Welcome to West Pennine Sailboard Club
Last Updated on Saturday, 03 July 2010 21:24 Written by Admin
Welcome to West Pennine Sailboard Club, possibly the best windsurfing club in the North of England. Located in the Pennines above Rochdale, we offer clean wind, cleaner water and a great clubhouse with hot showers. Annual membership is great value with opportunities for board storage and we offer day sailing for casual members. So if you are learning, still trying to crack that carve gybe or need somewhere to practice your flakas, get in touch and come for a sail.
Latest Happenings ....
Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 12:24 Written by Admin
A few members are planning a visit to Fleetwood on Sat 31st. Low tide is 9.22am BST and forecast is W F4. Best to sail there a couple of hours either side of low tide. An early start then! Use Shoutbox if you're joining them.
Good range of weblinks added to 'Other Useful Links', courtesy of Andy Williams.
About 10 sailed on Sun 25th July. Light W wind - just enough to plane sometimes. Several out on longboards.
Our shore-based practice area is now up and running – thanks to Mike Pole for the steel plate he fabricated especially. This is now hung on the wall just inside the steel roller door. Just remove the nut from your UJ and screw it into the plate, then practise waterstarts, stance, whatever. Ably demonstrated by Andy Whale aka ORCA below (and Ethan demonstrates mowing).
Our first afternoon video session on Sunday 11th July was successful.
In Brief ....
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 16:57 Written by Admin
Camping
Camping at the Club will be arranged for the 28th & 29th August Bank Holiday weekend, together with another video session and BBQ. Option of camping another time late July/early August if there's demand for it. Please use the Shoutbox to let us know what you want.
Speed Ladder is now live!
See Main Menu for Speed Ladder. Go on, get that GPS out of the bottom drawer and find some new batteries!
Video now available
Weather sites - top tips!
This section should help newer members and visitors .... and maybe a few older members too. It explains how to make the most of the links to the right above here click
Misplaced Kit
Please take all kit home or leave it in a board slot you've paid for. We don't have room for stray stuff, so it tends to get in everyone's way. Thanks!
Magazines
If you've finished with any recent windsurfing magazines please leave them in the rack in the Club room.
Facebook & Photos
Last Updated on Monday, 19 July 2010 17:53 Written by Admin
Many of our members use Facebook to stay in touch. You can see our website group here and there's space to chat and share photos.
We have lots of photos of recent events on our Gallery pages too. Send us some of yours, or tell us when you upload them to Facebook and we may copy some from there. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Shout Box
- ian eve and : Tom and I will be there about 3pm with luck
- ORCA : Up thurs aft if there's a breeze.
- alasdair : Was up on Tuesday around 530. Good planing conditions right up till around 8 then died off. Will be up this afternoon/evening for a sail. Might take BBQ stuff as well... Anyone else?
- Jonathan : Will be up at midday wed sorting webcam. May sail if there's any wind.
- JohnL : Up about 4pm Wed with JohnF. Hoping for better than 10kt f/cast. Anyone else?
- Andy P : Looking at the forcast sat is best
- Rory : Is Fleetwood planned for Saturday or Sunday?
- Andy P : They are slightly secondhand though, I breifly mentioned it to the missus in passing, so that when she notices I can say I told you, a new handbag and some purfume might help and if it gets tough I'll have to through in some shoes! Hope to try it out at F/wood with John, got to go she's coming
- Tim : Bet the credit card took some punishment Andy paying for those new toys!
- mad johnh : anyone up for fleetwood this weekend.tides are good,just need a bit of wind now.
- Andy P : Thanks Tim I've seen it but apparently there is a big difference, I've also found a very upset Danish guy complaining to Pryde about their masts and sails,quite funny but I have just bought a X9 460 and RS 7.8 from Roho, just need some wind now!!
- Tim : Message should have ended... Knew you were looking for X9, but the X7 is pretty much same spec.
- Tim : Message for Andy. There is a Neil Pryde Matrix X7 460 100% carbon mast on Ebay. Looks a good one! £169. Knew you wrere
- Grommit : I'll be up early afternoon
- talldave : Yep! Enough mph for a good sail.
- salmank : I'll be up on Sunday, but probably a little late - getting there around 5.
- mad johnh : who,s up on sunday?
- ORCA : I've got a very old fibreglass mast for use as a flagpole too.
- talldave : Wind looks good this pm.
- mad johnh : No bank holiday at begining of august chaps.it,s at the end.
- mad johnh : does anyone feel a bit more adventurous than camping up at the club? why not somewhere a little further afield.
- JohnL : Will be up 4pm Thurs - hoping for more than 9 or 10kt
- Andy P : Camping sounds good aug bank hol, back to the scaffolding polr -flag pole, we have a fibreglass mast but it will probably get wrecked by the kids trying to climb it
- Jonathan : Probably up for camping August Bank holiday weekend.....and windsurfing of course.
- JohnL : Mark - longboard probably is yours. Clubroom is a bit low for them. We'll see if we can swap for a space in the boardstore in next week or two
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