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The West Lancashire Yacht Club (WLYC) is a
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, England, founded in 1894. In 1999 the club was awarded the status of Volvo/RYA Champion Club, recognising the standard of training and performance of its members in sailing competitions.


History

In 1898 the club accepted a new One Design Class boat, not to cost more than £35 complete. The
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designed by Herbert Baggs and W. Scott Hayward. The first eight boats were built by Latham of Crossens at a cost of £34 17s 6d each. The boats were named after Seabirds and their ratings (competitive performance) were assessed at 0.5, hence the term Half Rater. The first race was sailed off the Southport Pierhead on 13 June 1899 when eight boats raced over a ten-mile course and Goshawk No.2 won. In 1906 the West Kirby Star">Star class, designed by George Cockshott for the West Lancashire Yacht Club, and built by Lathoms of Hesketh Bank at a cost of £32 each. They raced successfully at Southport until 1920. The Southport 24 Hour Race">24-hour race has been run by WLYC since 1967 for Enterprise (dinghy)">Enterprise Enterprise (or the archaic spelling Enterprize) may refer to: Business and economics Brands and enterprises * Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company * Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company * Enterprise ...
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dinghies, and subsequently with Lark (dinghy), Lark racing dinghies. A Laser (dinghy), Laser 12 hour race has run from 2007.


Activities

WLYC club racing is primarily on Southport Marine Lake Lake or on the sea at Southport (or Ainsdale).West Lancashire Yacht Club – the home of the 24 Hour Race
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. The scoring tower won an architecture award in the 1960s.


See also

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Southport 24 Hour Race The West Lancashire Yacht Club 24 Hour Race, has always been more commonly known as the Southport 24 Hour Race. The race is a national endurance race for classic sailing dinghies (Enterprise, GP14, Lark and Firefly) held in Southport, Mersey ...
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References

*West Lancashire Yacht Club 1894 Carnegie Publishing Ltd (Dec 31 1998)


External links

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24 Hour Race Site

A film about the race
{{Commons Yacht clubs in England Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton 1894 establishments in England Sport in Southport