Wallasey Yacht Club

13/09/2025

WYC OPEN DAY THIS SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER, 11.00AM - 4.00PM
Part of Wirral Heritage Open Days 2025

Come in, have a look around, enjoy a coffee and find out more about Wallasey Yacht Club and our historic wooden Seabird Half Rater yachts as we take part in this year's Wirral Heritage Open Days 2025 programme! Everyone is welcome!

We've been sailing historic Seabird Half Rater yachts on the Mersey off New Brighton for over 100 years. Find out more about the development of the club in Hope Street and our work to restore and maintain these lovely old boats for future generations.

Visitors will be able to visit the club house, see a Seabird Half Rater yacht, and find out more about wooden boat building techniques.

Limited Disabled Access - The social area of the club is on the first floor which is accessible by a stairlift. There is also an accessible ground floor toilet.

Free admission. Refreshments available. Booking not required
For more information about WYC or our Open Day, please visit www.wallaseyyachtclub.co.uk, email [email protected] or ring/text 07952 166892.

More information about the Wirral Open Days including the full calendar of events is available at: (www.wirralhistoryandheritage.org.uk)

See you there!

Come sailing on the Mersey with Wallasey Yacht Club! Wallasey Yacht Club sails historic wooden Seabird Half Rater class yachts on the River Mersey at New Brighton on the Wirral,  just across the water from Liverpool. Our Seabird Half Raters are one of the oldest surviving one-design boats still rac...

26/06/2025

OPEN MORNING AT WYC!

Hi Everyone! We're having an Open Morning at Wallasey Yacht Club in just over a week! Why not come down and find out more?

You can see some of our historic wooden Seabird Half Rater yachts, find out about sailing on the Mersey, discover how we restore the boats and have a tour of the club.

There's even tea and coffee! See you there! All welcome!

Find us at Wallasey Yacht Club, 10 Hope St , New Brighton, Merseyside CH45 2LN.

(www.wallaseyyachtclub.co.uk)

STOP PRESS! WYC REGATTA WEEKEND:  SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 21th – 22th JUNE 2025 TWO DAYS OF RACING ON THE RIVER MERSEY OFF NEW BRIGHTON AND LIVERPOOL Timing Gun (Saturday): 11:45 hrs.  Racing starts at 12.00 noonTiming Gun (Sunday): 12:45 hrs.  Racing starts at 1:00pm INFORMATION FOR COMPETITORS: ....

19/05/2025

WALLASEY YACHT CLUB MERSEY REGATTA 2025
It's regatta time again! Don’t miss one of the highlights of the regional sailing season when some of the best sailors in the NW come together to race in the Wallasey Yacht Club regatta on the challenging waters of the River Mersey off New Brighton and Liverpool.

More than ten boat classes from local sailing clubs are expected over the two days including our very own historic Wallasey Seabird Half Raters! There are classes for Hoylake Operas, West Kirby Stars, Hilbres and Falcons, RMYC Etchells and Mylnes, Dee Catamarans and dinghy classes such as the Laser/ILCA and Wayfarer as well as the glamour of the Liverpool offshore racing yachts!

We look forward to seeing everyone for a great weekend of competitive sailing and fun! Everyone welcome!

Full details at http://www.wallaseyyachtclub.co.uk/

02/05/2025

INTERNATIONAL DINGHY SAILING AT WEST KIRBY THIS WEEKEND!
Top sailors from around the world are currently competing on West Kirby Marine Lake in a three day match racing competition for one of the UK’s most prestigious trophies! West Kirby Sailing Club’s Wilson Trophy attracts teams from around the world including USA and Ireland which race against each other in firefly dinghies. Why not come down and support the WKSC sailors as they try and beat the best in the world over the bank holiday weekend. Racing takes place from Fri-Sun 2-4 May from about 8am -3pm. Good luck West Kirby! ⛵️😃
More info and racing schedule at:

Welcome to the official website of the Wilson Trophy at West Kirby Sailing Club. Each year the best team racers from around the world descend on the Marine lake to battle it out for sailing's most coveted trophy. Find out more about this great event.

