Revett Week 1 Results. Sunday 9th November saw the first weekend of the 6 weekend, 12 race, Revett Winter Series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club, Pennington Flash. The forecast was poor and upon arrival there was a very light breeze from the east which couldn’t even raise the flags from the flagpole. As the midday start drew nearer the wind filled in a little to give the three fleets a fluctuating and patchy Force 2 as Team Allen on...
High-Performance Big Fleet Racing Heads North Link Leigh & Lowton SC in the North West of England has been offering one of the biggest and most challenging big-fleet open winter racing series for many years; The Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Series. The handicap fleet attracts over 180 boats from all across the North of England and North Wales every Sunday from January to March each year. Chris Leigh, Junior Coordinator at the club, hopes to develop the fleet even further by...
It’s Christmas time …. soon and we have decided to change the location of the Christmas dinner this year, to Leigh Sports Village, the Legends Suite. To those “Legends” who want to shake their stuff on the dance floor or those that just want a chance to enjoy an evening discussing why they really should be sailing faster, come along. Book via Webcollect. Detail Saturday 6th December, 2014 Leigh Sports Village in a private function room £28, welcome drink on arrival, 3 courses plus coffee...
Results On the 2rd November 2014 Leigh & Lowton sailing club hosted their annual Guy Fawkes pursuit race which signals the start of their Revett and ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series open winter series details of which can be found on the link below. The day started off bright and breezy with a south westerly force 3 for the lone Optimist sailor who led the 67 strong fleet off at 12.40pm. Minute by minute the other boats started and so began the game...
Our popular winter series are almost upon us and at this time of year we begin to see a greater increase in use of the clubhouse, car park, boat park, launching area and the boat house. Because of this the club is organising a works party on Saturday 8th November in order to tidy the grounds up and get everything in shape for the start of what we anticipate will be a very busy couple of months. Many hands make light work so please make the...
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...
Podium finishes for LLSC in every class at the weekends RYA West Zone Squad champs. LLSC junior sailors continued with their recent top form with a first and third in the optimists from Archie Leckie and Harvey Leigh, a win in the RS Fevas from brother Matt Leckie and Izzy Bristow and a second in the Toppers from Lorcan Knowles. The wind was gusting to about 2mph which made for very challenging racing. Many more LLSC sailors secured the squad positions they were...
On the 28th September 2014 Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club hosted their annual Solo open meeting at Pennington Flash. This event forms part of the North West travellers’ series. The 34 helms who attended were greeted by an overcast sky and a mill pond that was the Flash. After a 10.30am briefing there was much muttering about whether it was worth taking the covers off the boats as shortly before the scheduled 11am start time the postponement flag was hoisted...