Dear All Members of Dee Sailing Club,
I am writing on behalf of West Kirby Lifeboat to invite you all to our Christmas Party on the 11th December. It is being held in West Kirby Sailing Club starting at 8.30 pm. There will be a live band and disco on that evening. Dress code is Smart/Casual. Those who are able to attend, can you please RSVP to myself – 07805 104122 . Hope to see you there.
Kind Regards & Best Wishes, Andrew Jackson

I’m writing down these notes in the hope that the story of our first year of sailing from
the Dee Sailing Club proves potentially interesting for others treading the same path
(or water).

PART 1 – Getting started

We had previously owned a Seamaster 19 cruiser with a dreaded swing-keel. This
was sailed from the immensely expensive Liverpool Marina over a period of about 5
years. Coping with that massively powerful and fast tide was always a battle. That
and the industrial panorama from the river eventually wore us down. When our
beautiful Honda 8 outboard was ‘nicked’ by the locals last October enough was
enough. We joined DSC, … Continue Reading

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Two teams from Dee SC made their way to Bala lake for Bala Catamaran Clubs annual catamaran open. Mat Pollock and Pete Clements in the Dart 18 and Richard Stacey in the Spitfire.
Boats were rigged and campsite set up on the Friday evening before joining the locals for the evening. Saturday brought a very light winds and racing was postponed for 2 hours before we eventually got a race in very light winds. The Spitfire scored a highly respectable 5th with the Dart coming in 14th. A barbecue followed and the ale was flowing.
With slightly fuzzy heads we awoke on … Continue Reading

NOTE Due to access issues discussed below the Dee Regatta prizegiving will be held at WKSC

ACCESS TO DEE SAILING CLUB
The music festival “Sunset over Thors Rock” is due to be held at White’s farm, which is on the north side of Station Road Thurstaston, over the period from midday Friday 28 May to 16.00 Sunday 30 May. Traffic along the A540 (Telegraph Road) and from there to the Sailing Club via Station Road and Church Farm Lane is likely to be heavy so those seeking access to the Club should allow for possible delays!

Some members may have seen … Continue Reading