Sailing Committee

Welcome to the Sailing Committee page.

Here you can find general information, forthcoming events, photographs and news articles about the Sailing Committee.

Introduction

The sailing committee is responsible for encouraging and organising all of the sailing which takes place at the club.

Ribble Cruising club has three primary venues for sailing. Cruiser sailing, both on the river, and further a field is based at the ‘Dock’ which is located at the boundary of Lytham to the east of the clubhouse and has direct (tidal) access to the River Ribble. (See separate website section for details of the moorings at the dock).

Dinghy sailing is based at the main clubhouse at Central Beach, Lytham and during the summer months dinghy sailing is available for club members at Fairhaven Lake.

The sailing committee establishes a sailing programme for the year (on suitable tidal weekends, Evenings, Bank Holidays) including two weekend Regattas per year and a series of other handicap race events and cruising in company events during the season. The programme is incorporated in the club handbook and published on the website.

The Committee arranges the Race Management for the events including the Race Officer and outlines the start times, courses and number of races. It arranges the required Safety cover and maintains the safety boats. At significant racing events the committee provides Notices of Race and Sailing Instructions in line with RYA requirements.

From time to time the committee will review the cruiser handicaps to ensure that there is competitive racing between the differing classes of cruiser. The Committee is actively pursuing the Provision of Sail training - Introductory and advanced - from Fairhaven Lake and at the main club.

Dinghies are stored at the main club in sheltered dinghy ‘tanks’, there is a charge, per boat, for annual storage. The dinghy section operates a self help policy and it is expected that dinghy owners will attend various work parties throughout the year. There is also limited storage for dinghies at the shed at Fairhaven Lake where members may store boats (for a small charge) which they use for sail training at the Lake. The committee maintains a number of sailing dinghies for use by members at the Lake and on the river.

Minutes & Publications

Please note that some documents are intented for Club Members only. These are indicated by the padlock symbol and require the member to be logged in to access.

Type	Document Title	Issued	Author
	Class 2 PY Numbers 2012	09/05/12	R. Hoad
	Class 1 PY numbers 2012	09/05/12	R. Hoad
	First aid booking form	30/04/12	R. Hoad
	First Aid Course 2012	30/04/12	R. Hoad
	RYA BOW WAVE FEB 2012	15/02/12	R. Hoad
	2012 training plans	23/01/12	R. Hoad
	Eskimo Poster	23/12/11	R. Hoad
	Dinghy Work Party	31/10/11	R. Elsdon
	THE BIG RACE	09/10/11	R. Elsdon
	Beneteau Cup Triumph	20/09/11	R. Hoad
	Day skipper flyer	20/09/11	R. Hoad
	September Regatta Sailing Inst	03/09/11	R. Elsdon
	2011 June Regatta Report	07/06/11	R. Elsdon
	2011 Class 1 PY numbers	24/05/11	R. Hoad
	2011 Class 2 PY numbers	24/05/11	R. Hoad
		22/05/11	R. Hoad
	Race Result Sheet	05/05/11	R. Hoad
	Rcc can help you	20/04/11	R. Elsdon
	Good News for Offshore Cruiser	06/04/11	R. Hoad
	Mooring off Seafield Road	06/04/11	R. Hoad
	front page link	26/03/11	R. Elsdon
	On The Waterfront Invitation	11/03/11	R. Hoad
	Artistic Content	11/03/11	R. Hoad
	Registration Form	11/03/11	R. Hoad
	Sailing Experience Poster	08/03/11	R. Hoad
	RCC help page	01/03/11	R. Elsdon
	Liverpool Kindred Clubs Regatt	24/02/11	R. Hoad
	Kindred Club Regatta Regs	24/02/11	R. Hoad
	NOTICE TO MARINERS -VEE-WALL B	08/02/11	R. Elsdon
	2010 Prize Giving Report	20/11/10	R. Elsdon
	Prize Giving	31/10/10	R. Elsdon
	Osprey Event 2010 Poster	20/10/10	T. Creator

View documents from other committees in our Document List.

View photographs from other committees in our Photo Gallery.