Use the duties search box below to search for your surname and it will bring up all your duties.
If you are unable to fulfill your duty, then please arrange a swap yourself with someone else on the rota, contact details for all members are in the yearbook. When the swap has been arranged email Michelle Raines who will update the website accordingly so our web rota is kept up to date for everyone to view.
Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club is run by its members for its members. As such, all adult members and Guardians are expected to undertake up to three duties per year and, besides being essential for the effective running of the club, they present an excellent opportunity to get to know other members.
The 4 types of duty are detailed below. You will be asked to select your preferences each year and you can drop in to the race box any week to watch how it’s done. If you have any questions please just ask.
- OD (Officer of the Day, aka Race Officer)- In charge of the racing and will either be in the Race box on top of the club house or afloat on the blue committee boat. Only those with suitable sailing experience will be expected to perform this role. Training can be provided for this role, just let me know.
- AOD (Assistant Race Officer)- helps the OD and no previous experience or sailing skills are required. You’ll be writing down information as requested by the OD to keep track of the race results, and raising/dropping flags if on the committee boat. This is a great way to watch the racing and learn more. If you want to understand more about what’s involved, why not come along and observe before you have a duty. This is normally shore based, except during the winter, for open meetings, the regatta weekend and on Trophy days.
- Cox– drives the rescue boat (rib), are RYA PB2 (Powerboat 2) qualified and are typically experienced sailors. The club provides training for this role.
- RA– (Rescue Assistant) assists the Rescue boat cox who will tell you what to do, so previous experience or sailing skills are not required. You will need to be able-bodied and be dressed to enter the water, e.g. buoyancy aid and wetsuit, although it’s very rare that this is needed.
Many thanks,
Nik James
Sailing Manager
Thu 7 August 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Fri 8 August 2025 – Sun 10 August 2025
- Caravan Club
Sat 9 August 2025
- 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
- Lake and Cake recreational sailing, kayaking and paddle boarding
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Saturday OD:Martin Spencer AOD:Ian Nixon COX:Colin Hague RA:Audrey Nixon
Sun 10 August 2025
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Sunday OD:Tim Coleman AOD:Jim Shield COX:Laura Barnes RA:Richard Moss
Wed 13 August 2025
- 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Informal short course racing (self managed, no results)
- 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm
- Wednesday B OD:Michael Chadwick AOD:Clare Chadwick COX:Christopher Chadwick RA: Ness Evans
Thu 14 August 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 16 August 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Adult Improver C Session 2
- 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Lake and Cake - Recreational sailing, kayaking and paddle boarding
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Saturday OD: David Southwell AOD: Michelle Raines COX: Malcolm WaddingtonRA: Keith Watkinson
Sun 17 August 2025
- 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Blackpool Working Newfoundlands- training
- 9:30 am – 11:00 am
- Sailing Committee
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Sunday OD:Ian Ritchie AOD:David Thompson COX:Ninian Bailey RA: Nick Radesk
Mon 18 August 2025
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Wed 20 August 2025
- 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Informal short course racing (self managed, no results)
- 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm
- Wednesday B OD: Julian Mecklenburgh AOD:Anton Fields COX:Vince Hussey RA: Mike Chomley
Thu 21 August 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 23 August 2025
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Saturday OD:Michael Campbell AOD:Stephen Molloy COX:Richard Woodward RA: Steve Hunt
Sun 24 August 2025
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Sunday OD:Will Dyson AOD:Martin Tubb COX:Ty Burrows RA:Dean Ross
Wed 27 August 2025
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Adult Start Sailing D
- 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Informal short course racing (self managed, no results)
- 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm
- Wednesday B OD:Martin Tubb AOD:Will Dyson COX:Mike Parker RA:Andrew Hayes
Thu 28 August 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Adult Start Sailing D
Fri 29 August 2025
- 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Adult Start Sailing D
Sat 30 August 2025
- 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Regatta Weekend, incl: ILCA; Solution & Wayfarer Open- OD:Gareth Williams AODs:Jennifer Williams; Tim Fairbairn COXs:Stephen Dawson; Ian Ritchie RAs:Jonathan Burton; Christopher Gray
Sun 31 August 2025
- 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Blackpool Working Newfoundlands- training
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Regatta Weekend, incl: ILCA; Solution & Wayfarer- Open OD:Gareth Williams AODs:Tom Julian; Jennifer Williams COXs: Paul Roberts; Ninian Bailey RAs:Andrew Young; Kelly Gregory
Wed 3 September 2025
- 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Informal short course racing (self managed, no results)
