The West Lancashire Yacht Club (WLYC) is a
yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Description
Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mar ...
in
Merseyside
Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wi ...
, 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
Seabird Half Rater
The Seabird Half Rater is the oldest one design class still sailing in Britain. It is a 20 ft Carvel (boat building), carvel planked sailing boat, with a design dating back to 1898. As of the 2017 season there have been 101 built 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_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_
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
*__Enterpris_...
,_GP_14_and_initially_Firefly_(dinghy).html" ;"title="Enterprise_(dinghy).html" "title="Southport_24_Hour_Race.html" ;"title="West_Kirby_Star.html" ;"title="p to No.10 ...
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
* Enterpris ...
, GP 14 and initially Firefly (dinghy)">Firefly dinghies, and subsequently with Lark (dinghy), Lark racing dinghies. A Laser (dinghy), Laser 12 hour race has run from 2007.
WLYC club racing is primarily on Southport Marine Lake Lake or on the sea at Southport (or Ainsdale).