The S2S is a team event held annually in June at Leigh & Lowton SC in GPs, Ents and Fireflies starting at sunrise (4.40am) and finishing at sunset (9.40pm). West Lancs went one better this year to claim the overall S2S trophy for the first time in a somewhat feisty day at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club on 14th June. After a close second last year when Toddbrook/Coombs (Combrook) won the annual Sunrise to Sunset event, West Lancs made no...
Leigh & Lowton’s credentials as an elite sailing location have been underlined this week with the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) confirming it as one of the four venues which will host its new British Sailing Talent Academies. Starting this September, Talent Academies will be a network of high-performance environments situated across England for aspiring youth sailors, with Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club, in partnership with Leigh Sports Village, joined by Datchet Water Sailing Club, Rutland Sailing Club and the Weymouth...
RYA Discover Sailing Open Day 10th May 2025 The RYA Discover Sailing Open Day, with the tremendous support of the members, is really gaining traction as a key part of the LLSC Annual Calendar. What a lovely day for our open day, a day for visitors to try out sailing for free. Over 100 visitors were taken out for a sail in both the club and borrowed boats. Lots of smiles and fun were had on the water in the...
Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club continues to honour the tragic loss of young Haydn Griffiths in his early season race day, also a fitting fundraiser for the RNLI. It continues to be a popular and significant day in the club’s calendar. Usually, the weather cooperates for this weekend even at this time of year – after a dull start the sun came through with light to moderate winds. The OOD team of Gareth and Jen Williams has to contend with...
Despite severely adverse weather conditions, the Tipsy Icicle Series once again provided great dinghy racing for NW dinghy sailors. 150 sailors competed across 11 weekends in gentle breezes, strong gusty winds, ice and floods. The last 2 weekends provided more “normal” conditions to allow competitors to enjoy F2-4 conditions for a change. There were some familiar faces at the front of the fleet but also many who were competing in the series for the first time. Home club Leigh &...
Storm conditions the day before, torrential rain and a forecast for gusts up to 30 knots kept some in bed after New Years Eve but 26 boats still turned out for the Annual NYD Pursuit at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club. Juniors were first off with Alex Welfare starting his 3-hour marathon in his Optimist while a good turn out of Topper Squad sailors made an impressive sight shortly afterwards. These started in 12-18 knots and many thought the forecast...
On Saturday 16th November, friends and family gathered for a memorial race and celebration of the life of Dave Eccles. Over 40 sailors from clubs across the region and north Wales participated in a one off pursuit race. This reflects how many people’s lives were touched by Dave and how widespread he influenced others. This was followed by a Celebration of Dave’s life in the Club House, together with non sailing family, friends and neighbours. I know how much this...
Dear members and friends We have some very sad news to pass on to you all. Dave Eccles passed away on Thursday 3rd October. Many of you will already have seen the news on Facebook and on the 24/7 WhatsApp chat. Originally associated with Pennington Flash in the 70s and 80s at Lowton Sailing Club where he served a stint as commodore. Dave continued to volunteer wherever he sailed over the years. Serving as Vice commodore at Elton sailing club...
They did it!! After coming a close second to Leigh & Lowton in the last 2 events, Toddbrook/Combs claimed overall victory in the 2024 S2S event. Pushed hard by new entrants West Lancs they came from behind to clinch the win in the last few hours with some outstanding performances. The S2S is a team event held annually in June at Leigh & Lowton SC in GPs, Ents and Fireflies starting at sunrise (4.40am) and finishing at sunset (9.40pm). We...
Hi All The club grounds and equipment are in need of some TLC The list below gives a good idea of what needs doing but is by no means exhaustive. Club boats to be cleaned and Fettled Club boat storage area to be cleaned up, weeds, ivy etc…. Clean front of boathouse. Clean front of clubhouse. General litter pickup. Complete fitting timber to new jetty. – Gary Coop leading this. Cut back and shape hawthorn from front entrance. Plant hawthorn...