Monthly Archives: February 2012 - Page 2

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Kimmeridge, Dorset

The most renowned wave spot on the Dorset coast. Some would say the best reef break on the entire south coast of England. The waves...

Kimmeridge, Dorset
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Overcombe, Dorset

Overcombe faces south and is therefore one of the top locations along the south coast for wave sailing. It needs a good South-west wind to...

Overcombe, Dorset
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Portland Harbour - Weymouth, Dorset

Portland Harbour is the most used training ground for the RYA and offers some glassy, flat windsurfing conditions whatever the wind. A south-west wind blows...

Portland Harbour - Weymouth, Dorset
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Bigbury, Devon

Bigbury is the main wave spot along this coastline. It picks up any swell out in the Atlantic and works in most wind directions. More...

Bigbury, Devon
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Whitsands Bay, Cornwall

Whitsands Bay is one of those beaches that rarely gets any windsurfing visitors. Why? Well, there is only one good access to the beach on...

Whitsands Bay, Cornwall
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Marazion, Cornwall

Marazion is famous for its view of St Michaels Mount, right on the South West spar of Cornwall. It picks up good swell but at...

Marazion, Cornwall
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Gwithian Area, Cornwall

Gwithian is possibly the most consistent, true down-the-line wave spot in England. The curving beaches of Hayle Bay offer numerous sailing spots depending on wind...

Gwithian Area, Cornwall
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Daymer Bay, Cornwall

Daymer Bay is the jewel in the Cornish crown of windsurfing. It can provide flat water for blasters, speed demons, freestylers AND onshore & offshore...

Daymer Bay, Cornwall
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Saunton Sands, North Devon

Just one big beautiful stretch of sand, Saunton is the most popular beach in the North Devon area. Real waves here, with huge swells “out...

Saunton Sands, North Devon
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Weston Super Mare, Somerset

Some of the best windsurfing in the country can be had in the Somerset area. It is very close to the Midlands, Bristol and Bath....

Weston Super Mare, Somerset
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Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Situated on the edge of the Tendring Peninsula on the North-East coast of Essex, Clacton is probably one of the best sailing spots in the...

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
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Holland on Sea, Essex

This quiet spot on the Tendring Peninsular offers some really nice coastal windsurfing and is a good spot for an introduction to the sea. Sheltered...

Holland on Sea, Essex
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Frinton on Sea, Essex

Frinton lies between Clacton-on-Sea and Walton- on-the-Naze on the Tendring peninsular. It is probably one of the better places to sail, with a long sandy...

Frinton on Sea, Essex
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Alton Water, Suffolk

Set in 600 acres of parkland, Alton water is a large reservoir of some 150 acres of usable water. Home of the Alton Boardriders Club...

Alton Water, Suffolk
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Felixstowe, Suffolk

Felixstowe on the Suffolk coast offers some challenging coastal conditions, not really wave sailing but decent rolling swells and excellent jumping in the right winds....

Felixstowe, Suffolk
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Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Aldeburgh is one of those traditional fishing towns with decent pubs, decent places to eat and some good windsurfing! It’s not a wave spot, but...

Aldeburgh, Suffolk
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Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire

hree miles long and one and a half miles across at it’s widest, this 1600 acres of open water provide perfect sailing conditions for racing...

Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire
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VIDEO - Ice Windsurfing With Dennis Littel

Even the deepest Dutch winters can’t keep Dennis Littel from windsurfing… With a custom-built ice board and a 5.6m sail, NED-13 absolutely flys around his local...

VIDEO - Ice Windsurfing With Dennis Littel
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The Dahab Festival 2012 - 14th-20th April

The second year in and the Dahab Festival is clearly going from strength to strength, Adam Spawton-Rice catches up with Colin ‘Whippy’ Dixon about what...

The Dahab Festival 2012 - 14th-20th April
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Rutland Water, Midlands

Situated just 20 miles east of Leicester and within easy reach of Nottingham and Loughborough, Rutland Water offers the best sailing in the Midlands. Set in...

Rutland Water, Midlands
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Hickling Broad, Norfolk

Hickling Broad is one of the premier inland sailing locations in the region, if not the UK. It is the most northerly of the Norfolk...

Hickling Broad, Norfolk
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Cold Knap - Barry, Cardiff

Cold Knap is probably the most popular windsurfing location in South Wales. It’s the closest beach to Cardiff and gets plenty of sailors on the...

Cold Knap - Barry, Cardiff
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Horton, South Wales

Horton is one of the prime wavesailing spots on the Gower. Even if the swell is small you can usually be enjoying some easy, down-the-line...

Horton, South Wales
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Newgale, Pembrokeshire

Newgale faces west-south-west and is one of the top locations in Wales for all beach sports. Any good south-west or west swell will generate waves...

Newgale, Pembrokeshire
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