Bolton Sailing Club
Encyclopedia
Bolton Sailing Club is an inland sailing
club located close to the village of Belmont
in Lancashire
to the north of Bolton
, Greater Manchester
in the West Pennine Moors
. The club sails on Belmont Reservoir
which provides a large area of open water for sailing. Bolton SC was one of the first Clubs in the UK to sign up to the RYA
OnBoard Scheme and is also an RYA
Sailability Foundation club. In 2009, Bolton SC was awarded RYA
Champion Club status.
, RS400s, RS300s, RS200s, GP14
, Phantoms
, Graduates
and Merlin Rockets. Racing is held every weekend on Sundays between the end of March and the beginning of December, and Wednesday evenings during the summer. Training sessions are run on Friday evenings and Sunday mornings.
Regular social sailing sessions are run on Saturday afternoons.
There is a successful Junior Group which trains youngsters to sail and race a range of dinghies including Optimists
and Topper
dinghies.
Each year the junior group enter the Junior 12 Hour Race.
Individually, members have been successful nationally and internationally. In 2008, David Ivins and Lesley Johnson came 2nd at the Graduate Nationals.
Recognised Training Centre and offers dinghy sailing training courses for adults and children.
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
club located close to the village of Belmont
Belmont, Lancashire
Belmont is a village in Lancashire, England. It is close to Winter Hill between the towns of Bolton and Darwen. It has around 500 inhabitants and lies within the civil parish of North Turton in the unitary authority area of Blackburn with Darwen.-History:...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
to the north of Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
in the West Pennine Moors
West Pennine Moors
The West Pennine Moors cover an area of approximately of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.The West Pennine Moors are separated from the main Pennine range by the Irwell Valley. The moorland includes Withnell, Anglezarke and Rivington Moors in the extreme west,...
. The club sails on Belmont Reservoir
Belmont Reservoir
Belmont Reservoir is a reservoir north of the small moorland village of Belmont, Lancashire, England fed by the Belmont Brook. It was built in 1826 by the Bolton Waterworks to supply water to the rapidly expanding town of Bolton. Belmont was once a thriving industrial centre for stone quarrying...
which provides a large area of open water for sailing. Bolton SC was one of the first Clubs in the UK to sign up to the RYA
Royal Yachting Association
The Royal Yachting Association is the national governing body for certain watersports in the United Kingdom. Activities it covers include:* Sailing* Windsurfing* Motor cruising* Sportsboats* Personal watercraft* Powerboat racing...
OnBoard Scheme and is also an RYA
Royal Yachting Association
The Royal Yachting Association is the national governing body for certain watersports in the United Kingdom. Activities it covers include:* Sailing* Windsurfing* Motor cruising* Sportsboats* Personal watercraft* Powerboat racing...
Sailability Foundation club. In 2009, Bolton SC was awarded RYA
Royal Yachting Association
The Royal Yachting Association is the national governing body for certain watersports in the United Kingdom. Activities it covers include:* Sailing* Windsurfing* Motor cruising* Sportsboats* Personal watercraft* Powerboat racing...
Champion Club status.
Sailing
Bolton SC provides extensive racing across a range of dinghy classes. Classes include LasersLaser (dinghy)
The International Laser Class sailboat, also called Laser Standard and the Laser One is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy. According the Laser Class Rules the boat may be sailed by either one or two people, though it is rarely sailed by two. The design, by Bruce Kirby, emphasizes...
, RS400s, RS300s, RS200s, GP14
GP14 (dinghy)
The GP14 is a popular sailing dinghy, with over 14,000 built.The class is active in the UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and parts of north-eastern USA, and the GP 14 can be used for both racing and cruising. The boat is relatively heavy, but stable, and the weight and the...
, Phantoms
Phantom (sailboat)
There are two designs of Phantom sailboats, one is a sloop design which is often raced, and the other is a lateen rig that was designed after the Sunfish model sailing dinghy....
, Graduates
Graduate (dinghy)
The Graduate is a 12.5-foot sailing dinghy. Rules for the class allow for customization the boat with rigs of various sophistication.- References:...
and Merlin Rockets. Racing is held every weekend on Sundays between the end of March and the beginning of December, and Wednesday evenings during the summer. Training sessions are run on Friday evenings and Sunday mornings.
Regular social sailing sessions are run on Saturday afternoons.
There is a successful Junior Group which trains youngsters to sail and race a range of dinghies including Optimists
Optimist (dinghy)
The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by children up to the age of 15. Nowadays boats are usually made of fiber reinforced plastic, although wooden boats are still built....
and Topper
Topper (dinghy)
The Topper is an 11 foot sailing dinghy designed by Ian Proctor. The Topper is a one-design boat sailed mostly in the British Isles. It was recognised as an International class by the International Sailing Federation...
dinghies.
Sailing Successes
Every year the club enters at least one team in the annual Southport 24 hour race hosted by West Lancashire Yacht Club where it has won the event in 1970, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005 and 2007.Each year the junior group enter the Junior 12 Hour Race.
Individually, members have been successful nationally and internationally. In 2008, David Ivins and Lesley Johnson came 2nd at the Graduate Nationals.
Training
Bolton Sailing Club is an RYARoyal Yachting Association
The Royal Yachting Association is the national governing body for certain watersports in the United Kingdom. Activities it covers include:* Sailing* Windsurfing* Motor cruising* Sportsboats* Personal watercraft* Powerboat racing...
Recognised Training Centre and offers dinghy sailing training courses for adults and children.