Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club

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LLSC Club Prizegiving – Harry Budd & Roger Taylor remembered

The LLSC prizegiving was no ordinary affair this year with 2 new trophies on display commemorating two of the founders of the combined Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club.  Harry Budd and Roger Taylor were the main driving forces behind the merger of the separate clubs of Leigh Sailing Club and Lowton Sailing Club.  It seems unbelievable now that these 2 clubs shared the same stretch of water with their clubhouses only a couple of hundred yards apart (with Manchester University playing...

Juniors / News Item / Training

Leigh and Lowton Sailors Had a Blast at the 1st Northern Feva Open Training Event

20 Sailors battled snow, ice, 40 knot winds and freezing temperatures at Yorkshire Dales sailing club at Grimwith Reservoir for the 1st Northern feva training weekend. The weekend started with great excitement and a briefing on teamwork and fitness from Head coach Dave Hivey. The sailors,including 4 youth sailors from Leigh and Lowton, were then put through the paces with a 5 mile run around the reservoir to warm up. After a hearty lunch, extra layers were put on and the...

News Item / Winter Series

Revett Series 2015 – Week 2 – Fruity!!

2015 Revett Open series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club – Week 2 – Races 3 & 4 Another weekend and another ‘fresh to frightening’ forecast that kept the numbers down as this week only 26 boats dared to venture out for a blast (and a swim) around Pennington Flash. After the usual pre-sail chatter about the expected wind strength, and while watching the dark wind gusts from the south west fly out across the water at increasingly more regular...

Juniors / News Item

Northern Feva Open Meetings 2016

  Organising Authority – UK RS Feva Class Association in conjunction with host yacht and sailing clubs has organized the following Northern open meeting during 2016:- 26, 27 & 28 March – Ullswater yacht club 11 June – Yorkshire Dales sailing club 9 & 10 July – Isle of Man yacht club 16 & 17 July – Filey sailing club The events are open to all RS Feva sailors and there will be prizes at each event depending on the...

News Item / Noticeboard Events and Information

AGM Notice

  Dear Member(s), The 2015 A.G.M. of the Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club is to be held on the evening of the 26th of November and any resolutions that you wish to put to the meeting are required to be received by the Hon. Secretary or member of the management committee by the morning of the 15th of October. Yours sincerely Mr. K. W. Summersgill. Hon. Secretary. LEIGH AND LOWTON S.C. Green Lane,  

News Item / Visitor Information / Winter Series

Entries for the UK’s biggest club winter program are open!

The Guy Fawkes Pursuit, Revett Series (Pre-Xmas), New Year’s Day Pursuit and the famous Tipsy Icicle Series (post Xmas) constitute some of the best winter racing you can find in the UK.  Hosted by Leigh & Lowton SC, you can enter for all 4 events and qualify to be in the running for the title of Winter Champion 2015/16, or you can pick one or two events to enter to keep you active in the winter. With professional OOD team Peter & Judith...

News Item / Open Meeting Reports

‘Barts Bash’ on the 20th September 2015

The sun was out but the wind was nowhere to be seen as sailors and spectators turned up for the annual ‘Barts Bash’ race. PRO Alex Morrison signalled a postponement and advised an early dinner and an hour later the flags began to flutter into life as a light southerly breeze filled in, was allowed to steady and then 42 boats went afloat to contest the event. It was one of those frustrating days when you just had to be...

News Item / Open Meeting Reports

Solo Northern Travellers series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club

  The Solo Northern Travellers series resumed after the summer break with 35 helms arriving at Leigh & Lowton sailing club to be greeted by bright sunshine, an unseasonably high air temperature and absolutely no breeze whatsoever. When what little wind there was occasionally filled in it was not across the whole course and came with big wind shifts of up to 90 degrees and throughout the day, when it was there, averaged 4 to 5 knots over the day....

Juniors / News Item / Open Meeting Reports / Racing Results

Topper and Optimist Zone Indicators – Double Home Wins for LLSC, Sam Cooper clinches NW Topper Series

Over 50 Northern Topper and Optimist competitors were welcomed by Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club for the Topper Traveller (doubling up as Zone indicator) and Optimist Zone training. Unfortunately the wind was not as cooperative as indicated in the forecast and racing was eventually postponed until after 2pm, allowing competitors to indulge in some training from Luke Shaw, the famous LLSC home cooking, canoeing and swimming before lunch in the sunshine!  2 races were held in wind between 1-6 knots and a large...

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Vote now – LLSC 2015 club of the year!

Club of the year: Leigh and Lowton SC Bills itself as the ‘North West’s premier racing club’ and successfully caters for both members and visitors, including running two of the country’s biggest open winter series – the Revett series (with more than 100 entries) and Tipsy Icicle series (186 boats). The winter season starts with the Guy Fawkes Pursuit, and racing is open to all monohulls of less than 21ft overall hull length – from an Optimist to a Flying Fifteen. Racing takes place...