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As another year of club racing draws to an end now is the time to polish your shoes and get your best clobber out to attend the clubs annual prize giving evening to collect the prizes you’ve won, applaud those who beat you or just to watch you sailing ‘hero’ collect their prize. The club prize giving evening will take place in the clubhouse on Saturday 15th November 2014 starting at 7pm. The bar will be open from 6.30pm and there will be a light buffet provide.  

Devoti D-Zero open day at Leigh & Lowton on the 18th & 19th October 2014. Start time on 18th 12.00 noon and 19th 10.30 a.m. No need to pre-book. This invitation is open to members and non-members so just turn up and give it a try. The Devoti D-Zero is from the builders of the most successful Finns ever. Devoti Finns have been the choice of every Finn Olympic Medal winner since 1996, including the most amazing run of three...

  There might be boys on the front row of the RYA zone racing and training photo taken before the sailing but they weren’t around front row of the finish line. It was girls girls girls. So well done to Sian Talbot, Charlotte Rockett and well deserved overall event winner Ellie Driver. Luke Shaw head coach had special mentions for Eloise Clapson-Mcbride who made a plucky capsize recovery and to Jonny Lathom who was overall best starter in the training… It...

Barts Bash at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club. On arrival there was little wind but plenty of excitement to be found as the crews looked forward to racing against the world and agreed that no matter what happened wind wise they were there for a good cause, to remember the inspiration that was Bart Simpson and, as we sometimes forget, sailing is all about fun and enjoying yourself with likeminded people. 66 dinghies of 16 different classes took to the water for...

Leigh & Lowton SC played host to the last of the North West Traveller Series for 2014 on Saturday 20th September.  The event was held in tough conditions for the young competitors searching for zone squad places.  The wind was fickle and shifting for the first two races and then came good for the last one, the competitors dealt well with the light winds and changing courses through the day as the OOD adapted his plans to the conditions. Tom Wallwork...

Congratulations from all at Leigh & Lowton SC to Hannah & Graeme Bristow on an amazing 4th place overall in a highly competitive 51 strong fleet at the RS500 world championships in Loctudy, Brittany, France. Race 4 saw them take the bullet by a country mile and they scored a 2nd and a 3rd in other races. Read the report on the Y&Y link below and view photos of the event via another link on the Y&Y page.. http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/178317/RS500-Worlds-at-Loctudy-overall

On the 3rd August 2014 Leigh & Lowton sailing club hosted their annual Laser open meeting which forms part of the North West travellers series.The 24 helms who attended were greeted by bright sunshine and a fluctuating SSW Force 4 breeze that increased as the day went on with some big gusts. The direction meant that PRO Cathy Partington and her team had to use the width of the lake for the beats and runs but they did put in a...

Remember the first time you ever raced a dinghy? Today eight new junior sailors joined normal Saturday racing for their first ever official taste of club racing in the OpTop Olympics which was run along with Saturday Racing. Before the start they were given a whistle stop tour of the OOD box by officer of the day, Alistair Coates. He explained all the rules so there would be no disputes whatsoever!!! Intermediate coach Robert Leigh was on the water to...