News, Events & Updates
Delph Working Party 2026
Great work at Delph today, Andrew Hindle relaying paving flags, Poppy getting on with her artwork, and the rest of us making great progress with refurb. Galley is almost finished just needs a deep clean. Yesterday saw the second of the power boats, the Yak, being...
Artwork for Delph by Poppy Haslam
Sneak peek of what will be above the bar. Well done to the talented Artist. 🧑🎨 👌👌👍
Upcoming 2026 events
Happy New Year for 2026
Happy New Year It’s all happening at Delph SC! We’re not closed, just not sailing! I'm there most Sunday afternoons (and sometimes Sunday mornings)! Call in and have a brew and a chat See what happens during the closed season. See if there is anything you can help...
Plum Duff 2025
What an excellent turnout for the Plum Duff. A great event in challenging conditions. Thanks to the race officer and his team and well done to Andy Flitcroft from Bolton SC who won in his Supernova. The racing was close with Graham Clow and Tony Wright second in the...
Happy 70th Gary
Happy 70th Gary. Thank you Gary for all the time, effort and energy you give to the club.
Cracking Drone footage at Delph
Cracking bit of delph from the sky
Do you fancy trying Sailing in 2026
We always welcome more members so if you fancy having a go or have a family member, a friend, a neighbour, a work colleague or know anyone who fancies coming down for a sail, why not get them to book a ticket for our 2026 open day?...
Christmas Party 2025
Thanks for a lovely end to the season with the Christmas Party. Thanks to all those who organised this and helped out.
Sailing Rules and a Pint Dec 2025 (starting)
Just a reminder for everyone. After the success of the last theory session we ran on a Friday evening Andy and Graham are going to lead another one on Friday 12th Dec at 7.30pm (5 minute gun at the bar at 7.25pm!). This time the theme is start lines. Rene has also...
Wave Adventures
Well done to our group members WAVE. We are currently working with them to secure their membership for the future and expand our paddle based activities at Delph. Bolton-based WAVE Adventures has been awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the equivalent of...
Fireball Calendar 2026
Fireball calendar for 2026 Click image to open in new window. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BbY8T8zsL/
Fireball YouTube
A link for the Fireball YouTube channel, from events to training and a bit of a laugh https://youtube.com/@fireballsailing?si=NOkVnFbxthBiNV6W
Delph Prize Giving Dinner Party 2025
Annual Prize giving Dinner and a bit of a party. Here is the invite to the Clubs annual Prize Giving dinner on Saturday 29th November at Dunscar Golf Club. It’s the one event of the year where we get dressed up posh, and none of us have to do the catering or the...
ILCA Northern Circuit Dates 2026
ILCA Northern Circuit Dates 2026 16 events on calendar for 2026, starting at Delph Sailing Club Bolton in April, and running across a range of clubs in the North. The circuit qualification for 2026 will be 6 events. The calendar includes a 2 day Northern Championship...
Sailing Rules and a Pint Nov 2025
Rules and a pint (or two) 14th November from 7.30pm (5 minute gun and room at the bar at 7.25pm), Andy Taylor and Graham Clow are leading a session on rules and protests. They will be starting with basic rules and then building up to more complex. So come along...
RYA Junior & Youth Travellers 2025
A fantastic post about the achievement of Lilly a delph sailing youth, who was able to compete due to the donation and support of the John Merricks Sailing Trust https://www.facebook.com/share/1BfaRBL8TD/
Theory Training Session Oct 2025
Afternoon All. If there is interest, I would like to run a theory session at the club this coming Friday 24th (7.30pm) for those who have recently done their practical for L1 but need to finish their theory. The session will cover L1 and L2 content on -...
Beginning of the Frostbite Series 2025
Hi All, This Sunday 26th Oct is not only the end of British Summer Time it is the start of the Delph Frostbite Series. Two races starting at 13,00 hrs GMT. For many years we have tried to provide soup at a very realistic cost between the races, it’s a great boost to...
RNLI Fun Night & Fundraiser for all the family 2025
Afternoon Folks, Saturday 11th October 2025 is our next Delph Sailing Club Social. Our RNLI Fun Night & Fundraiser for all the family. Followed by the RNLI stall and raffle on Sunday 12th. Here's the link for booking https://dsc-catering-ltd.sumupstore.com/...
