Club Management & Facilities
Pennine Sailing ClubClub Management
Pennine Sailing Club operates entirely on a voluntary basis. Our Management Committee meets regularly to oversee club activities, and we encourage all members to participate in various roles, including on-the-water safety, racing, training, catering, and other onshore tasks.
We lease the reservoir from Yorkshire Water and constructed our clubhouse in 1993, with a recent extension completed in 2013, both achieved with the assistance of various grants. As a non-profit organisation, all membership fees are allocated to covering the lease and maintaining our facilities and equipment.
To ensure no individual is overburdened, we divide committee roles and tasks into manageable segments. This approach makes participation rewarding and allows non-committee members to support the club through regular tasks.
Club Facilities
Our clubhouse offers excellent amenities, including spacious, heated changing rooms with hot showers, a well-equipped galley and an area for those in wet gear to keep warm and eat/drink. The 2013 extension provides a large, dry area with comfortable seating, picture windows, and free Wi-Fi, making it ideal for visitors, spectators, training events, and social functions. Additionally, we have first aid equipment on hand, including a defibrillator.
The 120-acre reservoir accommodates good sailing conditions in most wind directions. We host races on most Sundays throughout the year and on Thursday evenings during the summer. Saturdays and weekday evenings are reserved for free sailing or training sessions.
Racing is managed and supported from our fleet of capable, radio-equipped safety craft. While many members own their boats, stored in our dinghy park, we maintain a range of club-owned dinghies to support training. These are available for hire by members for racing or free sailing. We are also able to loan out boyancy aids, life jackets, and some wet gear is necessary.
Management Committee
| Commodore | Peter Hallitt |
| Vice Commodore | Dominic Barnes |
| Rear Commodore | Ed Corteen |
| Treasurer | John Hollis |
| Secretary | Steve Walker |
| Sailing Secretary | Mike Etherington |
| Catering | Christine Smith |
| Bosun | Jerry Hannabuss |
| Training Principal | Lawrence Seed |