- 7:15 pm – 9:00 pm
- Wednesday B OD:Stuart Van den Hoek AOD:Michelle Raines COX:Roger Bacon RA:Lewis Bacon
Thu 4 September 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 6 September 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- ILCA Training
- 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
- Adult Improver D Session 1
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Saturday OD: Paul Bedford AOD: Darryl Bedford COX:Laura Barnes RA:John Kirby
Sun 7 September 2025
- 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Blackpool Working Newfoundlands- training
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- ILCA Training
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Late Summer Trophy Day - Rosebowl OD:Cathy Lunn AODs:Ben Welfare; Will Welfare COX: Mike Barnes RA:Jason Waugh
Thu 11 September 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 13 September 2025
- 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
- Lake and Cake - Recreational sailing, kayaking and paddle boarding
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 Transition
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Saturday OD:David Gray AOD:Alison Gray COX:James Williams RA: Ben Stevens
Sun 14 September 2025
- 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Blackpool Working Newfoundlands- training
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 Transition
- 9:30 am – 11:00 am
- Sailing Committee
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Sunday OD:Stuart Halman AOD:Anna Walsh COX:Chris Helsby RA: Andy Stringer
Mon 15 September 2025
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 18 September 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 20 September 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 29er transition
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Solo Northerns OD:David Southwell AODs:Michelle Raines; Ian Southwell COX:Danielle Booali RA:Ashley Southwell
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Saturday OD:David Southwell AODs:Michelle Raines; Ian Southwell COX:Mark Atherton RA:Ashley Southwell
Sun 21 September 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 29er transition
- 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
- Adult Improver D Session 2
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Sunday OD:Christopher Williams AOD:Elizabeth Watton COX:John Flatley RA:Graham Gowland
Thu 25 September 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 27 September 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - talent transition selection- ILCA
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Saturday OD:Paul Bedford AOD:Darryl Bedford COX: Sean Ratcliffe RA:Rob Dean
Sun 28 September 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - talent transition selection- ILCA
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Sunday OD:Caroline Exley AOD:Louise Mckeand COX:David Exley RA:Nigel Hall
Thu 2 October 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 4 October 2025
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Saturday OD:David Southwell AOD:Danielle Booali COX:Philip Wishart RA:Rob Dean
Sun 5 October 2025
- 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Blackpool Working Newfoundlands - training
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Sunday OD:Josh Hamer AOD:Julia West COX:Nick Radesk RA:Keith Watkinson
Thu 9 October 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 11 October 2025
- 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Blackpool Working Newfoundlands - training
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 transition
- 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Saturday OD:Steve Wroe AOD:Linda Wroe COX:Colin Hague RA:Iain Wilkinson
Sun 12 October 2025
- 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
- Blackpool Working Newfoundlands - training
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 transition
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Sunday OD:Julian Mecklenburgh AOD:Stuart Iddon COX:Bill Busby RA:Dean Ross
Thu 16 October 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 18 October 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 29er transition
- 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
- North West Junior Youth Travellers FLASH CLOSURE OD:Will Welfare AODs:Julian Mecklenburgh; Lindsay Welfare COXs:Mick Green; Dan McLean; Philip Wishart RAs:Carren Bell; Christopher Perry; Ben Welfare
Sun 19 October 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 29er transition
- 9:30 am – 11:00 am
- Sailing Committee
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Sunday OD:Ian Ritchie AOD:Julia West COX: Dave Logan RA:Andrew Roberts
Mon 20 October 2025
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 23 October 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 25 October 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - ILCA transition
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- RS200 Open Autumn Saturday OD:Richard Catchpole AODs:Clare McTurk; Martyn Catlow COXs:Laura Barnes; Gary Coop RAs:Martin Fergie; Jason Waugh
Sun 26 October 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - ILCA transition
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Autumn Trophy Day- Harry Budd Memorial Trophy OD:Nick Turpin AODs:Helen Harper; Harry Harper COX:Mark Atherton: Steven Holt
Thu 30 October 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 1 November 2025
- 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Bolton Hospice 'Fire & Ice' Charity event- Dip in the Flash and a hot coals walk.
