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• May / June Updates from Sailing Committee

  Despite a few spells of changeable weather, it has been fantastic to see such a great variety of boats out on the water enjoying some lively and competitive racing on both Wednesdays and Sundays. It has also been brilliant to see our juniors making the most of Thursday evenings and continuing to build their skills and confidence. We had a very successful Social Sailing day on Saturday 30th May, with both new and experienced

  Published 12:00am on 3 Jun 2026

• April / May Updates from Sailing Committee

  The sailing season is now well underway, with a great mix of activity taking place across the club. Racing is running on Wednesday evenings and Sundays, with Junior Sailing and Ladies Sailing taking place on Thursday evenings. It has been fantastic to see so many members getting out on the water and making the most of the new season. Racing Updates - Congratulations to Iggy Smith on winning the Wednesday Spring Pursuit

  Published 2:50pm on 13 May 2026

• Sailing Committee Update - Mar 26

  March Updates from Sailing Committee Class Captain   Updates  - Both Solos and ILCA class captains reported a very successful day of class coaching, there have been requests for another one of these in 2026. Huge thanks to Dave G and Adam S for coaching at this event. Race Office -  Final changes are being reviewed for the NoR and SI for 2026, these will be published on the

  Published 1:36pm on 20 Mar 2026

• Sailing Committee Update - Feb 26

  Updates from Sailing Committee Class Captain   Updates - Open Events for Solos, ILCAs and Juniors have been arranged and dates are in the Club Calendar Race Office -  This has been cleared out and cleaned by volunteers, there is still some more work to do, but there has been a great improvement. The large flags have been washed and are ready for the new season. 

  Published 12:15pm on 28 Feb 2026

• Sailing Committee Update - Jan 26

  Updates from Sailing Committee In summary sailing committee aims to get more people sailing and more boats racing! New ILCA Class Captain - we welcomed Ava as the new class captain Key Dates for January:  Sat 17th Jan - First Aid Course 24th-25th Jan - Safety Boat Course Thu 22nd Jan - Blind Sailing Talk Tue 27th Jan - Instructor Updating

  Published 1:28pm on 9 Jan 2026

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  LORD BIRKETT

  A large group of members from Elton headed north over the weekend of 5/6 July for the annual Lord Birkett event held at Ullswater Yacht Club. This event is now in its 63 rd year, and celebrates the fantastic work of Lord Birkett who fought to save the reservoir from being claimed by Manchester Water Company to provide drinking water. This would have severely restricted the use of the reservoir for leisure and recreational

  Published 9:09pm on 15 Aug 2025

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  North Youth and Junior Championships at Ullswater Yacht Club

  In June some of our Elton Juniors went on a weekend away to the largest youth and junior sailing event in the country. With over 190 sailors competing it was a busy but exciting few days. It was amazing to see Elton sailors representing the club across all fleets and bringing home medals despite the challenging and breezy conditions. All our sailors (and parents) had a fantastic time, here's what they had to

  Published 8:49pm on 4 Jul 2025

• Update from your Commodore

  I cant believe that its June already where has this year gone? I would like to take a bit of time to reflect upon the last few months and also the plans for the rest of the year and beyond. When the new council first met last December, we held a brainstorming session to look at our plans for the year. The discussion centred around seven main topics:-  Business Planning,

  Published 8:47am on 14 Jun 2025

• Sailing Committee June Update

  Wednesday Night Racing: It has been great to see so many boats out racing on Wednesday nights, including new members and Junior sailors. Sailing Programme: There have been a couple of amendments to this on 22nd June / 13th July due to not being able to get a RO for one of the specialist Trophy Days, please see the calendar online.  Events : Elton Sailing Club . Battle of the

  Published 6:31am on 14 Jun 2025

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  Juniors May Update

  There has been lots happening for our Junior sailors in May! We have welcomed lots of new Junior sailors and their parents, it's been great to see the sailors progressing and the parents learning new skills too! Successes : Congratulations to Franek, Hunter and William on achieving their Stage 1 and to all the other Juniors who got skills ticked off towards later Stages. Junior Racing : With exam season for

  Published 9:28am on 1 Jun 2025

• Elton Sailors on Tour Results Update

  Elton's sailors have been busy on the circuit recently, delivering strong performances and clocking up the miles across the country. At the Midweek Senior Travellers event held at Leigh & Lowton, conditions sounded a little drifty, but that didnt stop Darren Nield and Dave Woodhead from making the most of it. Darren secured an impressive 2nd place overall, with Dave close behind in 3rd. Great sailing from both! Meanwhile, Steve Restall has been putting in a huge effort, competing in several Solo Open meetings across the

  Published 12:53pm on 29 Apr 2025

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  100 Club Draw April Winners Revealed!

  The latest 100 Club Draw has taken place, and we're excited to announce the lucky winners for April! A huge thank you to everyone who participates,  your support helps fund projects and activities across the club. April 2025 Winning Numbers: 1st Prize £40:  Ray Cumley 2nd Prize £30:  Steve Marney  3rd Prize £15:  Brian Taylor Congratulations to all our winners! The

  Published 8:22pm on 24 Apr 2025