News
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Laser Training Success
We welcomed Alistair Goodwin to Budworth S.C. on Saturday 24th April to provide a day of Laser coaching. 9 sailors from our Standard and Radial fleets took part in what turned out to be an excellent and informative session in lovely weather. The day started with a Q&A while we were waiting for the forecasted Easterly breeze to fill in. Common questions were about starting and downwind sailing, where Alistair offered some
Published 00:00 on 30 Apr 2021
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April Newsletter
Dear Member, Isn't it great that so many of us are now following the Covid-safe protocols and getting back on the water again No April Fool In many ways the month of April can be seen as having been phenomenal. Not only did we experience the warmest day in 53 years, with little or no rainfall and a high number of morning frosts. Indeed, it even snowed. Following
Published 07:13 on 29 Apr 2021
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Junior training Newsletter
JUNIOR TRAINING 2021 We know there are lots of junior members keen to take part in this year's junior training and we thank you for your patience whilst we have been trying to sort out the programme for this year. We are running two 12 week courses which will run alongside each other on Sunday mornings from 9.30am-12noon one for beginners and
Published 12:00 on 27 Apr 2021
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The Remote Management System (RMS) all you need to know
Zoom Thursday 29th April - 7:00 - 7:30pm start Join us for this training session on our RMS system. All club members are very welcome! The session will begin with a walk-through of the Sign-On process, both Remote and using the touch-screen in the clubhouse, and steps for the ARO to enable a race and prepare for the start. If you are "rusty" or need encouragement to
Published 20:42 on 25 Apr 2021
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2020 AGM minutes are now available
Members are now able to view the minutes from our latest AGM on the members portal. Simply ensure that you are signed in using the "Log in" button at the top right of the page then follow this link for access to all the meeting minute past and present. and years gone by.
Published 12:00 on 17 Apr 2021
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Budworth Juniors brave the cold!
Budworth Junior topper sailors brave the snow at Pennine Sailing club
Published 14:54 on 16 Apr 2021
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Duty roster - How to see your duties
Many of you may have noticed emails coming in recently informing you of your duty allocations for this year. We all share the club and it's an important part of our membership to assist with the running of the weekends we all love. I appreciate that sometimes the allocations aren't always convenient, however the more of us are able to make it work the easier it is! If you would like to check out
Published 20:11 on 5 Apr 2021
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NEW! Fusion dinghies
The club has recently purchased 3 brand new Fusion dinghies for the use of all the members, and specifically to help our adult learn to sail-ers. If you've been putting of taking those first steps into a boat or are planning on developing your sailing skills this year then this is a fantastic opportunity to make the most of this versatile, fun and safe dinghy. I can't wait until they're here and we can see
Published 16:30 on 31 Mar 2021
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Laser Training Day - Saturday 24th April 2021.
Alistair Goodwin of Alistair Goodwin Coaching is returning to Budworth on Saturday 24th April to provide a coaching session for 10 Laser members. Alistair provided a similar training session in 2019, which proved to be a great success, so we are looking forward to another great training day. The day will start at 9.30am and last most of the day, cost - £20. Contact Chris Allen for
Published 13:50 on 28 Mar 2021
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March Newsletter - Return to sailing
Hopefully this Newsletter brings the news you have all been waiting for. The government and RYA have been working together to plan a gradual controlled release from restrictions and staged reopening of sailing activities.The first step is for outdoor sports to resume from the 29 th March 2021. First Steps into Sailing Your "return to sailing" group have looked at the implications and your committee have approved their
Published 10:29 on 25 Mar 2021
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December Newsletter
Ultimate day of autumn series Having reopened the club to sailing again only ten days ago, I am pleased to report that it has been used during the week, primarily by the Raceboarders. We hope those of you who wish to, will sail and enjoy the final autumn series sailing day this coming Sunday. Sailing is a great way to enjoy outdoor exercise and is allowed us in good time to finish
Published 14:34 on 18 Dec 2020
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OPEN FOR SAILING AGAIN
Great News!. Post the national lockdown, Budworth Sailing Club finds itself in a tier 2 area, where the government is encouraging the resumption of grass roots sports. We are pleased to advise that Budworth Sailing Club is now reopened for sailing. We commenced racing again on Sunday the 6 th . The wind barely played this week with just a whisper to push a fleet of 13 boats around a simple triangle. Racing continues on
Published 22:02 on 7 Dec 2020