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damp_freddie 
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 Topic: Sailing clubs in Lancashire?Posted: 20 Apr 06 at 4:26pm |
I saw Mike Budds son (i think) take a 49er out there...pretty funny. Once on a traveller I took an RS400 into the "nature reserve" and got a major rollocking ...presumably I was more scary to the coots and swans being preserved than the scouse kids chucking stones at them.. Friendly bunch- if you have an RS400.... glossop involves going round the M60 for you. Nightmare on fitba saturdays or wednesday nights lakes are worth the drive and they avoid tidal problems Edited by damp_freddie |
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sweetktg
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Mark Before moving to Pompey I lived in Blackpool & did all the RYA Northwest Traveller series' etc so I got to know all the clubs very well. Your best option is Leigh & Lowton (inland) or Blackpool & Fleetwood (tidal). Leigh has always been well known for it's high performance fleet with a very good sailing area. B&F (where I was a member for several years) has a very good & interesting sailing area, however their fleets usually consist of mainly lasers & Dart 18's. Both are very easy to get to so basically it's depends whether you want tidal or inland really. Craig - Cheeky says hi |
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yellowhammer
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There's always Blackpool Light Craft Club, opposite the Pleasure Beach. Small club, they mainly sail Cats. No shelter, you launch off the beach into the wind and the waves. But once you're out, I imagine you couldn't get a more dramatic expanse of water anywhere in the NW!!! (In the hayday of the two clubs, we used to have an annual club challenge race from Ribble CC to BLCC, often a screaming reach for 10 miles along the coast .) I've a good mate there, so you could probably visit for a trial sail, and if you're short of a crew ..... Edited by yellowhammer |
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m_liddell
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Thanks for the replies guys, lots of clubs to check out. One thing that concerns me with a few of them is the size of the sailing area. Once a boat like a 14 really gets going downwind you get through water like nobodys business and it really is a pain to sail somehwere small and not anywhere as much fun as it could be :( The other problem is getting crew. If I keep her at a club with few high performance boats the chances of getting a crew for a boat like a 14 might be small and I'd end up selling her anyway It might be a while until my sister moves from Portsmouth and I can have the 14 up there anway, so I have some time to think about it. Despite the boat being old (gbr1333) I'm quite attached to her, but maybe an RS600 or something might be a better option since they are single handed, cheap and a bit slower! |
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fizzicist
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Glossop & District could be worth a shout - It's 160 acres and a full beat is about a mile from end to end - the only downside is that there is a narrow bit at one end of the reservoir. We're a friendly bunch and it's definately a high performance friendly place. We have about 12 Javelins, 6 ISO's although they're not sailed that regularly any more, 3 contenders with possibly another one to come as well as a couple of RS400's, RS300 (mine) and few Lasers. We've had B14's and I14's sailed there before - you won't win any handicap series in the 14 but it'll be good sailing - usually pretty windy up there! |
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MB226
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Well, all good comments from the previous replies, but I live in Preston and have just taken delivery of new Musto Skiff, having previously sailed an RS300 at Glasson SC on the River Lune estuary near Lancaster, 30 mins from Preston on M6. I've been a member there for 30 yrs and wouldn't go anywhere else. Small friendly club with great sailing water. Tidal but giving 3 hrs of sailing each full tide. Also good size waves when wind vs tide - GSC has mixed fleet from Blazes, RS400, Laser, MPS, Dart 15... Come on up and give it a go! |
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charlie1019
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Having been a member at several NW clubs and been to opens at most I would say you have two options: 1. Keep the 14 and sail at Ullswater (along with 49ers etc..) 2. Join Leigh and Lowton, sell the 14 and buy something like a rs400. While I'm not an rs400 fan, Leigh is too small and shifty to sail anything faster than either a 400 or fireball. While there are other clubs around you these two would be your best options: Ullswater if you want to keep the 14; Leigh if you don't mind sailing something slower. Other clubs around don't have enough water for you plus you would be at leigh very quickly from preston: 5 mins from the M6 |
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combat wombat
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I sail at West Kirby, with my B14. The Marine Lake itself is
small but there is tidal racing. I'm out on the tide whenever its
suitable but I'm moving soon to London so I won't see you there to show
you how its done
 The club is superb and there is one other I14 but I've never seen it sail. Its a v.traditional club but it doesn't discriminate against high performance boats (although I get some funny looks when I put the wings on mine, and a few "thats not a GP or Lark" comments). Marine Lake is good for light winds but you will get very good at tacking and gybing if you catch my drift. The tide is excellent, with about 5 hours worth of sailing either side of HW at springs. Tide runs very slowly. |
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Noble Marine
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You see a list of clubs by following one of the links below. Sailing and Yacht Clubs in Lancashire Sailing and Yacht Clubs in the North West We have tried to include as much information about each club as possible, such as the classes sailed, contact details, location map and a short description.
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Harry44981!
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Posted: 12 Apr 06 at 8:32pm |
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i think West Lancs sail on the sea at Ainsdale- they certainly do for the topper and other opens. You could try anywhere on the Dee or Mersey estuaries, eg: West Kirby SC, Wallasey YC, West Cheshire SC, Dee SC, Fiddler's Ferry SC, Liverpool SC. You could try some other Lancaster area clubs eg: Glasson SC, or I think there is a tiny club at Arnside. There isn't much in the way of large expanses of water for skiff type boat in the north west- most support is for traditional classes (bar the 400s at L&L and 200s at Budworth). Most large areas of water are in muddy estuaries- not pleasant! |
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