There is a crew of more than 500 on board the good ship Budworth Sailing Club. Members from the ages of eight to 90 pull together to learn, teach, compete and keep this 76-year-old success story well afloat. They also swab the decks, balance the books, organise events, staff the galley and perform numerous other tasks that ensure the Royal Yachting Association/Yachts & Yachting 2022 Club of the Year is shipshape.
The social calendar includes visits to other clubs to compete, barbecues, a pirates’ day and a Jubilee picnic earlier this summer, and Friendly Fridays in the clubhouse. Schools and Scouting groups are made welcome. Open days are a chance for visitors to get out on the water.
It is this sense of community that is encouraging membership and makes BSC a place where people of all ages mix easily. There are those who come to learn, the ones who live to compete, the members who like to mess about with their boat, and many who build the skills and confidence of others through the Better Sailing WhatsApp group. Once the dinghies are put away, there is time for a chat, a meal and a drink in the bar.
We have members from all walks of life,’ says Bill. The club draws from the area around Great Budworth and out to Chester, the Wirral, Greater Manchester and north of Warrington. What other sport sees people aged from eight to 90 participating and actively competing? We have girls, boys, families, singles...’
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