Budworth Sailing Club

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The RYA Newsletter for February has lots of NW sailing news, click the pdf icon to read it.

And a late addition which is missing from the pdf version:

Race Management Conference. 

This conference will be held on Saturday, 27th March at Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, Rochdale in the Rowing Club building, adjacent to the Sailing Club. Start time is 12 for 12.30 (if you are early, there will be a Karate session in progress). Finsh at 5pm.

The meeting room is upstairs in the Rowing Club.

Hollingworth Lake is easily accessed from J21 of M62, following the brown Country Park signs. Please note that it is a Pay and Display car-park and cars must be parked in marked bays. The Rowing and Sailing Clubs are accessed via the Car Park.

Please register to attend by contacting Adrian Stoggall (email: stoggall@zetnet.co.uk )

There is lots of news for the North West this month, so have a read !

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Budworth will be holding its traditional  Boxing Day event on Saturday the 26th Dec 2009 .

First Race will be 12 o’clock and is open to all PY rated boats.

Entry Fee is £10 per double hander, £6 for single handers boat with all profits going to the RNLI.

If you get there early you might catch the brave Swimmers !

Local Sailor Receives prestigious Award from HRH Princess Royal

Local sailor Roger Allen, a long time member at Budworth S.C. was presented with one of the RYA’s (Royal Yachting Association) most prestigious awards on Thursday (19 November) by HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA at the organisation’s annual awards ceremony held in London.

Roger was one of just five people nationwide to receive the top ranking RYA Award. He was nominated for the award by RYA council members and was selected as a winner by the Awards panel for his work.

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