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 performance development & 29er transition
Sun 2 November 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 performance development & 29er transition
- 12:40 pm – 5:00 pm
- Guy Fawkes Pursuit OD:Howard Green AODs:Catherine Catchpole; Rebecca Coop; Amy Green; Timothy Yeates COXs:Stephen Timbey; Tom Welz; James Williams RAs:John Bridgeman Jnr; John Bridgeman; Andy Stringer
- 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
- Prize Giving
- 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Bonfire night
Thu 6 November 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 8 November 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 transition
Sun 9 November 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 420 transition
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Revett OD:Dave Kelsall AODs:Deborah Hayes; Glyn Purnell COXs:Stuart Belfield; John Flatley RAs:Andrew Hayes; Mark Rhodes
Thu 13 November 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 15 November 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- ITCA Regional performance training
Sun 16 November 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- ITCA Regional performance training
- 9:30 am – 11:00 am
- Sailing Committee
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Revett OD:Josh Hamer AODs:Steven Blackburn; Julia West COXs:John Bridgeman Jnr; Mark Hardy RAs:John Bridgeman; Fred Duran-Jorda
Mon 17 November 2025
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 20 November 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 22 November 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - ILCA transition
Sun 23 November 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - ILCA transition
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Revett OD:Stuart Halman AODs:Ian Jackson; Anna Walsh COXs:Chris Helsby; Malcolm Waddington RAs:Michael Parker; Simon Burchill
Thu 27 November 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 30 November 2025
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Revett OD:Dave Kelsall AODs:Stuart Belfield; Tom Welz COXs:Ninian Bailey; Ty Burrows RAs:Darren Kelly; Tom Julian
Thu 4 December 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 6 December 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 29er performance development
Sun 7 December 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - 29er performance development
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Revett OD:Andy Carter AODs:Maggi Gilkes; Bruce Parker COXs:John Andrews; Stephen Roberts RAs:David Gilkes; Gail Warburton
Thu 11 December 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 13 December 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - ILCA & 420 transition
Sun 14 December 2025
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- RYA Academy - ILCA & 420 transition
- 9:30 am – 11:00 am
- Sailing Committee
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Revett OD:Paul Heath AODs:Michael Campbell; Nik James COXs:John Andrews; Stephen Timbey RAs:Chris Bows; Gail Warburton
Mon 15 December 2025
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 18 December 2025
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 1 January 2026
- 12:40 pm – 5:00 pm
- New Years Day Pursuit OD:Howard Green AODs:Tania Busby; Amy Green; Timothy Yeates; Glyn Purnell COXs: Vacant; Bill Busby; Chris Helsby RAs:Chris Denyer; vacant; vacant
Sun 4 January 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Mike Baldwin AODs:Paul Long; Janet Long COXs:Thomas Ellis; Alistair Baker RAs:Alexander Hamilton; vacant
Thu 8 January 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 11 January 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Stuart Halman AODs:Steven Blackburn; Anna Walsh COXs:Chester Candish; Mick Green RAs:Fred Duran-Jorda; Simon Burchill
Thu 15 January 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Sun 18 January 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Caroline Exley AODs:Danielle Booali; David Southwell COXs:Martin Spencer; Philip Wishart RAs:Dean Ross; vacant
Thu 22 January 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 25 January 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:David Exley AODs:Michael Chadwick; Louise Mckeand COXs:Christopher Chadwick; Kamil Praczyk; Sean Ratcliffe RA:Nigel Hall
Thu 29 January 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 1 February 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Mark Dingsdale AODs:Chas Coghill; Vanessa Evans COXs:John Bridgeman; Mark Hardy RAs:John Bridgeman Jnr; Robert Hunt
Thu 5 February 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 8 February 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Alistair Coates AODs:Helen Harper; Stuart Van den Hoek COXs:Andrew Fox; Dan McLean RAs:Harry Harper; Ava McLean
Thu 12 February 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 15 February 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Cathy Lunn AODs:Kim Cant; Alison Gray COXs:John Flatley; David Gray RAs:Andrew Young; Kelly Gregory
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 19 February 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 22 February 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Martin Tubb AODs:Stephen Slayen; Keith Summersgill COXs:Alastair Baker; Tom Welz RAs: Malcolm Waddington; vacant
Thu 26 February 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 1 March 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Nik James AODs:Paul Long; Janet Long COXs:Chris Helsby; David Logan RAs:Fred Duran-Jorda; Michael Parker
Thu 5 March 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 8 March 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Bruce Parker AODs:Chas Coghill; Alistair Norris COXs:Ty Burrows; Andrew Roberts RAs:Paul Roberts; Ben Unwin
Thu 12 March 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 15 March 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Tipsy Icicle OD:Richard Catchpole AODs:Howard Green; Jim Shield COXs:Gary Coop; Thomas Ellis RAs:Grzegorz Dobrowolski; Steve Richardson
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 19 March 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sun 22 March 2026
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Haydn Griffiths RNLI Open OD:Gareth Williams AOD:Jennifer Williams COXs:Stephen Dawson; Martin Knott RAs:Chris Bows; Ben Stevens
Thu 26 March 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 2 April 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 9 April 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Wed 15 April 2026
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 16 April 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 23 April 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 30 April 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 7 May 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 14 May 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Fri 15 May 2026
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 21 May 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 28 May 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 4 June 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 11 June 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Mon 15 June 2026
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 18 June 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 25 June 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 2 July 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 9 July 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Wed 15 July 2026
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 16 July 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 23 July 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 30 July 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 6 August 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 13 August 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Sat 15 August 2026
- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
- L&L Executive Committee
Thu 20 August 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 27 August 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 3 September 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club
Thu 10 September 2026
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Art Club