Photos: Mark Watling Photos: Gary Richards
CLUB FOCUS: Llyn Brenig Part of the community
Dedicated volunteers and a proactive attitude are getting more sailors on the water in rural Wales
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lyn Brenig Sailing Club has the fortune of using the scenic 920-acre Llyn Brenig reservoir, surrounded by the gently sloping hills of the
Denbigh Moors in North Wales. The hills aren’t much higher than the lake, meaning there’s good winds; rather too good at times though, as the 2023 RYA Dragon Youth Series event had to be postponed due to adverse conditions. Kevin Ringer, Llyn Brenig Sailing Club’s social media officer, explains how their beautiful location can be a limitation: ‘We’re in an isolated part of Wales and membership has not recovered from Covid. Our future depends on a steady flow of new members that bri
r , so we started a campaign rings existing and new members
together – which is what the RYA’s new strategy is all about.’
new strategy is all ab
The club’s 2023 training programme enabled ever one to get in
enabled everyone to get involved. Kevin explains, ‘One of our members stepped up and volunteered as training pri
rincipal, setting up a seri
sailing level 1 and 2, power boat 2 and safety boat. Allwere fully subscr To encourage the trainees to become
riibed.
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active members, we gave them three months’ free membership of our club, including free access to training boats and kit. It’s been a great success.’ Llyn Brenig is also stepping out of
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the clubhouse for their AGM. ‘We’ve decided to hold it in a local pub so that we go into the community,’ Kevin says. The club sees the value in being part of something bigger. ‘Our RYA Affiliation makes us part of a wider community; we’re not alone and have somewhere to turn for help and guidance.’
www.brenigsailing.club
Facts about Llyn Brenig SC:
O Highest sailing club in North Wales at 1,200ft (365m) above sea level
O Expect wind and a few degrees’ drop in temperature due to the location
O During spring and summer, breeding ospreys have a nest on a pole in the lake
“Last year we began a campaign to bring existing and new members together, which is what the RYA’s new strategy is all about”
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