We have Taster Sessions organised for the weekends of 20th and 21st May and June 17th and 18th. We run morning and afternoon sessions, lasting about 3 hours, for which we charge the princely sum of £10. Bargain!. And if you go on to join the club we will refund… Read More »Now taking bookings for our Taster Sessions
We have today finalised the calendar for the year, lots going on with a big focus on training for beginner and intermediate level sailors, fantastic trips for the experienced and following the huge success in 2016 of the taster sessions and recruiting new beginner members, an increased number of Beginner… Read More »Club Calendar of Events for 2017
Risco Del Paso from the air. Club Ion centre on the left. Lagoon bounded by the sandbar at high tide.
The club will very shortly be arranging another trip to Sotovento, Fuerteventura in June of 2017. Following the hugely successful trips in 2015 and 2016 we think its one of the most reliable and affordable destinations guaranteeing wind. The location offers open sea sailing with little or no shore break and flat water for all those sailors confident in stronger winds. There is also the lagoon for those less confident and for all sailors to practise and rehearse their hot shot moves in waist deep water. This year the tides will be the best we’ve ever had so the lagoon will be the biggest and deepest and all nicely timed for a high tide mid afternoon.Read More »Club Trip To Sotovento June 2017
The Group
Rich, James, AndyJ, AndyB, SteveS, DaveH, Cliff, Dean, Nathan, Laurence, SteveT, MikeM, MikeG, DaveM, Hywel
Ever since the successful visit to Tiree in 2011 there has been talk of making a return trip and this year we finally made it. Teaming up with four guests from Notts County Sailing Club, eleven of the more adventurous TWC members once again loaded up three vans and a mini-bus and headed north for the Oban ferry.
The Forecast
The format pretty much followed that of the previous trip, with one or two tweaks, having learned a few things from last time. The main change was to wait till later in the year in the hope of having better winds. However, as things turned out, be careful what you wish for! We set off with a forecast littered with extreme winds, causing some of us enough concern to leave our bigger sails behind. It also turned out that our fears were shared by the ferry operator too! We set off on a Tuesday night, planning to return the following Monday morning, so again having five full days on the island. So far this was pretty much a repeat performance of last time although we did make the journey slightly quicker by having an upgrade on the mini-bus. In addition to not having a 60mph limiter, this baby came with heated seats and Bluetooth which allowed the drivers to sync their music collections. In hindsight, Gorillaz D- sides was possibly not to everyone’s taste.Read More »Tiree Trip September 2016
Dear NWF Community, Well, the 10th Anniversary on NWF on Hayling was an epic one and I hope you all had a fantastic time. The wind arrived for our 10th Anniversary wind which was brilliant for our windsurfers, albeit a little testing for our SUP community! After 10 wonderful years,… Read More »NWF 2017 – Now being held at Rutland Water!
Have you been on or windsurfing holiday and are looking for a club back home to continue in the sport? Or has the Olympics inspired you to get back into Windsurfing? We are now offering reduced membership fees for a half-year membership running to the end of February 2017. The… Read More »Half Year Membership
Ben and Jacob demonstrate our new Dino Rigs, perfect for young kids, and beginners. These will be available for all members to use in the sail store.
Hi All, There is going to be a Demo Day at Rutland Water with campover and BBQ. Please indicate whether you will be in attendance so that we have an idea on numbers for the BBQ. It will be on Saturday 6th & 7th August. Please note, the Junior… Read More »Rutland Demo Day – 6th/7th August
Last Saturday I started a brew for the club campover at Rutland, weekend of the 2nd/3rd July, the Jim Collis Training Weekend. This is an American style Pale Ale, christened ‘Chop Hop’, 5% ish, liberally hopped with Amarillo and Citra hops, quite bitter so not to everyone’s taste but jam… Read More »Something special for the Jim Collis Training Weekend.