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Ladies Afternoon 7th June

Ladies Afternoon 7th June

Treat yourself to a bit of pampering from the Body Shop (hand massages/manicures/Indian head massages may also be available on the day) Watch this space for other stalls to be confirmed soon !! For more information please contact Sue Atherton on sue_wayne2713@yahoo.co.uk or mobile 07745702747 Poster LLSC Ladies Pamper evening

RS Tera Northerns in Sunshine at Leigh

The sun shone and the wind came (and went) and 33 young helms and their support teams enjoyed a magnificent weekend of racing as a result.  Leigh and Lowton SC were the hosts for this year’s Northern Championship event, the first meeting of a series of 4 which will make up the Northern Travellers series.  The entry tops last years by 10, and shows just how much the RS Tera fleet is developing in the North of England. There were...

2014 Training Opportunities.

To all members, We are ready to announce the members training programme for 2014, run by the club members for the club members.  The following events are now ready to book on webcollect from the link below.  Most of the courses are free of charge with the membership, for others there is a nominal charge to cover log books, fuel, coaches (where external coaches are used). www.webcollect.org.uk/llsc Assistant Instructor Course – a fully certified assistant instructor course will be held...

Working Party 22nd March (berthing)

Hi All With reference to the upcoming working party on the 22nd March. In addition to work in the boat house and tidying up the dinghy park. We are going to make a start on identifying abandoned/unidentified boats and removing them from the dinghy park. We have now pretty much reached capacity in the dinghy park and will now have to enforce the berthing sticker policy more rigidly to make space for people that are waiting for berths. Any boat without...

Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week 10 – Only 1 race possible on penultimate day

Results >> On Sunday 9th March 70 boats took to the water for the penultimate weekend, and what was scheduled to be races 19 & 20, of the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club.   With the forecast of light winds and bright sunshine proving accurate it was no surprise that the majority of the fleet opted for wetsuits as opposed to dry suits as the temperature hit the mid-teens.  Although we had the warmth the...

New for 2014. Club Branded Clothing. Variety of Styles and Colours.

Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club are launching a range of club branded clothing along with partner Wave Clothing. Click image to enlarge Items are ordered directly with Wave clothing from there website at http://www.waveclothing.co.uk/club-kit/leigh-and-lowton-sailing-club  If you would like to take a look at the merchandising before ordering then Sue Atherton, who is normally behind the bar on race days has ordered some sample items. For some garments you can specify a graphic of your boat and the the name of the club...

Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week Week 9 – 81 boats for races 17 & 18

Results >>   Gallery now online. Another Sunday, another southerly!  Never mind the direction though because a favourable wind forecast of 12 – 15 knots, which was due to increase as the day went on, was enough to get a fantastic 81 boats on the water for races 17 & 18 in the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club.       During the first race the average wind speed was 12 knots with gusts of up...