With spring just around the corner it’s time to forget the wetsuits and drysuits and go sailing in the sunshine! The junior training programme is as packed as ever with the usual mix of Friday nights, Camps and Events. Book early to avoid disappointment…. Friday night training is just around the corner starting on 15th April through to end July – an hour to hour and half session on the water starting at 7.00pm and followed by food each Friday Sign...
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You can now enter the Phantom and Solution open meeting on 16th & 17th April via Webcollect We’re also hosting these open events throughout the year Solo Northerns- 25 & 26th June Miracle and Optimist open as part of theRegatta weekend 9th & 10th July RS400 Open 6th & 7th August 2.4mR Open 3rd & 4th September Topper Open 10th September NWSTT-Senior Travellers 13th September Laser Open 21st August RS200 Open 24th September NWJTT-Junior Travellers 22nd October Training and other...
Saturday 2nd April 7pm Free Food The Commodore and the rest of the committee welcome you for start of the season drinks and homemade hotpot! Please RSVP with party numbers to Mike Barnes
The latest yearbook and your 2016 boat berth sticker(s) are available for collection at the club. Come along to collect them, and display them as soon as possible. Remember – Boat stickers need to be placed on your boat so that they are visible even when your cover is on. If not visible there is a risk that your boat will be moved, and you will lose that berth, when the next working party is in action when we tidy...
The Junior winter regatta had to be postposted because of no wind on 16th January and has thus been rescheduled for Saturday 5th March. Don’t forget to enter via WebCollect
Budworth Sailing Club is re-introducing its two-boat team-racing competition and has invited LLSC to send a team to the event which will take place over the last weekend of November. The event will be open to 12 teams of four sailors with experienced on-water umpires. The entry fee is £180 per team which includes lunches and dinner on the Saturday evening. For full details see attached documents BudPairs invite 160111 Budworth Pairs 2016 NoR PDF
Competitive Finale to LLSC Revett Sailing Series Sunday 13th December saw the final two races of the six week long 2015 Revett winter sailing series. With the promise of a bit of breeze for the first time in 2 weeks the crews of the 45 boats that turned up expectantly were disappointed to find that once again the wind gods had been cruel and all we got was a light north easterly breeze for the first race which died off...
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...
The LLSC prizegiving was no ordinary affair this year with 2 new trophies on display commemorating two of the founders of the combined Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club. Harry Budd and Roger Taylor were the main driving forces behind the merger of the separate clubs of Leigh Sailing Club and Lowton Sailing Club. It seems unbelievable now that these 2 clubs shared the same stretch of water with their clubhouses only a couple of hundred yards apart (with Manchester University playing...