Southport Sailing Club

as still no clubhouse and no official water to sail on as a club. Eventually an application was made to the Royal Yachting Association for official recognition, and a delegation from our club was invited to London to meet Officials of the RYA who gave them a sympathetic hearing. Shortly afterwards Southport Sailing Club became an officially recognised club and member of the RYA. The Mayor of Southport, Alderman Simms Mitchell, officially opened the Clubhouse on the 22nd October 1967. The membership was growing rapidly and in that year there were 584 full members and 110 junior members. The Enterprise fleet numbered 46; there were 67 GP14’s and 105 in the Handicap Fleet. It wasn’t long before there was talk of an extension to the clubhouse. Plans were presented in October 1970 at a special general meeting and it was agreed to proceed when funds were adequate. It was 1972 before it was felt safe to proceed with the project and the ‘go ahead’ was given at a general meeting in March of that year. A group of enthusiastic members prepared the groundwork and the foundations so saving a considerable sum of money. The extension was then completed and the clubhouse has remained in that form to the present date. Today our headquarters is the envy of many of our visitors and one of which we should all be proud. General Queries : [email protected]

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