With the upgrade in the status of the Coronavirus epidemic, council have made the decision that the club shall be closed until further notice. We will be following the advice from the UK government that 'everyone should avoid, pubs, clubs and theatres and other such social gatherings' and are dialogue with RYA. We will re-open as soon…
In light of the very windy forecast for tomorrow, Sailing Committee has taken the decision to cancel all racing and sailing tomorrow. The forecast is for 45+ knots most of the day with the health and safety of sailors and safety crew and not wanting to cause unnecessary damage to boats, the water will be closed…
Sailing Committee this week finalised the racing and training program for the 2020 season. There is something on the calendar for everyone, ranging from the most to the least experienced. Over the coming weeks, we will launch pre-season review which will give you a brief overview and explanation of the events coming up in 2020.
The open meeting to be held at Elton in the 2020 season are as follows: 4TH & 5TH APRIL- RS TERA 25TH APRIL- NW JUNIOR TRAVELLERS 4TH JULY - TOPPER OPEN 18TH JULY- SOLO OPEN (PART OF NORTHERN CIRCUIT) 3RD OCTOBER- LASER OPEN ***NOT CONFIRMED*** 17TH OCTOBER- STREAKER NORTHERN PADDLE We want to show off Elton,…
Tree decorationTuesday 10th December 2019 6pm- Many hands appreciated to help Chidrens Christmas party Saturday 14th December 2019- See Tina mann or Web collect for details Brass band night Wednesday 18th December 2019 7.30pm- Mince pie and mulled wine included £5pp pay on the door Ladies Christmas party Friday 20th December 2019 7.30pm- See Janet Scott for details New year's eve party 31st December…
Anna Carpenter on Improving Your Racing Thursday 21st November and Thursday 5th December at 19:30 Anna has very kindly offered to present exclusively to Elton members and guests two Thursday evening talks entitled ‘Improve Your Racing’. There is little doubt that we could all benefit from such an insight from someone who has gone on to…
Your Sailing Committee decided at the beginning of the sailing year to hold a Super Series by entering sailors who had competed in over half the total races in a series into a Super Draw at the end of the year. As there are 6 series up to the end of October, qualifying sailors have a…
Three Elton club Solo sailors have traveled to two of the main Solo events this year. Robzy ‘Rodney’ Gascoigne, Steve ‘Kenny’ Restall and Adam Savage have travelled over 1,300 miles to Carnac and Weymouth, to race against some the best Solo sailors across the country and Europe. Here’s our story!Carnac had 80+ entrants from UK, Holland, Portugal,…
OnBoard Junior Training SessionTHURSDAY 20th June 6pm - 8pmAn extra session will be held this Thursday evening .THERE WILL BE NO ONBOARD SESSIONS ONJune 22nd or June 29thdue to other events taking place on the water .Please try and arrive early and be ready to launch by 6pm so we can maximise the time .I will…
A couple of months ago, Sailing Committee put a bid together to Sport England for an additional RIB to help with safety cover and deliver the excellent training and sailing programme. We are pleased to say we have now been successful in our bid and are awaiting final confirmation that money has been deposited to the…