Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club

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]

Broad Leys house, today headquarters of the WMBRC

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). Independent Print Ltd. 16 Feb. 2014 Archived 2002-03-31 at the Wayback Machine.

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