Redesmere Sailing Club

18/05/2026

01/05/2026

Sailing Open Day Saturday 23rd May
Redesmere Sailing Club

Looking to do something different on the Bank Holiday?
Redesmere Sailing Club is running an Open Day.
Bring down your family and friends and have a sail with experienced sailors!
Free sailing taster sessions
No experience required
No need to book, just turn up
All ages welcome
Great Fun for all the family
Saturday 23rd May From 10:30am

Capesthorne, Macclesfield SK11 9JU Redesmere Sailing Club

From 10:30 onwards and throughout the day visitors can experience sailing, meet club members and enjoy a relaxed day by our stunning lake. The Galley and Bar will be open in the Clubhouse.

Throughout the day, visitors will be able to enjoy a free sailing taster session with experienced club members and instructors. No previous experience is needed just bring some sensible clothes, old trainers and a change of clothes. There are changing rooms and showers. We will provide the buoyancy aid to wear and help you get on the water.

The Club is located just south of Capesthorne Hall off the A34.

Redesmere Sailing Club is friendly and inclusive Club run by the members. We have recently invested in a Training Room, new Club boats, New Jetty and refurbishment of the Ladies Changing room.

We run social sailing, weekly races, RYA training and Junior Youth Club. The Club is also an RYA Pathway Club for Junior members.

Further information [email protected]

https://www.redesmere.org.uk/

01/05/2026

Redesmere ILCA (Laser) Open
Sunday 17th May Briefing 10:30am - 4:00pm
It would be great to see a good number of boats at Redesmere Sailing Club for this exciting sailing event of the season.
This is one of a selection of regional Open Events for the main classes and Junior sailors that the Club hosts throughout the season.
These events provide an ideal introduction to regional open racing, as well as enhanced competition on the day.
There is no need to book in advance, but do feel free to Contact Us and let us know you are planning to attend.
Entry on the Day, Entry Fee £17 (includes lunch and hot drinks throughout the day, Veggie option available)
Link to Redesmere; ILCA NoR, Open Entry Form, ILCA Open Sailing Instructions
https://www.redesmere.org.uk/event/laser-open--1
Steve Playford
Sailing Secretary
[email protected]
Redesmere Sailing Club seeks to follow The RYA's Green Blue Boating Pledge.
Entrants are expected to (i) avoid the use of non-environmentally friendly cleaning products wherever possible on boats; (ii) take steps by washing their boats, equipment and trailer before travelling to Redesmere, to avoid bringing invasive species to this recognised Site of Biological Importance; and (iii) avoid the use of anti-bacterial soaps.

08/01/2026

Sailing Club Jetty Replacement Project 2026
Can you help?
This is your opportunity to build a legacy for Redesmere Sailing Club through crowdfunding.
Our old jetty is now beyond repair and has been condemned.
The project is to build a new fixed jetty, providing improved access to water sports for all.
In order to do this we have to raise funds and the Club needs your help!

The cost of the new jetty and shore edging is £15,640.56 and will be constructed by RA Marine, experts in jetty and pontoon construction. (Constructed Budworth SC Jetty)

Redesmere has been granted £7820 by Sports England, Movement Fund on condition of raising £7820 through Crowd-funding by the community.

If you would like to help Redesmere and are thinking of helping us build a new jetty then please donate.

Any amount would be most welcome.

Click Here to donate:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/redesmere-sailing-club-jetty-replacement
The new jetty will:
Provide wider space for sailors to freely walk·
Increase our ability to offer events for the members and wider community
Allow space for more dinghies to moor and instructors to coach
Allow more sailing skills training
Allow safer passage for elderly sailors
Allow safer passage for people who are less mobile with potential wheel chair access
Provide good access for Radio Controlled sailing.

03/11/2025

A Foggy Founders' Trophy Day in October...
Racers were confronted with thick fog as they arrived at the Club on Founders' Trophy race day.

After much discussion the start of the race was slightly delayed and a short course was set. This enabled the Safety boat crew to have all boats visible.

Depsite the fog and very little wind The Founders' Trophy took place and full congratulations to Jemima for coming first in her Topper!

03/11/2025

Team Redesmere at NSSA Derbyshire
Team Redesmere, our Junior sailors was (unofficially) represented at the NSSA SH team racing event this weekend by Jemima. It was Jemima's first (and definitely not last) team racing event with Derbyshire Youth Sailing and her team came 10th overall and 2nd out of the 3 DYS teams

03/11/2025

Team Redesmere at Budworth Oct 2025
On Saturday 11th October Team Redesmere travelled to Budworth Sailing Club for the penultimate round of the 2025 North West Junior and Youth Traveller series. There were 30 entries and Team Redesmere jointly along side West Lancs Yacht Club won the team prize with 5 sailors each, our largest turnout in the last couple of seasons. On the water we were very successful.Teddy:- First event travelling, 24th Overall

Georgina:- 1st U11, Smoothest Sailor, 5th in race 1 and 18th overall.

Jemima:- 1st U16, 3rd in race 3, 5th Overall

Sophie:- 13th Overall

Isabelle:- 16th Overall

07/08/2025

Prize Giving Evening 5th July 25
A wonderful evening of celebrating the Award winners from 2024.
Over 40 trophies were presented by Jonathan, the Club's Commodore, to a wide range of competitors. The Awards reflected the hard sailing by all over the 2024 Season. The trophies were for 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions over all of the races held last year. There was also recognistion for Novice racers and Juniors. Chris White and Brian Hamilton were the main winners with Sharon Holford taking a clean sweep of the Midweek Pursuit Series.

Particular congratulations goes to these winners of the discretionary trophies: Alex Strickland; Wilf Ford Trophy. Chris Drake; Elliot Hanson Trophy. Jemima Woodcock; Cygnet Trophy

A full list of winners can be found below.

The event was well attended and everyone was delighted to be served very tasty canapies made by Sharon and the Social Team. A huge thank you to them and Ian who ran the Bar.

A new addtion to the presentation was a quick fire quiz with questions about the racing last year. You can attempt the quiz yourself at the end of this Grebe.

Thanks also to Mark for taking the photos. Awards' Evening 2025

The Awards Evening is also a reflection on the fantastic organisation that makes the sailing calendar happen and in particular to all of the Safety, OD and AOD duites with out which, the racing could not take place.

Steve

Sailing Secretary