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Maidenhead Sailing Club

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Maidenhead

One of the most active and welcoming Sailing Club and Watersports club in Berkshire Founded in 1965, Maidenhead Sailing Club has a long tradition locally as a friendly family sailing club where both new and seasoned sailors and paddlers feel welcome. With about 400 members, the club is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers, so you can always find a helping hand and a friendly face. Welcome to our club website, here you can find all sorts of information about what goes on at the club. From information about the staggering amount of things you can get involved with to the very latest club racing results. We offer sailing and paddling throughout the year and have activities for novices through experts. So, whether you are looking to relax or race on the water or enjoy our fantastic facilities from shore we've got something for you. We proudly opened our new deck this August and it has fast become a major draw to members to come and enjoy the wonderful facilities on offer. Our Water Activity Weeks have been enjoyed by 60+ youngsters over the two weeks this year through some of the warmest weather in recent times. The lake depth has continued to drop but remains very useable for both sailing and paddle sports with racing continued all through the summer. We're looking forward to rain and the lake depth recovering but our blue dye program has certainly helped fight back the weed. Our bar can be enjoyed each Thursday night and Sunday lunchtime and our Social Saturdays continue deep into September. If you are looking for a relaxed, social and friendly club then look no further than Maidenhead Sailing Club. Come down on a Thursday night, Saturday or Sunday morning to learn more about what we can offer at really good rates.

Centaur Biomechanics

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Russell MacKechnie-Guire holds a PhD in Equine Biomechanics, graduating from the Royal Veterinary College in 2019. Russell’s thesis was titled ‘The Relationship between Saddle and Rider Kinematics, Equine Locomotion, and Thoracolumbar Pressures in Sports Horses’. Russell is based at Centaur Biomechanics, a company which he founded in 2006. He has extensively researched the effect that tack (saddle, bridle and girth) and the rider has on equine health and performance. Russell holds a post at Hartpury University as a Reader in Equine Biomechanics. Russell’s current area of research is horse-saddle-rider interaction, spinal kinematics in horses when ridden over ground, the effect that rider asymmetry has on equine back movement, and from a rehabilitation perspective, the effect that training aids and pole work exercise has on back movement. In addition, Russell collaborates with researchers on various research projects associated with equine health, rehabilitation and performance. Russell is a consultant for the British Equestrian Federations World Class, Team GBR programme and is a member of Team GBR’s Scientific Advisory Group. Russell also sits on the Society of Master Saddlers Scientific Advisory Group, and is part of the executive committee for the International Task force on Laterality in Sports Horses. Russell is also a Pilates instructor, Intrinsic (Human) Biomechanics Trainer, a BHSI equestrian coach, and a keen competitor in dressage and show jumping.