Are you starting your windsurfing journey? Want to know where to go to make quick progress and get yourself in the harness and planing in no time? Boards recommends the (close to) London club Bray Lake Watersports…here’s why:

Bray Lake Watersports is a mixture of commercial training centre and popular club that was established way back in 1979. Originally a sole windsurfing centre it is now a popular mixed watersports centre with a thriving club, an onsite shop and a busy training centre.

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Conditions

Anything from flat calm to force 6, there are no ‘typical’ conditions! Best in a south westerly, the least favorite direction at the club is a northeasterly.

The on site facilities include:

Club changing rooms, watersports shop, café and club member’s storage. The centre is open 7 days a week, throughout the year, only closing over the Christmas week. All on water activities are supervised and safety cover is always available.

The School

One of the longest establish RYA training centres in the UK Bray Lake can provide tuition for the beginner up to advanced levels, including training for instructors.

The school runs group courses and private tuition for both adults and juniors throughout the year, as well as trips to the coast via the ‘Get Windsurfing’ Beginner courses that are run every week. Where possible these will be put on at very short notice so if you or a friend are keen to get started there’s no need to wait, give us a call today.

The Shop

The onsite shop is well stocked with all you need to go windsurfing with much available to demo or hire and with brands like Starboard/Tushingham, Fanatic/North, RRD/Ezzy and Severne you know they have the very best on offer. Bray Lake also carry O’Neil, ION, DaKine and Oakley.

The Hire Centre

The hire and demo centre is on permanent turn around to keep the equipment fresh and in good condition with boards available from Fanatic, Starboard and RRD, plus sails for North, Tushingham, Severne and Ezzy.

Although hire is available 7 days a week the centre also runs two very special sessions at the weekend from 10:00 – 12:00 where you can get to hours hire for the price of one. Turn up and 10:00 pay for one hour of hire and stay out for two hours.

The Club

The club is a thriving mix of people of all abilities: adults, juniors, men and women. Some own their own boards and some hire club equipment. Members and non-members are welcome with access to the water 7 days a week throughout the year. There are regular club trips, annual club holidays and social events making Bray Lake is a great way to start your windsurfing adventure.

On Saturday mornings we run a special club session during our ‘happy hour’ hire session that is open to members and non-members. Aimed at an improver level of windsurfer an instructor is on hand to help you work on all your windsurfing skills with sessions geared to the conditions of the day.

Who should go?

The lake is best suited to beginners and intermediates, where the safe and friendly environment provides a great place for those that are new to the sport and that are looking to find their feet in the windsurfing world. However, on a windy day the lake is still big enough to provide excitement enough for the better windsurfer that doesn’t have enough time to get to the coast.

Bray Lake provides a warm and friendly windsurfing welcome to everyone, and is a great venue where the new windsurfer will be looked after and taken seriously.

Why not give Bray Lake Watersports a call today, on 01628 638860 or email them at [email protected] or check out their web site at www.braylake.com