The club Fevas can be used for free during club training, as all the club boats are. In addition we are introducing the facility for club members to use the boats to start sailing after training or take kids out on the water themselves.
The summer’s here, ‘tis the time for National and World Sailing Events. Mid July already and the club saw its annual Regatta Weekend take place a couple of weekends ago.
The summer’s here, ‘tis the time for National and World Sailing Events. Mid July already and the club saw its annual Regatta Weekend take place a couple of weekends ago.
This years Wednesday Evening Series B has so far attracted 59 entries, and we are only 3 weeks in! Results can be found here [slideshow]
LLSC member, Colin Hague, had designed this brilliant FREE app. It provides convenient viewing of web page sailing results in a specific format. http://itunes.apple.com/uk/app/get-my-sailing-results/id446331415
A dismal forecast for the day but several sailors, old and new, turned up to attend Dave Eccles’ first day of the RYA Introduction to Racing Course. After a brief soaking the lively winds, yes plural and from all directions at once, dried off the small but very enthusiastic fleet and the day proved to be very enjoyable as Dave shared his secrets with a hungry audience. The course, intended to arm sailors with the knowledge and ability to take part in...
Handicap Saturday Sunday Junior Handicap Saturday Sunday Laser Saturday Sunday Thanks to Tim Yeates for this gallery. Thanks to Mike Baldwin for this gallery With the club celebrating the 25th Anniversary of its creation from the two clubs of Leigh SC and Lowton SC, the 2011 Regatta was billed as a full weekend of sailing and socials. Starting on Friday night with many people camping on the site and cooking on their BBQ before retiring to the clubhouse to listen to the indie...
http://photosynth.net/view/2f74704f-9ec2-4df4-a945-ca52a863e90a Sent from Paul Allen’s iPhone
Results Report to follow [slideshow]
Team SunSnail 53 finished 113th from 985 in the Island Sailing Club (ISC) handicap fleet. Entered 1908 Retired 435 DSC 16 Finished 1303 [slideshow] Team SunSnail 53, the majority being members from LLSC, belied their team name over the weekend by finishing (a feat in itself if you read the official reports) in 113th place overall. Even Ben Ainslie is quoted as saying “it was hairy” Dame Ellen McArthur, sailing with a young crew chose to retire).