WLYC - West Lancashire Yacht Club

20/09/2026

Now that the dust has settled, we can congratulate the West Lancashire Yacht Club teams that took part in last weekends 24hr race.

Our A Team, sailing a GP14, put together an amazing performance once again. Plenty of hardwork, great teamwork, and a clean race ended with a result to be proud of. The team brought back two trophies to the club:
The Warren Cup - 3rd place overall
The Lancashire Evening Post Trophy - Leading Lancashire club

Also sailing a GP14, our B Team enabled a wide range of club members, from as young as 12, to experience the race which for some was their first 24hr experience! Despite being t-boned on the opening laps, they finished a well earned 54th place.

Several club members also featured in teams for other sailing organisations. (If we've missed anyone out, comment below!)

Due to several deployments leaving the Royal Naval Association team short, club junior Ollie stepped in last minute. With the team he finished 11th overall, picking up the Papercourt Trophy for 2nd Enterprise.

Former juniors Kristian and Amber were part of the Solent and Portsmouth University Alliance team sailing in an Enterprise. They picked up the Porter Trophy for the fastest 50th lap, finishing 38th overall.

And finally, a massive thank you goes out to all the volunteers who stepped up throughout the weekend. From safety, scrutineering, first aid, catering, observing and so many more roles the event wouldn't have been possible without you all.

See you all next year!⛵⛵

📸 Mike Collins

15/09/2026

The moment you've all been waiting. The results from the WLYC 24 Hour Race 2026 are now available: https://wlyc.org.uk/wlyc-24-hour-race/wlyc-24-hour-race-2026-results

It's been a fantastic weekend, all made possible because of all of the sailors, volunteers and supporters of this unique event. Thank you for all of your efforts bit on and off the water.

We hope to see you next year on 11th and 12th September 2027. Once the waters have calmed down from this year, we'll let you when and how you can book your spot.

Until then, keep sailing!

28/08/2026

Sun, sea, and a fleet of mirrors 73 strong greeted West Lancs members Kaye and Freya at this year's Abersoch Mirror Week.
For Freya, one of our youngest junior sailors, this was her first event outside the club. Given the scale of the event, and the fact that this is her first season of regular crewing, this is a massive achievement.
In a boat that became progressively more race tuned throughout the week, the pair finished the week with a great set of final results:
55th Overall
20th silver fleet
3rd Gaff rigged boat

Well done to all the North West Region sailors that took part, it's great to see so many local boats achieving such good results.

Overall event results and write up: https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/299087/?source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAT6dXtjbGNrBPp1eXBkb2YBZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeyeOFwUaxWO5Ve9W7PR7KeqA9a7e_rsNq0qPl4sUA3Ab6s1WfVSlUyE-hB4s_aem_apwjsRaohhxb38H0w8HyBQ

15/08/2026

Sail settings, starts, and a solar eclipse.
Another session in the bag for Team WLYC before sitting back to enjoy this week's partial eclipse!⛵🌕☀️

13/08/2026

Team WLYC was on tour again, with club juniors Ollie and Poppy making the trip north for Bassenthwaite Sailing Clubs annual Bass Week. Competing in both the RS200 and the event itself for the first time.
Technical difficulties and interesting weather conditions made for a rocky start, but by the end of the week they began to produce some solid results in a fleet made up mostly of more experienced adults.
A great effort from both, and we all look forward to seeing you progress in a new class. ⛵⛵

Full results and report available at:
https://www.bassweek.org.uk/

06/08/2026

Blustery conditions kept the first junior summer race coaching session ashore, with sailors focusing on race fitness and starting theory. The big kids managed to hit the water for some high speed sailing, with a capsize or two!

Looking forward to the next session and being able to put into practice what we've learned. ⛵⛵

06/08/2026

Well done to the North West Region's sailors who took part in the 2026 NSSA Regatta as part of the Lancashire Youth Sailing team. The long trip to Kent was worth it with some amazing results across the board! ⛵⛵

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27/07/2026

The summer sailing season kicked off with glorious sunshine at the second annual John Dennis trophy day. A great turnout from club sailors resulted in close racing, with it all to play for right up until the last race.

A special mention is needed for the club's junior sailors that took part. In a fleet of 36 entries just under half involved a junior sailor, either solo or paired with an adult. With the results achieved reflecting all the hard work put in this season.

As always without the hard work of club members volunteering their time to run these events, both on and off the water, races like this wouldn't happen. So a big thank you to them!

📸 Kit Robinson

27/06/2026

Team WLYC had a great time at the North Junior and Youth Championships at Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club last weekend. A weekend of plenty of breeze through to barely a ripple, with scorching sunshine throughout, resulted in great racing across all the fleets. Thank you to North East & Yorkshire Youth Sailing and all their volunteers for putting together an amazing event.

A special mention to Team WLYC member Poppy, who won the ILCA4 championship fleet with 1st in all but one of the races.

Full results and galley available at: https://www.neyysa.org/northregiony-jchamps

14/06/2026

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Good luck to all the North sailors taking part in the 2026 North Region Youth and Junior Championships at Derwent Reservoir SC.
Special mention goes to the Team WLYC juniors making the trip across to the North East. Best of luck to Poppy, Autumn, Savannah and Freya. ⛵⛵

Entry to the 2026 North Region Youth & Junior Championships to be held at Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club is open.

Please head over to https://www.neyysa.org/northregiony-jchamps
for all the information and the entry form.

We can't wait for this event, it's the biggest event of the year in the regional Y&J sailing calendar and the last two years have been fantastic events. Don't miss out - there is something for everyone. If you have friends at your home club who haven't been before - get the date in their diary and help them get there.

The regatta fleet will be running again for our less experienced sailors to help them get out on the race course and loving racing. A revised rookie fleet will also be running as part of the regatta fleet - see the website for more information.

The event will also incorporate several class calendar events.

The volunteer registration sheet is also available on the website.

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