Welcome to Aqua Sports in 2008

In conjunction with National Windsurfing Week Aqua Sports is running a series of events aimed at getting people into the sport. There will be clinics for those who can already windsurf and tasters for those who’d like to have a go. Why not introduce a friend to windsurfing in National Windsurf Week? Come along and enjoy the sport. Taster dates as follows:

Bank Holiday Monday - all day - loads of time slots - no experience necessary just call to book your space.

• 10.30 - 11.30 am
  
• 11.30 - 12-30 am
  
• 1.00 - 2.00 am
  
• 2.30 - 3.30 pm
  
• 3.30 - 4.30 pm
  

• 4.30 - 5.30 pm
  
• 5.30 - 6.30 pm
  

All you need is swimwear, a towel and an old pair of trainers.

Download and print off flyer which entitles the bearers to a 1 x hour taster session for just £10 per person. Flyer pdf

Please Call the centre for details. Booking is essential.

Check out the dates, race results, news and much more for the 2008 T15 Inter-club Race events. Use links to follow results, dates and news ............ [See Programme]

This year we have secured £130 off the trip per person and also the option to book for two weeks. Based on a standard room with two people sharing, this makes one week cost £429 & two weeks £629 (brochure price £599 & £799 respectively). Single suppliment is £50. There are limited places so please email Sam ASAP.

Check out how last year's windsurfing trip to Club Dahab in Egypt went... this is the third year that Aqua Sports have run its trip to the fantastic windsurfing location of Dahab, again with Club Dahab. The past two years we have had plenty of wind - seven out of seven days both years - to satisfy the serious blasters in our group... So what happened this year..... [Read Article]

Welcome to team15. A nationwide network of clubs where the coolest windsurfers aged 15 and under get together every week to have a great time and learn new skills.

Team 15 events are currently being planned by the T15 COs who are hard at work planning four inter-club events per zone for the 2008 season. These will posted on the T15 website (Inter-club section), along with the Notice of Race, etc. during February.... [Go to T15 News and Articles]

This year's windsurfing demo and hire kit includes: Tushingham T'Birds, Storms and Dinos, North Naturals, Naish Sprints and Neil Prydes all creating a range from 3.5m - 8.0m. We have boards from Fanatic, F2, Naish and Starboard with RRD in the pipeline. All kit is to hire, try or buy.

We still have our fleet of single hander Picos and RS Feva's for the dinghy sailor as well as the RS Vision and the Laser Stratos for crewboats.

Canoeists can also hire a range of kayaks or sit-on-tops.

OnBoard is a new programme to introduce sailing and windsurfing as a sport for young people. In the next ten years, OB wants to introduce half a million children into sailing and windsurfing.

Sailing and windsurfing have everything, from a relaxing leisure experience to high adrenaline, high-performance sport. OB gets you out on the water, teaches you new skills and lets you have great fun too! Contact the Centre for more details on 01737 644 288.

The Aqua Sports Trip to Weymouth 2007 was another success...

Aqua Sports members yet again packed their cars and vans for an action filled windsurfing weekend on the 6/7 October this year. Scheduled to coincide with the end of the internationally famous Speed Week, there was doubt and trepidation in the minds of many that this year the wind would not be blowing.

Sam and a few of the members arrived early on the Friday afternoon - the winds were blowing cross on shore and around a force three. This was enough incentive for Chris to rig up and go out practicing all the freestyle tricks that he had picked up on the Dahab...[Read Article]

T15 Regional South East Windsurf Title

The final round of the South East regional T15 Inter Club Windsurfing Championships was held at sea off Hythe on July 22nd. Three clubs were neck and neck going into this final event of the series, which eventually saw local club Hythe Hotshots triumph to take the regional title. Bewl Blasters from Lamberhurst, near Tunbridge Wells, came second with Aquasports Aquanauts from Redhill in third place.... [Read Article]

Record turn out in the south east... The last thing on my mind as I went through all the preparation checklists and mental notes before this SE Region Inter-club T15 season opener at Bewl was getting in the record books with the largest SE turnout for the first event of the season. In fact I might have been more concerned that we may make the record books for all the wrong reasons............ [Read Article]

Aqua Sports is proud to announce that we are now an affiliated centre to Sail4Cancer a charity that offers sailing opportunities for individuals and families affected by cancer. Please Contact us for more information.

Aqua Sports Refurbishment - the up-grade - is underway...

Some may have noticed the works being carried out at Aqua Sports and this week (20 August) our two new cabins are arriving that include new, shower and changing room, a disabled toilet facility and classroom.
These, much needed, new units will provide new shower and changing facilities to replace the aging existing units and additional class space to teach sailing theory etc, and other new activities planned for 2008.
The second stage of our refurbishment, to take place over the winter months, will involve the refitting of the existing units to bring them up to a modern, functional standard. This will include an exterior deck area, to provide a more comfortable environment for all those using our facilities.
Initially we had hoped to start and finish the refurbishment last winter. However, it is now hoped to be completed by February 2008 in time for the new season.
We would like to thank everyone for their patience during this transitional period and look forward to offering superior facilities in 2008.

Aqua Sports Newsflash - Hybrid wind power!

Following a hectic taster day for a school, the Aqua Sports Research and Development team were spotted on the lake, testing the new windsurf / dinghy hybrid! Big things were expected..... .... [Read Article]

Summer Solstice late night was a great success with John Hibbard's presentation a fantastic climax to the evening. The stronger wind from earlier in the day had tailed off to a gentle breeze, still plenty for everyone to go out for a play with. By 7.30 p.m. the water was looking pretty busy. Whilst our windsurfers worked hard on their skills, we fired up the barbie and John Hibbard prepared for his evening presentation. As hungry folk derigged and got changed, Stewart got the barbie underway. Soon, there was sausages and burgers for all to consume.

Just before the presentation Andy got the cocktail shaker out and concocted a fantastic 'K007' Martini, fully shaken and definitely not stirred. The 'secret' recipe cannot be revealed and although it was deliciously moreish, we drank sensibly and were soon all seated for the presentation to begin.

John Hibbard is a fantastic narrator and he had us all under his spell as he took us around some of the world's famous and less famous windsurfing spots... each with its own John Hibbard experience story. The evening rounded off with a windsurfing quiz for which we divided into teams. The winning team all received Tushingham t-shirts.

We'd like to thank John Hibbard and Tushingham Sails for a great evening...

Sal is one of the most barren of the group of ten islands and five islets in the archipelago of Cabo Verde, 1500 km south of the Canaries and approx 450km west of Dakar, Senegal, Africa. Although Sal is very barren, there are few who don’t succumb and fall under its spell without plans to return. Cape Verdeans call this "Sodade", which means yearning…... [Read Article]