Welcome to West Pennine Sailboard Club
Last Updated on Sunday, 24 July 2011 16:33 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 Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:24 Written by Admin
Sunday 13th May - started with sails of about 7.5m, then 6.5m and by mid afternoon the right size had dropped to about 5.5m as the South Westerly picked up to F5/6. About 20 of us took advantage, plus a further 6 that ventured to Fleetwood and reported similar wind strength there, but flatter water in the lee of the mussel beds at low tide. Meanwhile, up in the hills, the air at least felt warmer than of late!
Speed Ladder - fastest speed belongs to a 20 year old F2 Sputnik .... and Andy Pepper! For latest recorded speeds see here.
Windsurfing 4 Cancer Research, 7th May - about 30 people turned out to raise money, or just to sail and to try out demo kit from Robin Hood. Midday was marked with a Master Blaster race across and back from a 'Le Mans style' start. Read more and see some photos - click.
Water supply - we can't drink water straight from taps in the clubhouse yet, but we'll let you know when the new treatment plant is working.
Coming Up ....
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 12:25 Written by Admin
Annual Gate Code - will change at the end of Sunday 27th May. If you are a fully paid up member but don't think you've received the new code please contact our Membership Secretary, Andy This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please do not give this code to anyone else - refer them to the contact details on our website instead.
Proposal to replace windsurfing with kitesurfing, starting with the 2016 Olympics - seems to miss the point that windsurfing is (still) a popular sport. It's also very much an over-reaction - there's surely room for both sports. It could even undermine the funding for T15 youth windsurfing. To read more and show our support for windsurfing by signing a petition click here.
Next event is Jubilee weekend early June - see our 2012 Events page here.
RYA Project Windsurf - take a look at this website launched by RYA if you sail in other parts of the country. Our club is shown here . Join it and feel free to add stuff, or look at other places.
Board storage - we plan to get on with providing extra kit storage space in June, to meet the demand from members. We just need to wait until we hear if our grant application has been successsful.
Webcam - The router is being checked - we think that may be the reason for the webcam's failure in recent months, though it is difficult to keep it running without a mains supply too. Also see the link in our Main Menu.
Dave Martin & John Lymer 13th May (photo by Andy Whale)
Facebook & Photos
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 May 2012 20:55 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. You will need to join Facebook though. Here's a photo by Steve Slayen lifted from our Facebook collection.
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
See photos:
Or go to our Gallery pages for other events and photos.
In Brief ....
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:13 Written by Admin
DVD - filmed by Mike Stemmer in August 2011 and slickly edited by Andy Pepper. A couple of discs are on top of the noticeboard and available to borrow - please return soon.
Vital stuff you need to know - click
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Shout Box
- ORCA : stood on the dam. windier than f/cast and no-one here. f4 easy.
- ORCA : Heading for a late aft sail
- mike p : me also having a play but i don,t have to be home for tea
- Russ : Sedge having a ride up to play out, i have to be home for tea or I will get told off.
- sedge : It's looking like the only day with any wind for a week gotta today.
- Stephen Trea : That was the other Steve. I'll be there in the morning 10.30.
- sedge : Be there around 10.00 Fri. you r pushing it steve aint I at yours for 18.00 Fri?
- steve s : hoping to be up tomorrow around 2-3pm
- Jonathan : Me too! 4.30 if forecast holds
- JohnL : Likely to sail 4pm Friday
- tiggerchris : For anyone lucky enough to not be working, I will be trying a sail about 1pm
- JohnL : Andy P - Orca has accused me of checking batten tension mid-manoeuvre. Not so, just a very familiar move of a different kind!
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