Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club

Broad Leys house, today headquarters of the WMBRC

The Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club is a British boating club based at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria. The Club was founded in the 1920s. Its present headquarters, Broad Leys, was acquired in the 1950s. It is an architecturally significant building.[1]

For many years, power-boating and water-skiing were popular activities on the lake. With the introduction of a 10 mph speed limit on Windermere in 2005, the motorboat racing programme has moved to Barrow Docks. Broad Leys is now a base for sailing on Windermere.

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References

  1. Andy McSmith (May 2008). "My Favourite Building Is". The Independent (London, England). Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved via HighBeam Research. 16 Feb. 2014 <http://www.highbeam.com> (subscription required).

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