West Lancs Buoy Traditional Cache
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The cache is a nasty, magnetic nano, sorry, so please bring your own pen.
It is located above head height so added height would be helpful or you might need a leg up!
Car parking is very, very close by and stealth is required as it gets very busy.
There are fantastic views across to Blackpool on a clear, sunny day.
Good luck
The West Lancashire Yacht Club (WLYC) was founded in 1894. In 1999 WLYC was awarded the status of Volvo/RYA Champion Club, which is an award recognising the standard of training and performance of its members in sailing competitions and the club has helped teach some top sailors.
In 1898 the club accepted a new One Design Class boat, not to cost more than £35 complete. The Seabird Half Rater designed by Mr. Herbert Baggs and Mr. 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 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 24 hour race has been run by WLYC since 1967 for Enterprise, GP 14 and initially Fireflys, but more recently Lark racing dingies. Also a Laser 12 hour race has run from 2007. WLYC 24 Hour Race is the UK's No.1 dinghy endurance race. The race is sailed on the relatively safe waters of the Marine Lake at Southport, and racing is continuous for 24 Hours even in extreme weather conditions.
The West Lancashire Yacht Club is located on Marine Drive in Southport, Merseyside, England. The clubhouse is suituated next to Southport Sailing Club. The club has a modern, centrally heated, building with hot showers, a galley serving hot food and a bar. The scoring tower won an architecture award in the 1960s.
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