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Welcome to West Lancs!

Join our sailing family!


Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced sailor, we welcome all ages and abilities in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. Enjoy the shallow waters of the beautiful Marine Lake as you build confidence, develop skills, stay active and make new friends. Off the water, our members love social events and celebrating special moments in our stunning lakeside lounge. We encourage everyone to get involved in club life—whether its sailing, racing, learning, teaching, or joining our dedicated volunteers who help with maintenance and catering.


Come and give it a go—we’d love to have you on board!

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Latest news

West Lancs Named a British Sailing Pathway Club

West Lancs Yacht Club is one of the first clubs in the country to receive the new British Sailing Pathway Club status, reflecting our focus on junior sailing, helping more young people get on the water, learn to race, and develop a lifelong love of sailing. The new status means we'll get support from British Sailing and the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) to develop our More »

1 Jul 2025

West Lancs Junior Teams take on the 12 Hour Race Challenge!

Well done to all of the sailors who participated in this year's National Junior 12 Hour Race  - including two teams from West Lancs! The interest in the event has increased with twice the numbers of entries compared to last year, which will hopefully continue to build.  This year's event was a real test of endurance in very challenging wind conditions! However, every team was up to the challenge - although there More »

1 Jul 2025

West Lancs Senior Endurance team wins 2025 Sunrise to Sunset Race at Pennington Flash!

Our senior endurance team took first prize in this year's Sunrise to Sunset (S2S) Race at Pennington Flash on 14th June, building on our second placing in 2024. The S2S Race, under the burgee of Leigh & Lowton Sailing Club, is one of three major sailing endurance races run in our region which are unique in the national sailing calendar, along with the National Junior 12 More »

15 Jun 2025

Southport Learning Town initiative launched at West Lancs!

West Lancs was delighted to host the launch of Southport Learning Town (SLT) initiative on Friday 13th June 2025, led by local MP Patrick Hurley and Dr Alan Potter and Chris Howorth from the SLT Management Committee. We're proud to be a part of this collaboration of learning providers, enriching  our community, whilst making the most of its heritage. West Lancs Yacht Club is making a positive contribution by making sail More »

15 Jun 2025

Upcoming events

Jul 12

NW Junior Travellers at Basse…

Jul 12

10:00am - Junior Sailing

Jul 12

11:00am - Let's Launch!

Social Sailing The Club supports social sailing
Jul 12

2:00pm - Handicap Racing

July Series
Jul 13

10:00am - RC Sailing

Summer Series
Jul 14

8:00am - School Taster

Jul 15

8:00am - School Taster

Jul 15

7:00pm - RC Sailing

Summer Series
Jul 16

8:00am - School Taster

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