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Winter Series

Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week 8 – A blast from the south

Results >>  Gallery now online. Crewsaver’ Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club Races 15 & 16. With a weather forecast for Sunday predicting a return of the 50 mph + winds, half term week and holidays plus 59 boats deciding to sail in the previous days rescheduled New Years day pursuit race believing it maybe their only chance to sail this weekend, it was no surprise that numbers were down for Sundays races 15 & 16 in the ‘Crewsaver‘ sponsored...

Winter Series

Richard Catchpole (RS300) wins the rescheduled 2014 NYD Pursuit

The late late late New Years Day pursuit race at Leigh & Lowton sailing club. Images courtesy of Tim Yeates. NYD 2014 Results Due to the forecasted (and materialising) gale force winds and heavy rain that were to lash the country over the new year period, Leigh & Lowton sailing club made the decision to postpone its annual New Years Day pursuit race. This proved to be the correct decision as on the day it was blowing straight down Pennington Flash from the...

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Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week 7 – Sunshine and wind!

Results >>  Gallery now online.   Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club Races 13 & 14. At last, with a forecast of a break from the high winds and heavy rain proving correct, the competitors at this weekends ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club were greeted to a day of sunshine, a moderate amount of breeze and no rain! For what seemed like the umpteenth Sunday running the wind was again from...

Winter Series

Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week 6 – multiple retirements as force 7 gusts blow through

  Results >>  Gallery now online. Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club – Races 11 & 12 on Sunday 9th February 2014. With some events cancelled this weekend due to adverse travel conditions and a forecast for near gale force winds it was no surprise that upon arriving at the club to find a very cold and gusty breeze only 35 boats ventured out onto Pennington Flash for races 11 & 12 in the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh...

Winter Series

Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week 5 – A sunny and breezy blast

Results link > Crewsaver’ Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club Races 9 & 10 Coinciding with the launch of the ‘Crewsaver’ Phase2 dinghy range of clothing the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club at Pennington Flash continued on the 2nd February with 76 boats turning out for races 9 & 10 in the series. Once again strong winds had been forecast but the competitors arrived to find a clear blue sky and a...

Open Events Info

Solution Open & Phantom Northern Champs – 29/30 March. Entries now open.

The Phantom North 2014 Series, sponsored by www.standardsplus.co.uk , has the first event on 29 and 30 March (2 days) at Leigh and Lowton SC. This is the first of 9 events across the North during the year and the series is growing every year, attracting new sailors. There are some new venues this year with locations across the region – so you’ll never be far from a Phantom North event. Leigh and Lowton SC (www.llsc.org.uk) is one of the most active clubs in...

Winter Series

Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle week 4 – from 4 to 40 knots!

Results>> Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club Races 7 & 8 The most popular dinghy winter series in the UK, the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club continued on the 26th January with 61 boats turning out for what was scheduled to be races 7 & 8 in the series This Sunday there were warnings of strong wind and heavy rain and when the competitors arrived there was a gusty 15 knot...

Juniors

An early start to the season for our junior members in showing top form once again

The Brass Monkey event was posponed at Christmas time and re run at York Dales SC on Saturday. Congratulations to Oliver Blackburn who threaded his Topper through the 82 strong handicap fleet to finish a fantastic 2nd overall. A pesky 49er pipped him to the post. A two race event in medium winds was just the ticket for Olly, who is actually a Whte Rose lad but wares his Red Rose just for LLSC. Lancashire Lass Steph Wingate finish well in 19th...

Winter Series

Tipsy Week 3 – So far 138 boats have crossed the start line! Gallery now online.

Results >> The most popular dinghy winter series in the UK, the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at Leigh & Lowton sailing club continued on the 19th January with another fantastic turnout for races 5 & 6 in the series. Sunday dawned bright but cold day and the competitors arrived at the club to find the Flash was like a mill pond. The race team took the sensible, and popular, decision to signal an hour postponement which allowed for an early lunch...

Open Meeting Reports / Winter Series

Crewsaver Tipsy Icicle Week 2 – Another Punchy Sou’easter

The most popular dinghy winter series in the UK, the ‘Crewsaver’ sponsored Tipsy Icicle series at  Leigh & Lowton sailing club, recommenced on the 12th January with another fantastic turnout for races 3 & 4 in the series. Due to events elsewhere and a few ‘no-shows’ there was a reduced turn out this weekend but we still managed to get 78 boats actually on the water and racing of which 25 were new to the series.  This means that to date, only two...