Frostbite Series 2025
Frostbite series 2025 Entries are now open for the Frostbite series of racing. This year we plan to have the race teams covered by the sailors, so we are asking everybody who is planning on sailing the event to signup so that we can then arrange a duty rota. All...
Sept RYA Training at Delph 2025
Sept RYA training We have just completed our September RYA Saturday training. The last few Saturday’s have seen a group of new members getting stuck into L1 and some other members developing their L3 skills. Both groups did amazingly well in some very challenging...
RYA Powerboat Training 2025
Hi All, Our Powerboat instructor team are going to offer two courses in Nov/Dec 2025 for Delph Members. Details below. If you would like to book a place on either course let me know. There are limited places but once the course is full I will make a list for the next...
Team Delph at the 2025 Fireball World Championships at Lake Garda Italy
It was a week of sailing on the stunning Lake Garda—but more than that, it was 4 Fireballs, 7 families and more from Delph diving into an unforgettable holiday packed with fun, legendary pizza, endless gelato, rich Italian coffee, and yes... a few well-earned beers...
ILCA Open Meeting – Northern Circuit NOR – 5th April 2025
Laser / ILCA Grand Prix - Northern Series Delph SC – Saturday April 5th 2025 The Organizing Authority is Delph DSC in conjunction with the UK Laser Association NOTICE OF RACE 1.0 RULES 1.1 Racing will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing...
Come Onboard at Delph Sailing Club
Why not come down for a tour and sail at Bolton's Friendliest Club on Saturday, 20th April 2024 Date and time: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:00 - 16:00 BST Location: Delph Sailing Club in Bolton Longworth Road Egerton BL7 9TS About this event Delph Sailing Club sits on the edge...
2024 Sailing Instructions
DELPH SAILING CLUB CLOSED EVENTS SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 2021-24 (March 2024) Instructions that apply to all closed events racing 1 RULES 1.1 The series will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. 1.2 The prescriptions of the Royal Yachting...
Sailingfast ILCA Grand Prix – Notice of Race
Sailingfast ILCA Northern Grand Prix Open Meeting Delph SC – Saturday 13th April 2024 The Organizing Authority is Delph DSC NOTICE OF RACE 1.0 RULES 1.1 Racing will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (2021-24). 1.2...
SI – Single Hander Open Meeting 2023
DELPH SAILING CLUB Open Meeting 2023 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1 RULES Competitors should note that Delph Sailing Club implements the RYA Racing Charter and that they will be required to sail in compliance with the Charter, which can be found at the front of the RYA...
NOR – Single Hander Open Meeting – 16th September 2023
Single Hander Open Meeting Delph SC – Saturday September 16th 2023 The Organizing Authority is Delph DSC NOTICE OF RACE 1.0 RULES 1.1 Racing will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (2021-24). 1.2 Rights to use Names &...
2023 Personal Handicap Values (YTD)
Personal Handicap values based on 2023 racing so far - includes Frostbite, Early Points and Wednesday Evening A. Negative value means that the boat has been sailed faster than the relative boat handicap value, whilst a positive number means that the boat has been...
Miracle northerners 2023 notice of race
2023 Delph Miracle Open Notice of Race
2022 Personal Handicap Values
Personal Handicap Values based on 2022 Race Results Personal Handicap values will be updated at the end of each series of races, with older races being replaced by more recent race results. Personal Handicaps are added to the PY Handicap of the boat being sailed, so a...
2023 Sailing Instructions
Delph SC Sailing Instructions for Closed Club Events 2021-24 DELPH SAILING CLUB CLOSED EVENTS SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 2021-24 (December 2022) Instructions that apply to all closed events racing 1 RULES 1.1 The series will be governed by the rules as defined in The...
NOR – Laser / ILCA Open Meeting – 15th April 2023
Laser / ILCA Grand Prix - Northern Series Delph SC – Saturday April 15th 2023 The Organizing Authority is Delph DSC in conjunction with the UK Laser Association NOTICE OF RACE 1.0 RULES 1.1 Racing will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing...
Notice of Race and Events for the 2023 season at Delph SC
Notice of Race and Events for the 2023 season at Delph SC Please see the club calendar or website calendar for specific dates and race start times. Full details of the scoring systems for specific series and events and eligibility of helm and craft can be found in...
