Welcome to the WSYC!

The club was formed in 1989 as a result of local demand. It is affiliated to The British Federation of Sand and Land Yacht Clubs (BFSLYC, or 'The Fed') which arranges our insurance, officiates at a series of national regattas and selects the British team for european competition. The club sails on the East Hoylake Bank, a vast sailing site off the coast of Hoylake on the Wirral, which is one of the best sites in the country

Founded originally by a group of local sand yachters, the club recently welcomed parakarters (class 8, kite-buggies) into its membership, and all members share the facilities at the club headquarters and the sandbanks.

The latest club and the website news is available here. We'll also post any information about the wider world of land-sailing that we hear about too.

Members of the club are welcome to participate in the club's yahoo group. Here you will find many resources that will help you to keep up to date with what is happening at the club, and with land sailing in the UK. Membership of the group is by invitation only. Please make a request via the group and one of the administrators will add you.

Website

The website was created in 2002 to help promote the club and the sport, and to provide pilots with information relating to land-sailing on the East Hoyle bank at Hoylake. The club has many experienced sand yachting and parakarting pilots and their contributions will be of interest to all website visitors, irrespective of their current involvement in these exciting and fascinating sports.

The website should always be your 'first stop' when looking for information about the club and the sailing site. Naturally, if you can't find what you're looking for, whether it's about the WSYC, the sailing site, or about land-sailing in general, feel free to contact us and we'll do what we can to help.

There is a lot of information on the website (it's probably the most comprehensive sand yacht club website on the 'net) and we do our utmost to ensure that it is kept up to date, but can take no responsibility for errors or omissions. The land-sailing world (particularly in the UK) is currently undergoing a lot of changes but we are trying to keep pace and maintain as much accuracy as possible!

Please visit the contacts page if you require further details. You can send in website suggestions via our feedback form.

Please contact the website administrator if you have problems with the website.