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Welcome to West Riding Sailing Club, Wakefield |
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Formed in 1937, West Riding Sailing Club is one of the largest and oldest sailing clubs in Yorkshire with around 300 members and 120 boats. We are situated five miles South-East of Wakefield on Wintersett Reservoir with a sailing area covering approximately 100 acres.
A new clubhouse built in 2006 is the pride of the club and hosts many social activities throughout the year. The club caters for all sailors from the novice to the experienced racer. The club races every Sunday during the year and Wednesday nights during the summer months. The water is open any other time for recreational sailing.
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2012 is an
important year for West Riding SC as it celebrates its 75th year of
sailing on Wintersett Reservoir near Wakefield. The season starts with the
annual Northern Brass Monkey series, commencing this Sunday, January 8th,
with the first of two back to back races starting at 12 noon. The 14 race series runs from 8th
January through to 19th February inclusive, and is open to all boats
with a PY 908 - 1386. Entry for the whole
series is £20, or £4 per day and includes free berthing of boats during the
series in secure compounds.
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Sunday 18th December from 3.00pm
Come and enjoy the Christmas festivities with your fellow sailors at the club. Please bring some food you would like to share. Naturally the bar will be open!
See you all there...
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Frostbite Series 4th December |
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With temperatures barely climbing above 5 degrees, the Frostbites Series is beginning to live up to it's name. Twelve boats started the day battling the cold and rain squalls. Alan Gillard in his Streaker dominated with two firsts with Tim Keighley close behind in his Laser. Read on for full results.
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We are now two weeks into this year's frostbite series and its been good to see 20 or more boats on the start line each week. Racing continues on a Sunday from now until Christmas with two races a day starting at 11.00. The series is open to visitors and we have attracted a few already. There are a lot of contenders at the top of the leader board currently, with Mark Weston in his Solo taking top spot after the first 5 races. Full results follow.
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