be found using this link.  The GJW Direct Insurance (GJW) sponsored Winter Season continued at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 18th of November 2012 with the Revett Series. A sunny & chilly day with a pleasant but shifty force 1-2 from the north east greeted the 66 boats which arrived to take part in the second weekend of the 2012 series. Now in total 101 boats have taken to the water for this series alone. The...

NW Optimist Development Squad

What is the North West Optimist Development Squad? The North West Optimist Development Squad is a regional initiative to offer quality winter training to optimist sailors in the North West. It recognises that there is plenty of optimist sailing going on in different clubs and aims to support this by helping sailors to improve their racing skills, meet other optimist sailors and take the next step. What level of sailing do I need before I attend? You should be able to launch...

North West Optimist Development Squad

What is the North West Optimist Development Squad? The North West Optimist Development Squad is a regional initiative to offer quality training to optimist sailors in the North West. It recognises that there is plenty of optimist sailing going on in different clubs and aims to support this by helping sailors to improve their racing skills, meet other optimist sailors and take the next step. Who are the coaches?The training will be led by Luke Shaw (RYA Race Coach Level 3...

GJW Revett Series – 71 boats at week 1

The GJW Direct Insurance (GJW) sponsored Winter Season commenced at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on Sunday the 11th of November 2012 with the Revett Series. A sunny, slightly chilly day with a pleasant force 2 greeted the 71 boats which arrived to take part in the first weekend of the 2012 series. The standard of the fleet was something to behold on what was forecast to be a very still day – luckily the forecast was wrong. The race...

GJW 2012/13 Winter Series Information

Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club have teamed up with GJW Direct Insurance who will sponsor and support the Club’s sailing programme throughout the 2012/13 Winter Season.2012/13 Winter Series Dates Guy Fawkes Pursuit – 4 November, Opi start 12:40pm Revett Open Series – 10 races, 2 per day, 11 Nov – 9 Dec, midday start New Years Day Pursuit – 1st Jan, Opi start 12:40pm Tipsy Icicle Open Series – 20 races, 2 per day, 6 Jan – 10 March, midday start The...

Tom Gillard wins the Guy Fawkes Pursuit

Results. The North West’s premier winter club, Leigh and Lowton, hosted the GJW Guy Fawkes Pursuit on Sunday 4th November 2012.  The 3 hour race was open to all monohulls from an Optimist to a Flying Fifteen (and any other of the larger dinghies as long as it’s less than 21′ overall hull length) and started at 12.40pm with the Optimists.

Children’s Christmas Party

  Sunday 16 December 3.30 to 5.30pm – Children from 0 to 9 years are invited to come to the party, with entertainer, party tea and a special visit from Santa Claus Tickets £5 per child – please contact Caroline Exley for more details – 07736 232939 or put your name down on the board at the Club