The Building



The Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club is not only rich in heritage but also has it’s headquarters in the superb 1898 county house masterpiece designed by Voysey. The house, Broad Leys, overlooks Windermere with extensive front terraced gardens and three distinct large curved bay windows stretching from the ground to the first floor providing magnificent views over the lake. Below the terraces is the extensive lake shore complete with two slipways, a timing pier with servery and six jetties. To the side is a boat park and ample car parking.
   
Present Day
In addition to the clubs's eventful and dramatic history every summer from April to September the Windermere Motor Boat Racing Club (WMBRC) run a series of race days and National Events at Broad Leys. The twelve club race days are usually made up of 4 or 5 races over two courses offering variety and plenty of chances to race. A number of prominent members of the motorboat racing world are committed members of the club.

The club racing at Windermere is run on a handicap system with the slower boats setting off first and the faster ones following at later times. This gives all the boats a fair chance of winning and provides for interesting racing. In the last few years the most consistent boat that has scooped all the prizes has been a ski boat and not an out-and-out powerboat.

In 2001, 2002 and 2003 national and world records continue to be broken by members of the club - Alan Marshall, Jim Noone and Ted Walsh - mainly at the Windermere Speed Records Week held on Windermere in October each year. Many members of the club are closely involved in the club racing, the Records Week and the K7 Club.