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The Rossendale Valley Sailing Club located at Clowbridge near Burnley, high on the East Lancashire moors provides an excellent high wind venue for windsurfing and sailing.  The club's location close to the Pennine Bridleway makes it an ideal access point for horse riding, hiking and mountain biking.
View from the Clubhouse

The club offers excellent access to Clowbridge Reservoir and the surrounding area for sailing and other leisure activities.  United Utilities and Lancashire County Council have invested in the area to provide access to the numerous concessionary bridleways and footpaths that criss-cross the moors.  Disabled parking close to the easy access perimeter path provides excellent access for people with poor mobility.

As well as access to these excellent facilities members can take advantage of the RYA recognised training centre enabling members to improve their skills, and excellent junior sailing and windsurfing coaching classes.

A welcoming club atmosphere is created through social events and sailing and racing activities.  All members are encouraged to get involved in developing their club.
The Clubhouse

The Rossendale Valley Sailing Club has been in existence since 1965. The club was originally constituted as a dinghy club, supporting fleets of enterprise, laser and fireball dinghies.  Following the introduction of windsurfing in the early eighties it was quickly recognised as an ideal inland water to develop this new sport.  The popularity of windsurfing was embraced by the club and a strong windsurfing membership was established.  Increasing club membership and the launch of the National Lottery provided the club with an opportunity to develop. An application to the Sport England Lottery fund was made in 1997.  After a great deal of work by club members the new Clubhouse was opened in April 2002. The excellent facilities now provided are attracting new members to the sports of Windsurfing and Dinghy Sailing.

Message from the Commodore

I'm very proud to be Commodore of such a fine club with a great bunch of members.

I'd like to wish everybody a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous, peacefull New Year.

 

Latest News from the Galley

The Galley will be open Christmas Eve 12-4pm and New Year's Eve 12-4pm. On  New Year's Day there will be a sail'n'social from 12 noon with Pie and Peas ( to order ) at approx 4pm. Please order food in the usual way. Normal opening times (weather permitting) from 7th January.

 

Information, Notices and the Latest News

RVSC News:   Following the recent AGM there have been a few changes on the Club Council.                                                                                                  

Commodore: Douglas Forbes.                                                                                                                                  
Vice Commodore: Gillian Garner .                                                                                                                      
Hon. Secretary: Tom Nimmo.                                                                                                                                 
Hon. Treasurer: Derek Spedding.                                                                                                                 
Membership Secretary: Bob Bacon.                                                                                                     
Windsurfing Chief Instructor: Martin Ashby Smith.                                                                               
Webmaster: Stephen Booth.                                                                                                                           
General Member: Lorraine Ditchfield.                                                                                                                 
Minute Secretary & Galley Manager: Joan Forbes.                                                                                               
Dinghy Sailing Chief Instructor & Centre Principal: Stephen Gratton.                                                            
House: Mick Green & Mike Lawson.

If members have any news to include here, contact the Webmaster.

 
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