Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club

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Ho Ho Ho. IOCA Optimist Training at LLSC

Nine optimist sailors braved the rain and cold at Leigh and Lowton sailing club for the second IOCA winter training session. Chris Barnes was the RYA qualified instructor. The North West IOCA training is both at West Kirby and Leigh and Lowton giving a combination of sea and lake sailing . Future Optimist Courses Next Session is on 23rd January.  In terms of required standard to need to be able to launch and recover your boat, sail a triangular course. Near beginners through to...

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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...

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Junior Training in Snow and Ice. North Optimist Racing

A dozen brave juniors took part in the NW IOCA optimist training on Saturday in steady winds as part of the junior winter training program.   North Optimists sailors joined in with the Tipsy Icicle series. Despite the awful weather they had travelled through snowdrifts on Friday from Scotland, The North East, and Wales. Well done and and here is the start video.   http://youtu.be/a4NUev76xYo

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Congratulations – More Great Instructors at LLSC

A few weeks ago five members of the clubs management, gave even more of their valuable time up and spend several weekends qualifying to become Senior RYA Instructors. Congratulations to. Laura Barnes Mike Barnes Richard Catchpole Tom Leckie Howard Green  

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A message from our Sailing Manager

To all powerboat coxes, following the recent incident in Padstow and the amount of damage currently impacting the club boats we are running additional sessions of the one-minute rescue to remind us all of our duties and responsibilities in running the rescue boats at the club. In the last 6 months, we have had significant damage to engines, boats dropped off their trailers and general repairs running into hundreds of pounds. See link below re Padstow for those of you...

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Junior / Youth Events Calendar – 2013

Junior/Youth Events Calendar – 2013 April Friday 19th April – 7.00pm start – Start up session for Intermediates and Advanced Group May Wednesday 1st May – 7.00pm start – Introduction to beginners Friday nights and camps – “parents training”, followed by dinner at the club (approx. £4 per person) Friday 3rd May – 7.00pm start – Friday nights beginners start – RYA 1 & 2 training; sign up with Fiona White [email protected]. Sunday 12th May – 12.00 start – Junior Race Series...

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NW Optimist Development Squad

What is the North West Optimist Development Squad? The North West Optimist Development Squad is a regional initiative to offer quality winter training to optimist sailors in the North West. It recognises that there is plenty of optimist sailing going on in different clubs and aims to support this by helping sailors to improve their racing skills, meet other optimist sailors and take the next step. What level of sailing do I need before I attend? You should be able to launch...

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North West Optimist Development Squad

What is the North West Optimist Development Squad? The North West Optimist Development Squad is a regional initiative to offer quality training to optimist sailors in the North West. It recognises that there is plenty of optimist sailing going on in different clubs and aims to support this by helping sailors to improve their racing skills, meet other optimist sailors and take the next step. Who are the coaches?The training will be led by Luke Shaw (RYA Race Coach Level 3...