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Welcome to the West Lancs Open Days!
Have you ever wanted to try sailing but didn't know where to start? Well, now's your chance to **sail for free** at our upcoming events on May 5th and 26th at 11:00 AM . Join us at the beautiful **West Lancashire Yacht Club** for a day of fun on the water. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a complete beginner, our experienced team will be on hand to help you get started. Don't miss out
Published 9:58am on 26 Mar 2025
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Fitting Out Race and Supper
The new season starts with the traditional Fitting Out Race and Supper on Saturday 29th March! Bring your friends and family! 14.00 Bar open. 14.30 Fitting Out Race. 17.00 Delicious Two Course Hot Supper by D'Vine Catering. Butcher's sausages, spring greens, onion gravy & creamy mashed potato
Published 8:01pm on 14 Mar 2025
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Boats & Bits Sale
West Lancs is holding our annual 'Boats & Bits Sale' at 14.00 on Saturday 22nd March. It's your chance to pick up a bargain, donate unwanted items or sell on commission. Contact Anne Rushton on 07715 056620 now if you have sailing clothing or equipment in good condition which needs a new home.
Published 11:46am on 4 Mar 2025
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WLYC 24 Hour Race wins RYA Event of the Year 2025!
Southport shines again! The WLYC 24 Hour Race has won the prestigious Event of the Year Award at the RYA Dinghy Show, a fantastic recognition of the collaboration between competing clubs, and the dedication and passion of the volunteers that went into making the event a success. Despite being the first year back after the pandemic and with short notice, the 2024 race attracted 50 entries with over 600 competitors, a strong turnout to build
Published 9:07pm on 23 Feb 2025
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Good news for West Lancs training!
West Lancs has been awarded grants of £3,000 by Trinity House and another £1000 by Liverpool Marine Engineers & Naval Architects Guild to support junior training. Thanks to Cedric Loughran for putting forward our successful applications! Training Principal Ian Hughes gathered parent and guardian members with the team of instructors on 9th January to discuss the exciting plans for expanding
Published 9:03pm on 12 Jan 2025
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Enjoy the Winter Social Programme!
Bring friends and family to our social events this winter. There's a Social Lunch on Friday 10th January 2025. Put on your tartan and dancing shoes for Burns Night on Saturday 25th January and it's black tie for the Annual Dinner on Saturday 15th February, when we celebrate the sailing year and our long association with the Kindred Clubs.
Published 10:39am on 21 Nov 2024
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Enjoy the Winter Sailing Programme!
Throughout the coming winter months we're going to make the Club Training Boats available for training courses, pop-up training sessions and social sailing. So we won't be de-rigging the training boats this year. 'If the weather's nice, why not come for a sail?' says WLYC Training Principal Ian Hughes. The Sunday 'Frostbite' racing series at Southport Sailing Club (SSC) started Sunday 3rd November with 16 boats on the water including 5 from West Lancs.
Published 9:00am on 7 Nov 2024
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WLYC 24 Hour Race is back with a boom!
With over 500 competitors, the UK's largest dinghy event, the WLYC 24 Hour Race returned to the Marine Lake in Southport for the 53rd time
Published 8:21pm on 14 Oct 2024
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West Lancs Kids.... 'powering up!'
'Funding the Future' - West Lancs wins first prize from 61 entries nationwide for its innovative junior development programme
Published 8:08pm on 14 Oct 2024
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The race is on!
We announced at the RYA Dinghy Show in February that were reviving the WLYC 24 Hour Race in September 2024... and we had no idea just how enthusiastic the response would turn out to be. In spite of the late notice, over 40 clubs have already entered. Thanks to all the clubs who are supporting the first 24 Hour Race of the new series and collaborating to make it a success.
Published 4:50pm on 12 Jun 2024
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Kids have fun at West Lancs!
West Lancs hosted 90 Year 5 children and their teachers from Norwood Primary School for fun sailing experience days in June 2024.
Published 5:17pm on 5 Jun 2024
