Boats and windsurfing kit will be booked on a first come, first served basis. The dinghy fleet will all race at the same time and results will be calculated using the Portsmouth Yardstick, and windsurfing fleets will be 3.5m, 4.5m, 5.8m, and 6.8m.

We are also going to have a fancy dress competition. There will be a prize for the best dressed person so come dressed to impress, amuse or terrify witless!

We hope you can make it and would love to see you there on the night.

Price for the regatta: – £15

Price for the curry: – £10

MONDAY: 9:30 – 5:30
TUESDAY: 9:30 – 5:30
WEDNESDAY: 9:30 – 5:30
THURSDAY: 9:30 – 5:30
FRIDAY: 9:30 – 5:30
SATURDAY: 9:30 – 5:30
SUNDAY: 9:30 – 5:30

This is a free event organised by Merseyside Youth Development Service and Plus Dane. Minimum age is 11, and entry forms can be received by contacting Lesley Dixon on 07792 779755, or emailing lesley.dixon@neighbourhoodinvestor.com

Throughout the day we are aiming to get 108 people out on the raft race, and there is a maximum of 18 teams, so enter quickly as places are filling up fast. Throughout the day there are a variety of activities going on around Astbury Mere so it an ideal family day out. Some of the activities going on around the lake include: -

A Treasure Hunt,
Music,
Arts and Crafts,
Sand Castle Competition,
Face Painting,
Fire Engines

Becoming an RYA Dinghy Instructor can be a fantastic way to do just that!

We at Astbury Sailsports Ltd are running Dinghy Instructor course, Powerboat Level 2, and a First Aid course; everything you need to become a Dinghy instructor.

We have a first aid course running on the 12th of July, costing £85. This course is the RYA course and covers drowning and hypothermia.

The Dinghy Instructor course itself runs from the 18th – 22nd July and costs £265. This course will provide you with all the necessary skills and knowledge to pass on your love for the sport to new sailors of all ages.

On the 18^th of June 2011, Team Astbury, the local youth windsurfing team based at Astbury Mere, went to Scotsman’s Flash, near Wigan, to compete in the second Team 15 event of the year.

Great weather, combining sun and wind, led to a fantastic event at the new venue, with lots of volunteers helping the event run so smoothly.

The racing was close and intense in every fleet, with particular excitement in the 3.5m fleet, which is the smallest sail size, with the newest and youngest sailors. The top two, consisted of Rosie Pearce from Team Astbury, and Ollie Mulhall from Windermere Rufwinds, who were both tied for points for the top position. In the end Rosie Pearce, from Team Astbury, took the top spot as she had the most consistent results out of the two.

Other good performances for Team Astbury include Mark Reynolds who came 2^nd in the 6.8m fleet, and Ben Stone who came 2^nd in the 5.8m fleet.

Matthew Turner, Head coach of Team Astbury said “It’s amazing to see the progression in our team in such a small amount of time. In just the three weeks since the last event everyone has really stepped up their game, and made it a lot harder for the competition.”

Alison Yates, Owner of Astbury Sailsports Ltd, based at Astbury Mere, the home of Team Astbury said “Everyone is sailing brilliantly at the moment, the rate of improvement has been phenomenal over the last few weeks, and its looking like a great season lies ahead of us.”

The final results were: -

1^st West Kirby Warriors

2^nd Team Astbury

3^rd Hollingworth Hunters

4^th Windermere Rufwinds

5^th Glorious Glossop

6^th Scotty’s Piranhas

On 4^th of June 2011 there was a tense atmosphere at Astbury Mere, as the young sailors got fired up for the 2012 Olympics by holding their own Mini-Olympic event, in association with the Sail for Gold initiative being led by the RYA (Royal Yachting Association).

Sail for Gold is the RYA’s initiative aimed at inspiring people to try sailing and/or windsurfing to get a better understanding of the two Olympic Sports. With the Olympics around the corner there is no better time to get out on the water!

The mini-Olympics at Astbury Mere consisted of both windsurfing and dinghy sailing racing. Glorious sunshine and a decent breeze greeted the competitors on the Saturday morning, with competitors representing Great Britain, Jamaica, and Egypt with some good efforts at fancy dress for the chosen countries.

The racing was close in all the fleets, and the teams were very closely matched, with a good mix of experienced sailors and newcomers to the sports. Great Britain won the Dinghy sailing on tied points with Jamaica, only winning by the number of race wins, and took a decisive victory in the 5.5m² and below windsurf fleet, whilst Jamaica took a brilliant victory in the 7.0m² windsurf fleet.

This left the overall result very close, with the best four sailors from each team to count towards the final results. The final results were: -

1^st Great Britain – 20 points

2^nd Jamaica – 22 points

3^rd Egypt – 25 points

Alison Yates, Centre Principal of Astbury Sailsports, had this to say about the event “Today was a really good day, there was a great buzz out on the water and everyone taking part had a fantastic time”

Matthew Turner, the Team 15 head coach for Team Astbury said “It was a great day to show our support for the Olympics, and our sailing athletes who will be competing at the 2012 Olympics, and to see the potential future Olympic athletes in action”

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We are always on the look out for potential Olympic athletes at Team Astbury, for more information please call 01260 297172.

1st – West Kirby Warriors

2nd – Team Astbury

3rd – Hollingworth Hunters

4th – Windermere Ruffwinds