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RYA Dinghy Senior Instructor Course
The next RYA Dinghy Senior Instructor Course taking place in the North West region which runs over the first 2 weekends in November. Booking can be made at the following link: http://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/events/instructor-events/Pages/rya-instructor-courses.aspx Please note the minimum standard is: RYA Dinghy Instructor, RYA Safety Boat, Valid First Aid Qualification, RYA Safe & Fun Safeguarding Certificate, Signed recommendation from the Principal of an RYA recognized Training Centre, Age 18+
Annual General Meeting 2016
LEIGH AND LOWTON SAILING CLUB Green Lane, Off Sandy Lane, Lowton, WA3 1BJ. Dear Member(s). The 2016 A.G.M. of Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club is to be held from 9:30am on the morning of November 20th and any resolutions you may wish to put to the meeting are required to be received in writing by the Honorary Secretary or member of the Management Committee by the morning of October 20th 2016. Yours Sincerely, Keith Summersgill. Honorary Secretary.
Archie Leckie and Harvey Leigh complete charity circumnavigation of Holy Island
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...
LLSC win Southport Junior 12 hour race
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
2016 Solo Northern Championships
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...
Lorcan defends Topper 4.2 National Championship
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...
Feva Sailing Lessons for Two in a Boat
Feva Sailing Lessons on Friday Night Junior Training Friday nights junior training night at Leigh and Lowton sailing club is one of the clubs most industrious evenings (apart from committee meetings of course.) Lots of juniors and youths listen to more knowledgeable instructors sailing tips and then sometimes go and do something completely different. The RS Feva and other junior sailing lessons are run by senior instructor/manager Laura Barnes. She has gained a great deal of respect from the children this...