NW Traveller #2 @ Redesmere SC

The second NW Topper Traveller will be held at Redesmere Sailing Club on Saturday the 5th of April.

Redesmere Sailing Club is situated some 5 miles from Macclesfield, Cheshire, close to Capesthorne Hall.

Directions to the Redesmere Sailing Club

From Alderley Edge
Take the A34 south to Monk's Heath traffic lights. Carry straight on, past Capesthorne Hall. About 500m past the hall the road bears sharp right. The gravel track to the Club is off to the left at the beginning of the bend.

From Congleton
Take the A34 north through Siddington towards Alderley Edge. Shortly after passing through Siddington the road bends sharp right, followed 200m later by a sharp bend to the left. At the apex of the left hand bend a gravel track on the right leads to the Club.

From Knutsford
Follow the A537 east towards Macclesfield. At Monk's Heath traffic lights turn right onto the A34 south towards Congleton. Follow the road past Capesthorne Hall. About 500m past the hall the road bears sharp right. The gravel track to the Club is off to the left at the beginning of the bend.

From Macclesfield
Follow the A537 west towards Knutsford. At Monk's Heath traffic lights turn left onto the A34 south towards Congleton. Follow the road past Capesthorne Hall. About 500m past the hall the road bears sharp right. The gravel track to the Club is off to the left at the beginning of the bend.

Location / Map Refs / Map / Schematic GPS Location: N53.24400 W 2.22881

Grid Reference: SJ85072

Briefing is at 10:30, with race 1 starting at 11:00. Races 2 and 3 will follow at the discretion of the OOD.

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Report and Results

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Crosby SC - "Update"

Some of you will already know that the Crosby Sailing Club has been under threat of closure and or relocation for some time now.

This article was posted by one of their members earlier in March.

"Crosby SC are now very nearly at the end of an era. Their old clubhouse is now nearly fully demolished. It has taken just under a week to get to the stage in the photograph.

The Council have spared no expense, finding them a sumptuous new club house! They realised that to move only the racing fleet to neighbours West Lancs YC, who had generously offered to assist, would cost a fortune in membership fees for the 12-18 month project time span.

The club now has an old container to use as a meeting room, and another to house their rescue boat and then act as changing rooms for the rugged northern chaps. Who knows where the ladies will find to change, they turned down the shared room idea!

To cap it all, they pulled out the plug on the lake and there's no water until the next spring tide..."

....Ian (SoloMan) Middleton [15th March 2008 - courtesy Yachts and Yachting]

All this for the Liverpool City of Culture Year 2008!!

NW Traveller #1 @ Winsford Flash SC

The First NW Topper Traveller Event of 2008 will be held at Winsford Flash SC

Directions to the Venue:

Post Code for GPS Location: CW7 4EE

From the M6 Motorway
From the M6 junction 18 take the exit to Middlewich, Winsford, Chester, A54.
Follow the A54 through Middlewich to Winsford.
Take the second exit on the large roundabout as you enter Winsford,
then up the hill on the dual carriageway.
Turn left at the second set of traffic lights.
Continue to a small roundabout and turn left.
Follow the road through the housing estate, past the Conservative club until you come to a sharp right turn.
Continue straight on into the lane ahead. (sign on the left 'Ways Green')
Follow the lane onto the unsurfaced section and turn right at the first junction,
follow this lane to the sailing club.
The lane is single track but there are passing places.

If coming from the direction of Chester
follow the A54 to Winsford,
past the Cheshire Police HQ,
turn left at the next roundabout,
straight on at the next large roundabout (with traffic lights),
down the hill and turn right at the next traffic lights.
Then follow the directions as above.

M6 Approach & Lake Map:

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Report and Results

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WLYC Laser 12 Hour Race

For those Topper Sailors that are at the limits of their Topper ranges and perhaps are already sailing Lasers, whether it be with a 4.7, radial or full rig, why not put together a team of four or more and enter the West Lancashire Yacht Club Laser 12 Hour Race?

The race will be held in Southport on the Marine Lake on Saturday the 26th of April.

Full details can be found on the WLYC Laser 12 Hour Race site.

• Notice of Race
• Entry Form
• Program Of Events
• Race Booklet (pdf)
• Guidelines

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