How to keep your berth in 2 easy steps. 1. Please display a current berthing sticker on your boat, either on the transom or on the front of the mast. (This may seem trivial or unimportant to some, but trust me, it helps enormously) 2. Please fill out the details of your boat on the berthing list located in the corridor to the changing rooms together with a map of the dinghy park Information required:- Your Name, Boat class, Sail...
We received fantastic news last month that we have been awarded a grant for an additional training rib to support our increased level of training for adult improver sessions and to facilitate moving the club forward in its quest to provide the best training in the region to introduce youngster and adults to the sport. This will be fully funded by the Sport England Grant that was compiled, submitted and chased by our commodore Cathy Partington with help from Ollie Shaw,...
Huge congratulations to Hannah Bristow and Bobby Hewitt who today were crowned RS Feva World Champions. In the 8 race series they took three bullets and posted a net score of 34, 21 points clear of Elliott Wells and Jake Todd of Hayling Island in second place and 22 points clear of Arthur Brown and Niamh Davies from Royal Burnham in third place. Going into the last day they led the fleet of 171 boats and after a 7th in...
LLSC Topper 29er & Feva sailors returning fantastic results on National level events. Olli Blackburn got a podium 3rd at the Topper National series at light winded Derwent Reservoir this weekend with Haydn Griffiths (Tallyman) close behind with a very respectable 5th . 111 entries. Last weekend at the Topper Northern Champs at Bassenthwaite , LLSC DOMINATED with Nick Deveraux taking the honours Haydn Griffiths 2nd , James Grumitt 3rd ,Dan Budden 4th and Lucy Mearns 5th. A very close fought event...
Andrew Green wins the 2013 Laser Grand Prix with three bullets! 28 boats turned up to Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club to be rewarded with 15 knots of wind as part of the Northern Laser Grand Prix series on August 11th, with many sailors arriving fresh from the Nationals. Gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/16159040@N07/sets/72157635039742710/ With the wind blowing the length of the lake, racing commenced with a long first beat to the windward mark. Initially it was Hector Simpson (Yorkshire Dales) leading, followed by...
We had a fantastic two days sailing in good winds for the Optimist sailors racing for the first time. The weekend began with camping on the Friday evening and bring your own BBQ. An early start on the Saturday with lots of excited optimist sailors as they received their briefing with the other fleets, asymmetric, handicap and lasers, not to mention the Miracle fleet ! Saturday was also the LLSC Optimist Open, which was won by Archie Leckie, being closely...
15 Miracles enjoyed a sunny weekend at Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club. Results can be found here.
Junior 12 Hour Race, Southport Marine Lake, 29th June 2013 Sailed in a Force 2-3 breeze with Force 4 gusts this year, Leigh and Lowton’s juniors performed brilliantly to take 5th place out of 29 boats.
It has been bought to the committees attention that recently there have been several incidents of theft from boats and items on trailers while unattended in the dinghy park. All incidents have been reported to the police. This is a reminder to all members and visitors that all equipment left in/on boats and in/on trailers may not be covered by your respective insurance policy. The club grounds and premises are used by several different organisations at different times of the...
The two day Miracle Northern Championships held at Delph Sailing Club near Bolton saw a return to form of Wayne Atherton sailing in a new partnership with experienced Miracle crew Angela Sweeney. The pair managed to win the event by sailing just the three races on the Sunday of the two-day event. Read the full article on Y&Y http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/169439/Miracle-Northerns-at-Delph