Optimist Class Update
By Mark Creasey Lot’s of sailing last bank holiday weekend. At the Club the Optimist Dolphins had their first outing on Friday 3rd May. Here is nice picture of Red Fleet. Thank-you to all the parents and volunteers that make this training happen. No training this Friday, but Wednesday slow handicap racing is on. Remember […]
Long Distance Race Report
Written by “Bojangles” Dangles from Bojangles Hello from Bojangles, the Contender! What a wonderful, windy bank holiday weekend of sailing we’ve just had! It started off with the tidal club race on Sunday. 8 boats turned out and it was cold and windy. An Olympic course was set for us and we bounced around on […]
WEST KIRBY SAILING CLUB – LONG DISTANCE RACE
Download you sailing instructions here: LONG DISTANCE RACE final circulated
Wilson Trophy 2019 Programme
70th WILSON TROPHY – OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMME 4 days of Racing – 36 Teams – 216 Competitors – 25 Umpires – 30 Fireflies Over 350 Races – 000s of Breakfasts, Lunches and cups of Tea/Coffee Not to mention the vast quantities of Beer and Wine consumed All provided by 100s of hard working WKSC Volunteers […]
WKSC President’s Race
Saturday 20th April – First start at 11.30 The Sailing Instructions may downloaded from here and are viewable below:
The Big Lash
UMSC, LUSC and WKSC welcomed on the 30th & 31st March, 24 teams of university, school and alumni sailors to the Big Lash. Day 1 After a short delay due to lack of wind in the morning, racing got underway just before midday in sunny and light conditions. 72 races were completed (6 races per […]
Christie Cup – Wednesday 27th March.
Members of Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester University Sailing Clubs competed in the Christie Championships on Wednesday afternoon. The Christie is the second oldest inter-university competition, now in its 132nd year. A good steady NW breeze greeted us on the marine lake, with the round robin between the first teams from each uni sailed first. The second […]
Zippy and the Whales – The adventures of Zippy Zero.
Z Hello all from Zippy the D-Zero. It’s been a while since my last report because the weather has not been playing fairly. It’s either been too windy, or nothing at all. After a dull few weeks whiling away the hours on shore, my Owner arrived to pack me up for a magical mystery tour, […]
EASTER BRUNCH Sunday 21st April at West Kirby Sailing CLub
Wilson Trophy Fund Raising Dinner and Grand Raffle.
Last Saturday evening a broad cross section of club members got together for a fun evening supporting the 70th Anniversary Wilson Trophy. A lively game of Heads’n Tails started the evening, which saw Pam Dodd win a big (and I mean BIG) teddy bear. A fantastic meal followed prepared by Judy & Neil Jackson and […]