2023 Racing Results
2023 Season PY Handicap Events https://delphsailingclub.com/frostbite-2022/ Fleet Racing Windward / Leeward Personal Handicap Events Sprint Events Double Hander / Single Hander Events Class Presentations (All races sailed in...
Plum Duff 2022
Plum Duff 2022 Delph SC Results are final as of 17:22 on December 28, 2022 Overall Sailed: 2, Discards: 0, To count: 2, Entries: 7, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Class SailNo Club HelmName CrewName Rating Race 1 Race 2 Total Nett...
Frostbite 2022
Frostbite 2022 Delph SC Results are final as of 13:38 on December 18, 2022 Overall Sailed: 12, Discards: 6, To count: 6, Entries: 36, Scoring system: Appendix A Class SailNo HelmName CrewName R1 30?10/22 R2 30/10/22 R3 06/11/22 R4...
RNLI
RNLI Results are final as of 6:56 on October 17, 2022 Overall Sailed: 3, Discards: 1, To count: 2, Rating system: PY, Entries: 19, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Boat SailNo HelmName CrewName PY R1 R2 R3 Total Nett 1st Miracle 4121...
Autumn Points – Laser / ILCA 2022
Autumn Points Results are final as of 18:09 on October 9, 2022 Results are based on the Sailing Instructions which do not exclude the changing of rigs. Results are combined for Radial (ILCA 6) and Standard (ILCA 7) rigs where a...
Ladies (sailed as Helm or Crew)
Ladies (sailed as Helm or Crew) Results are provisional as of 7:13 on October 7, 2022 Overall Sailed: 74, Discards: 0, To count: 74, Rating system: PY, Entries: 22, Scoring system: Appendix A Class SailNo HelmName CrewName PY R1 R2...
2022 Racing Results
2022 Season PY Handicap Events https://delphsailingclub.com/frostbite-2021-2022/ https://delphsailingclub.com/shakedown-pursuit-2022/ https://delphsailingclub.com/wednesday-evening-a-handicap-2022/ https://delphsailingclub.com/wednesday-evening-b-2022/...
Solo Class Presentation
Solo Class Presentation Results are provisional as of 8:12 on October 3, 2022 Overall Sailed: 58, Discards: 2, To count: 56, Entries: 9, Scoring system: Appendix A Class SailNo HelmName Rating R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12...
Topper Class Presentation
Topper Class Presentation Results are provisional as of 8:10 on October 3, 2022 Overall Sailed: 54, Discards: 0, To count: 54, Entries: 10, Scoring system: Appendix A Class SailNo HelmName Rating R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11...
Laser / ILCA Class Presentation
Laser / ILCA Class Presentation Results are provisional as of 8:09 on October 3, 2022 Overall Sailed: 75, Discards: 0, To count: 75, Rating system: PY, Entries: 27, Scoring system: Appendix A Class SailNo HelmName PY R1 R2 R3 R4 R5...
Miracle Class Presentation (Helm and Crew combination)
Miracle Class (Helm and Crew combination) Results are provisional as of 8:07 on October 3, 2022 Overall Sailed: 49, Discards: 0, To count: 49, Entries: 27, Scoring system: Appendix A Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Rating R1 R2 R3 R4...
Fireball Class Presentation (Helm and Crew combination)
Fireball Class (Helm and Crew Combination) Results are provisional as of 8:05 on October 3, 2022 Overall Sailed: 52, Discards: 2, To count: 50, Entries: 21, Scoring system: Appendix A Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Rating R1 R2 R3 R4...
Personal Handicap Overall
Personal Handicap Overall Results are provisional as of 7:57 on October 3, 2022 Overall Sailed: 6, Discards: 1, To count: 5, Entries: 29, Scoring system: Appendix A HelmName R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total Nett Ian Webber-Rostron 6.0 (16.0)...
Personal Handicap (Early Points)
Personal Handicap (Early Points) Results are final as of 7:53 on October 3, 2022 Overall Sailed: 3, Discards: 1, To count: 2, Entries: 21, Scoring system: Appendix A Rank Class SailNo HelmName CrewName Rating R1 R2 R3 Total Nett 1st...