Sailing clubs in Lancashire?

I’m desperately looking for a sailing club that is high performance friendly to rehome my 14 or she may have to be sold I'm moving from the south coast to Preston, Lancashire for work. The only clubs I have found that even have enough water are:

 

http://www.ribblecruisingclub.org.uk/

http://www.mhyc.co.uk/

both a bit on the family crusing side of things, not too sure how they would like me sailing a 14 out of there. Plus I have to find a crew who can manage sailing her too...

 

Any recommendations/suggestions?

Edited by m_liddell

I live in Preston, used to be a member of Ribble CC, and am now at Leigh & Lowton SC.

The jetty at Ribble (Lytham St Annes) was washed away for the second time last year, and the dinghy section has died. It's a fast tide, with water for ony 3-4 hours around high tide. And the mud's radioactive from Selafield

Leigh & Lowton is fairly narrow over half the sailing area (for a prevailing wind) but one advantage is that it's not a reservoir (it's a bowl formed by a collapsed mine working) so you're guaranteed water and you don't have to wash you boat in copper-sulphate solution if you travel away. Strong RS400 and Solo fleets. It's a friendly club though with good heritage.

I found quite a few clubs in Lancs are restrictive, tending to favour traditional classes.

Not much suitable water, considering all the rain!!!

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!

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. 

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!