Beach guide
HYTHE BEACH GUIDE
A shingle and sand beach best sailed in SW (Cross shore). Produces reasonable waves at low tide when windy but can also be sailed in E (Side (…)
HOVE LAGOON & BEACH GUIDE
Hove Lagoon (Lagoon Watersports Centre Tel: 01273 424842) is right on the beach but protected from the sea as it is totally enclosed. The Lagoon Watersports run (…)
HOVE BEACH GUIDE
SSW facing the main launch point is to the E of the King Alfred Leisure Centre and entry to the car park is close to the Texaco (…)
HASTINGS – ST. LEONARD’S BEACH GUIDE
Although it’s possible to launch from Hastings sea front, most local windsurfers head slightly west to St. Leonard’s where the main launching point is just in front (…)
HARTY FERRY BEACH GUIDE
A rarely used area in the Swale, which separates Sheppey from the mainland. There’s a launch point at the end of the track from Faversham, but the (…)
HAMPTON BEACH GUIDE
Herne Bay itself is not popular as a windsurfing venue, but in NE, W and WSW Hampton Pier, Just W of the town centre, is quite sailable (…)
GORING BY SEA / WORTHING BEACH GUIDE
Another Tourist resort, so expect heavy traffic and little parking space during the high summer months (unless it is windy and wet!!). At the Goring end of (…)
EASTBOURNE BEACH GUIDE
The best launch point is to the E of Eastbourne where there is a large park and grassy rigging area. Beachy Head shelters the beach from SW (…)
DYMCHURCH BEACH GUIDE
The town of Dymchurch lies over seven feet below high tide level. The beach is sand and shingle and is best sailed in SW but is equally (…)
DOVER DOCKS BEACH GUIDE
Quite a few beginners sail here but the winds can be fluky and the ferries large. Outside the tidal ranges are strong so this is about as (…)
COODEN BAY BEACH GUIDE
Popular among local windsurfers, Cooden is to the W of Bexhill. Park on the beach and the shingle and sand venue works in SW ideally although anything (…)
CLIMPING SANDS BEACH GUIDE
Climping Sands is a long pebble and sand beach stretching for over two miles. At high tide good windsurfers can sail up to Littlehampton and play in the (…)
CAMBER SANDS BEACH GUIDE
Two venues in one, the Sands and the lesser-known Rocks, both are ideal for wave riding in strong winds. The Rocks throw the better waves but both (…)
BROOMFIELD SANDS BEACH GUIDE
Regarded by some as the best short board venue for miles, Broomfield Sands is effectively an extension of Camber Sands. Best sailed in either SW (Side on) (…)
BRIGHTON BEACH GUIDE
At high tide Brighton’s shingle beach can trash the best sailors equipment – the PWA World Cup was held here a few years back and many an (…)