Coming Up ....

Events - Please see our 2026 Events Programme and join us on the water soon!

Disruption Saturday 11th April - Wardle Skyline Fell Race starts from the village square at 2pm with up to 250 runners, then proceeds up the cobbles and turns left.

Membership SUBS ARE DUE NOW - full year subs run 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027. Later in the year we reduce them by 25% every 3 months FOR NEW MEMBERS ONLY. See How to Join, or contact our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have a query.

Windsurf Coaching (free to members) Sunday 24th May - click here to find out more and get your name down if interested.

Club Merchandise - Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to have the club logo embroidered onto T-shirts, polos, hoodies and the like at £10 per item if you supply the garment to him. We also plan to look at printing of a photo or image onto clothing. Feel free to suggest appropriate contacts for that, or get in touch if you have suitable images/artwork.

Day Tickets - cost £15 per person (not board), which is broadly in line with comparable clubs and West Kirby. A maximum of 3 day tickets are allowed in a year.

Shoutbox - To register for the shoutbox, if you're new to the club, or a prospective new member, or maybe you've just forgotten your password, then please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so you can get in touch with other members or plan your visit. Scammers need not apply!

Is it safe to go in the sea? After heavy rain sewers may spill into rivers, which then discharge into the sea. You can get live updates to see if this may impact on your coastal sailing - check here. Bathing Water Classifications are published for England's beaches ranging from poor to sufficient, then good and excellent. In 2025 Fleetwood managed a good rating, but West Kirby and Fraisthorpe were just sufficient. See the full list here.

Wingfoil Coaching - we held improver coaching in 2024 and hoped to run a beginner session in 2025 but the reservoir level was too low for boat launching. See details here. Alternatively, if you prefer private tuition, this may also be available to members and non-members - click here for details. After you've had a lesson you can hire a wing from Robin Hood Watersports. 

Wind-SUPs - members can now use 2 O'Shea inflatable wind-SUPs for paddleboarding, light wind windsurfing, or beginner windsurfing. Have a look when you visit. It means our Tabou Coolrider beginner windsurf boards are looking for new homes. Contact a committee member to make an offer.

Rules of the Road - ever been unsure who should give way on the water?

YouTube Channel - the Club now has its very own YouTube Channel, all thanks to Graham Snowdon. The channel can be found here. Don't be shy, upload videos to Google Drive here or to iCloud from apple devices here and send Graham an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to let him know. Please keep it to videos relating to activities at the Club (or on your travels if relevant to others) and Graham will then do any necessary editing before uploading them for you.

Wing & Wind Foiling insurance - RYA now offers members free 3rd party insurance for both of these sports, as well as windsurfing. Please make sure you contact the RYA to activate cover if you intend to wing and / or foil, or you won’t be covered. See more. 

Saturday mornings - please try to avoid arriving 8.45 to 9.10, or you may have to wait a few minutes while the parkrun gets started.

Video - Check out this short video from United Utilities, made in 2019 or 2020, which promotes recreational activities around Watergrove reservoir. The windsurfer is Jennie Roberts, who is now competing in IQ Foil at World Championship level!

And another - watch this short video of the club made by talented media student, and new member, Zac Harbour!

First Aid made easy - why not load the British Red Cross's First Aid app on your mobile phone? It gives simple step by step instructions for different injuries and symptoms. You can use it to learn in advance of an incident and/or guide you if you have to deal with one. Be prepared - get the app .

Foiling - Composite aluminium/carbon-fibre composite foils start at £800 and can be used with any deep-tuttle board. This video of the latest foils from Neil Pryde (sold by Robin Hood) may just whet your appetite! Or try this one for a few tips to see what's involved in getting started.

Planning a visit to somewhere on the coast you've not been to before? Have a look at this guide which gives tips on the best wind directions and states of tide to sail at each place, along with any hazards and suitability for beginners, intermediates and advanced sailors. It's been around for many years and is also available from our Useful Links page.

Technique - click here for some tips, especially if you're looking for a new challenge in perfecting some manoeuvres.

Speed - Entries on the ladder now range from 24.5 to 33.5mph. What can you manage? Get that GPS out and tell us how fast you've gone at Watergrove or elsewhere and we'll add it to the Speed Ladder We'll wipe older speeds if/when members get interested in the ladder again.