02/05/2025

WE’RE BACK! FIRST WYC BOATS LAUNCHED ON MERSEY TODAY!
Wallasey Yacht Club launched the first of its famous historic wooden Seabird Half Rater yachts off New Brighton by Fort Perch Rock this morning! Seabirds ‘Guillemot’ and ‘Sandpiper’ were the first boats to be moored on the Mersey today and we hope to have around 15 boats this year! Please pop down and have a word with us on the beach or visit our website if you’d like to come sailing with us. ⛵️😃

06/09/2024

WHAT A BEAUTY! Our club tractor shows off her good looks on New Brighton beach! She's recently had a refurb and repaint so looks even more splendid towing our boats down to the Mersey!

A very tidy ford 5610 sitting on New Brighton beach today Wallasey Yacht Club

03/09/2024

WYC OPEN DAY THIS SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER, 11.00AM - 4.00PM
Part of Wirral Heritage Open Days 2024

Come in, have a look around, enjoy a coffee and find out more about WYC and our historic wooden Seabird Half Rater yachts as we take part in this year's Wirral Heritage Open Days 2024 programme! All welcome!

'Wallasey Yacht Club has been sailing historic Seabird Half Rater yachts on the Mersey off New Brighton for over 100 years. Find out more about the development of the club in Hope Street and our work to restore and maintain these lovely old boats for future generations.

Visitors will be able to visit the club house, see a Seabird Half Rater yacht, and find out more about wooden boat building techniques.

Limited Disabled Access - The social area of the club is on the first floor which is accessible by a stair lift. There is also an accessible ground floor toilet.

Free admission. Refreshments available. Booking not required'

For more information about WYC or our Open Day, please visit www.wallaseyyachtclub.co.uk, email [email protected] or ring 07952 166892.

More information about the Wirral Open Days including the full calendar of events is available at: (www.wirralhistoryandheritage.org.uk)

See you there!

02/09/2024

WYC MERSEY REGATTA JUNE 2024 PICTURES!
Now that summer is nearly over, why not relive some great moments from our Wirral summer with these amazing pictures of our regatta held on 15 and 16 June 2024!

Some of Merseyside's top sailors and local clubs joined us and our Seabird Half Rater yachts on the New Brighton Riviera. We all set sail on the River Mersey in a variety of boat classes for a weekend of competitive racing before coming back to the club in Hope St, behind Rightway in New Brighton.

Saturday was initially a little rainy and gloomy to say the least but it soon brightened up and Sunday was even better!

The pictures were taken by top local amateur photographer Steve Billington who has captured another set of stunning images of all the boats despite getting soaked in the Saturday rain storm!

Steve is our honorary photographer and has taken many stunning pictures of our Seabird Half Raters over the years. Many thanks Steve!

To see the pictures, please follow the link below or go directly to Steve's page on flickr @ sab89 or search for Wallasey Yacht Club. Feel free to download and use the pics in any way but please credit Steve Billington for any print use where possible as usual. Contact him for commercial use.

Our season is nearly over for the year but if you'd like to try sailing, why not come out with us next season! Full details on our website at (http://www.wallaseyyachtclub.co.uk/)

Wallasey Yacht Club's regatta took place on the River Mersey off New Brighton opposite Liverpool, UK. Based in New Brighton on the Wirral in Merseyside, UK, the club sails historic wooden Seabird Half Rater class yachts.

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Explore this photo album by sab89 on Flickr!

19/07/2024

To mark the one-week countdown to Paris 2024 we've released a full set of posters featuring each of our 14 incredible athletes, plus one full team line-up.

And you can download them straight from our website to print at home or upload to social media!

Get the posters here 👉 https://britishsailingteam.rya.org.uk/news/download-and-print-our-paris-2024-posters/

Royal Yachting Association Team GB Paris 2024

12/07/2024

OPEN MORNING AT WYC!
Hi Everyone! We're having an Open Morning at Wallasey Yacht Club, next Saturday! Why not come down and find out more? You can see some of our historic wooden Seabird Half Rater yachts, find out about sailing on the Mersey, discover how we restore the boats and have a tour of the club. There's even tea and coffee! See you there! All welcome!

We sail Seabird Half Rater class yachts off New Brighton and Liverpool on the Mersey.

This year is the 125th anniversary of the Seabird Half Rater class on the water! (1899-2024)

You can find us at Wallasey Yacht Club, 10 Hope St , New Brighton, Merseyside CH45 2LN

05/06/2024

Great video of the Queen Anne arriving early in the morning taken from Vale Park on Monday (3 June 2024, some time after 7am)