Scotland
STONEHAVEN
The northern part of this beach is suitable for windsurfing and has the advantage of cheap caravan accommodation nearby. It’s a small sandy SE facing bay with (…)
CARNOUSTIE
You probably associate Carnoustie with its golf club, but it also has a less famous sailing club with access to the ESE facing sandy beach. It’s right (…)
QUEENSFERRY
A slightly different windsurfing experience – sailing under the Forth road and rail bridges, which link Edinburgh with the Scottish highlands. You can launch at the Port (…)
PORTOBELLO
Edinburgh’s ‘local’ beach, Portobello mile long sands face NE, which means that NW and SE winds give good cross-shores. This beach gets pretty crowded during the summer. (…)
LONGNIDDRY BENTS
To the E of Cockenzie and Port Seton, Longniddry Bents works best in S to W winds. At low tide you’ll have to clamber over rocks to (…)
GOSFORD SANDS
Just to the E of Longniddry Bents, Gosford Sands is often used as a rest area when sailing from the Bents. This bay dries out a long (…)
NORTH BERWICK
There are three beaches in the immediate vicinity of North Berwick but you need to take special care, as there are some dangerous currents in the area (…)
SCOTTISH POWER
Two huge storms headed across the North of Scotland were too much temptation for the Motley Crew to resist. The infamous Red Phone soon started flashing, a (…)