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Ever fancied trying Fleetwood? See details. 

Anglesey Action - 27th June looked like this.

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Working Party, Social and Sail - We crammed a lot in on 22nd June! Lots of jobs - road repairs, paving, vegetation next to road, weeds in some of the car park and we even got the grass mowed too. Reward came in the form of a barbecue. Thanks Eddie & Angela - the standard has been upped and it was very sociable! And finally a luck few windsurfed and wingfoiled - see here.

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Windfoil Coaching - Dave and John travelled to Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club 8th June because it has more water than us. An RYA Coach delivered some useful pointers and gave video feedback. Conditions were heroic though - windfoiling is usually a light wind option and Force 5 to 6 isn't that!

AGM & Working Party - A multitude of jobs were done after the meeting - road repairs, painting in the changing rooms, weed burning, vegetation taming, boat and buoys and cleaning indoors.

Great to be on the water again! Here are some photos of a mild, sunny and windy day with 6 members making the most of it.

Breaking the ice - see photos of 3 hardy paddleboarders and the snowy scenery on 11th January.

Tenerife November holiday - this was such a big hit some of us have already booked to go back 31st October 2025 for a week or more! Read how it went and see photos here. The deposit is just £60 if you're keen too.

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Day at the coast - see a few photos from a West Kirby trip here.

RNLI rescue a windsurfer

Lake Bala weekend - here's how it went. And here's a short video we've just produced.

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Short video on our YouTube channel of our Chairman, John, windfoiling - click here.

Board Repair - John dinged the nose of his board recently. Here's a step by step guide to one way of repairing it if you have the same misfortune.

Recreational Sailing 9th August 2024 - a popular Friday afternoon sail - see some photos.

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July Social Weekend - not much wind, but plenty of activity even so. For one member the highlight was "camping and cameraderie". Here's a short write-up and a few photos, or watch a short video.

Ullswater weekend - here's a short account and some photos.

Good turnout on 6th July 2024 - and a good time was had by all ... except the poor member who dropped a phone in the water! See photos.

Anglesey 21st June weekend - good but not easy windsurfing in F5 and big swell at Rhosneigr Friday, then easier F4 Saturday, while others stayed at Newborough for a good high tide session there on Saturday. Some of our wingfoilers were at Rhosneigr too.

Wingfoil Coaching 12th May - all participants gave positive feedback! Norbert got properly on the foil and Scott managed his longest foiling run to date - just 2 examples. Thank you to Coach, Ben, and to Gabby for organising and helpers Fred and Dave Martin.

'For Sale' - Members can post adverts on this online spreadsheet to advertise any kit you want to sell.

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Storm Kathleen, 6th April - check it out here - truly wild conditions!

AGM & Working Party - read a short account.

Pre-Christmas - while it was party time for some, 3 brave/crazily ambitious members gave 20 to 50mph wind a go on Friday 22nd! Another 3 sensible members watched on and decided against.

Storm Elin, 9th December - here's a short acount and a few photos ...

 A busy weekend to end July - see how it went here

15/16th July 2023 Social Weekend - here's a short account of how it went and looked (see separate gallery views for days 1 & 2) - click.

July got off to a great start with a full weekend of Force 5 westerly wind and 12 to 20 people on the water. Take a look here

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Inland Sea, June 2023 - see a short write-up and photos here.

Great June watersports conditions - we've been blessed with sunshine and strong Easterly winds for 3 consecutive days. See some of the action here.

Paddleboarding green light - United Utilities have confirmed they are satisfied and we can SUP indefinitely. 

RYA Tracker app - for improved safety while sailing at sea with a mobile phone you can use this app to alert friends/family and provide your location.

Wing foiling - our webpage is a great guide to getting started! Here is some wingfoiling action and a blog with some useful advice if you're tempted by winging.

May Back to the Water weekend - 7 members camped Sat and Sunday, while some also stayed on late for a BBQ, drinks, table football & watching foiling on YouTube on Sat night. On the water there was a healthy mix of windsurfing, wingfoiling & paddleboarding in mostly light winds for Saturday. With less wind Sunday, attention shifted to canoeing & kayaking. Not the windiest weekend, but a successful and very sociable event anyway!

Betwixtmas - after the excesses of Christmas, it was finally time to knuckle down to some proper pleasure.

West Kirby day trip - check out some photos when a few members played away!

Anglesey Trip - Here's a short account and plenty of photos from a memorable weekend in June 2022.

What 3 Words - the location of the Club in this app is moss.gladiators.deed.

First Aid - 8 members attended a very good course at the Club on 30th April. In the nicest possible way, let's hope you don't need their services!

Annual General Meeting - click here for a short summary of what was discussed.

Club Rules - Okay, we know it's not a very sexy topic, but we'd be obliged if members would take a look anyway! We've just updated them too.

Windfoiling, beginner to expert - WPWC member, Jennie Roberts is competing in the World Championships in St Moritz, but has taken time out to write a short article for us about her experience to date. This follows on from John Lymer's article about his early attempts at windfoiling. Both articles can be found here.

World speed record - There's fast and then there's Bjorn Dunkerbeck!  He's broken the world speed record again at Luderitz, Namibia with 56 knots = 64 mph = 104 km/h! See what that looks like here

Olympic Windsurfing - Well done to Emma Wilson for taking Olympic Bronze in RS:X Windsurfing! The medal race was run in a wind of about 6 knots, so it was pumping all the way. In the mens, Tom Squires managed 7th place. For Paris in 2024 RS:X will be dropped in favour of IQ foilboards.

Here's our first paddleboarding dog ....! Apparently, it was only his 3rd time and he's still learning, but he does have his own lifejacket. More photos here

We warmly welcome Wing Foiling to Watergrove - check it out here! And see a short video here. Interested in learning?

See latest resuscitation guidance here

Canoeing Video - Here is a video shot at Watergrove in 2020. Who knew there are this many different strokes that can be done when paddling?!

Tridem smashes world speed record! On 18th July a French team clocked an astonishing 67.17 knots (77 mph). See Windsurf magazine and YouTube. We have one hanging in the clubhouse. It's never been quite so quick, but we can always give it another try ....?!

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West Pennine Windsurfing Club
Watergrove Reservoir
Wardle
Rochdale
OL12 9NT

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