Gill Kenyon will be running a winter safety workshop on Wednesday 14th December. Aim: To examine the 3 stages of hypothermia and how sailors can recognise and deal with it’s effects.Objective: Sailing crews and rescue personnel will be able to differentiate between potentially life threatening and less serious but performance degrading changes to body temperature. Free to members and £3 for visitors.
Over 60 members enjoyed a great evening at the club last Saturday.
Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s Open Revett Winter Series concluded this weekend on Sunday the 11th December 2011 with 99 boats having competed at some stage of the series. The forecast originally looked promising on Sunday but in the end never actually arrived resulting in a long tea drinking day with both races of the day being canned. So how did it finish in the end? Chris Gillard romped home in the Solos followed by Steve White and Jon Walter. ...
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Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s Open Revett Winter Series week 4 continued with interesting conditions on Sunday 4th December 2011. In total 50 boats ventured out in a shifty and squally west south westerly force 2-4. PROs Kate Tickle and Sally Haslewood set reaching courses for the Lasers, Solos & Handicap Fleet and full windward leeward laps for the Asymmetric Fleet.
2011 Revett Results Asymmetric Laser Handicap Solo Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s Open Revett Winter Series week 3 continued with not so perfect conditions on Sunday 27th November 2011. In total 24 boats ventured out a very strong and gusty force 5-7 west north westerly. PRO Neil Skellam set a reaching course for the Lasers, Solos & Handicap Fleet and a full windward leeward lap for the Asymmetric Fleet.
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2011 Revett Results Asymmetric Laser Handicap Solo Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club’s open Revett Winter Series week 2 continued with perfect conditions on Sunday 20th November. In total 57 boats, including visitors from Sheffield Viking, Bassenthwaite, Elton, Crosby, Blackpool & Fleetwood and West Riding, enjoyed a perfect force 1-2 south easterly breeze. PRO Terry Oliver set a short course for the Lasers and Handicap Fleets and a full windwardleeward lap the length of the flash for the Asymmetrics.
Now that Howard, Roy, Wayne and assistants have completed the resurfacing of the dinghy park in a breathtakingly short period of time. It now remains for the reorganisation of the boats in line with what was at agreed at the AGM.
Howard and a team of members are well underway with phase 2 of the dinghy park. There will be a different layout and a discussion lead by Mike Barnes at the AGM involved class areas. Click for pics