Author: Martin Tubb

Junior sailors Archie Leckie and Harvey Leigh aim to raise £2500 for charity after successfully completing a circumnavigation of Holy Island in an RS Feva.   It was third time lucky for the friends from Leigh & Lowton SC near Manchester after their first attempt was aborted due to a lack of wind and their second proposed date for the challenge had to be postponed when an Atlantic storm blew in. They were finally able to complete their ’round the...

The team from Leigh and Lowton sailing club won the 2016 Southport 12 hour race on 25th June! Well done to Matt Leckie, Harvey Leigh, Bobby Hewitt, Steph Wingeatt, Izzi Bristow,  Hannah Bristow, Haydn Griffiths and Ollie

Over the weekend of the 25/26th June Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club hosted the Solo Northern Championships which incorporated, using the Sunday results only, the Northern Travellers series. Saturday was a glorious day with bright sunshine and a stiff westerly Force 5 breeze which allowed the race team to set a long beat and exciting downwind legs for the 25 entries. Race 1 – After a general recall and a black flag start it was Steve Dennison (HLSC) who rounded...

While Leigh and Lowton were hosting the Solo Northerns on 25th and 26th June, Lorcan Knowles was at Northampton sailing club successfully defending his Topper 4.2 National Championship which he won last year at Leigh and Lowton. A big congratulations to Lorcan, seen here collecting his prize. Lorcan is now at the Royal Cork Yacht Club with the GBR Topper 5.3 junior team to compete in the Topper Irish National Championships. The team consists of 5 boys and 5 girls...

We have just 3 places left on the Adult Learn to Sail course, beginning 2nd July. Sign up HERE Due to demand we’re running a further Adult Improver course on 3 Saturdays in July. Sign up HERE for free. It’s the Solo Northerns next weekend, which is a Flash Closure. Sign up HERE and don’t forget it’s the Regatta Weekend on 9th 10th July, which is free to club members.    

The 4 “episode” Wednesday night Buddy series starts next week (15th June), and the teams have been picked and named based on TV shows. Remember it’s the combined series score of 3 of the team members, so if you don’t want to emulate “Dastardly and Muttley” you’ll have to team up and share some useful tips. Camberwick Green– Led by our very own Mr Green Howard Green (Laser 198575) Chris Helsby (Solo 5350) Dave Lowe (Laser Radial 41372) Stuart Van...