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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...

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LLSC Clean sweep at Junior Travellers

Six members of Team Etech shown on the photo at the Optimist Inlands were recognisable as LLSC juniors. Cool pose Archie. Not quite as cool as the subsequent bullet he claimed in the 200+ fleet though. Just to prove that our lake trained sailors can ‘do it on the sea’ we took a record number of boats including 10 Optimists to West Kirby in the 3 fleets of the junior travellers. Great course set on the Dee estuary in a North...

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Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week 1 – 88 boats take to the water

After several weeks of no sailing due to the winter break, and high winds causing the cancellation of the New Years day pursuit race, the first sail of the New Year at Leigh & Lowton sailing club kicked off in some style with the first weekend of the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series. On arrival there was a 6 knot breeze from the south east which picked up as the day went on and so it was that 88 boats...

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Electronic Noticeboard and Weather Station

The club recently installed a new electronic noticeboard which displays :- Windguru forecast – The latest live forecast for Pennington Flash. Duties !!! – Please check your duties. Live photos – Snap a photo with your phone and email it straight onto the noticeboard. Results –  Live results and series points. Weather station data – See below Events – Details of upcoming events   Our weather station is mounted on the clubhouse roof near the OOD box. The system was installed...

Junior Winter Regatta 4th January 2013

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Junior Winter Regatta 4th January 2013

Enter online now. Registration from 09:00. Briefing 10.20. Warning signal for the first fleet for race 1: 1055, races 2 & 3 to follow. Food available from 09.00. Sailing Instructions are below.   1. Rules The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing   2. Advertising Advertising will be Category C in accordance ISAF regulation 20   3. Fees Entry fees online before 4th January are: Single-handers – £8 online entry, £12 on the day...

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Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle starts this Sunday

With average weekly turnouts in the 70’s the ‘Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Series’ provides top class racing with Asymmetric and Laser fleets plus a handicap fleet from which Solo’s and junior results are separated. The series runs every Sunday commencing on the 5th January until the 16th March with two races scheduled each day commencing at midday. Professional race officer Peter Baldwin will lead the race team once again to provide consistent high quality racing across the series. Club commodore Paul Heath...

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Christmas Dinner Dance 2013

Once again the Annual Christmas Dinner Dance is being held at the LLSC Clubhouse on Saturday December 14th 2013. Reception is 7.00pm for 7.30pm seating. The bar will be open until 1.00am with music until the same time. 

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Check your duties

Where the calendar says ‘help needed’ then the event cannot go ahead until more volunteers are found. If you can help please email Terry or Cathy. If your name is on the list and you cant attend SWAP it ——- DON’T LEAVE it.

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New Berthing Procedures

How to keep your berth in 2 easy steps. 1. Please display a current berthing sticker on your boat, either on the transom or on the front of the mast.    (This may seem trivial or unimportant to some, but trust me, it helps enormously) 2. Please fill out the details of your boat on the berthing  list  located in the corridor to the changing rooms together with a map of the dinghy park Information required:- Your Name, Boat class, Sail...