This section covers
Sailing, Boating, Canoeing, Water Skiing, Windsurfing,
Surfing, etc. in the Sussex area.
Included are
schools providing courses and equipment hire, yacht
charter, dinghy hire, etc.
Not all the water-based activities
available in the area are listed but if you know of an
appropriate activity provider who does not yet have an entry, please
submit the information here.
Sussex Canoeing
SOUTHWATER WATERSPORTS CENTRE
Cripplegate Lane, Southwater Country Park,
Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 7UN Tel: 01403 734424 E-mail:
adrian@southwatersports.co.uk Web: www.southwatersports.co.uk
Open all year,
Mon to Sat 10am - 5.30pm. Sun 10am - 4pm.
Southwater Lake
is approximately 6 acres in size, which
makes an ideal environment for
introducing people off all ages and
abilities to the world of watersports, in
a safe and pleasant environment.
Activities to choose from: Dinghy Sailing,
Windsurfing, Kayaking, Canadian Canoeing, Raft
Building, Orienteering, Team Building, & River
Journeys. We also offer kayaking coaching levels
1, 2 and 3 training and assessment, including the
new UK CC Awards.
Cuckmere Valley Canoe Club caters for the
following disciplines: Sea Kayaking, Canoe Polo,
Touring, Canoe Sailing, Sprint Racing,
White-water Racing & Slalom. Contact
Mr. Iain J Paterson for further details
regarding the club.
The club meets on Tuesday evenings and Sunday
afternoons to go canoeing. With coaching and
training sessions at a local swimming pool every
other Thursday. Contact Mr. Paul Dawson for
further details regarding the club.
Eastbourne Sub Aqua Club welcomes all 'want to
be' divers & divers trained by any agency, not
just those who've trained with the British
Sub-Aqua Club (e.g. PADI or SSAC) who want to
just go diving or continue their training. The
club has both PADI and BSAC qualified
instructors so you can be sure of the best
tuition.
Scuba 2000 is an proactive dive school and club
based in Uckfield, East Sussex. We run SSI and
ITDA courses, following recreational, technical
and professional routes. We provide first-class
O2 and medic first aid training as well as
junior courses for kids aged 8+. Whether you are
a beginner or expert, together we can work out
the best training route for you. Whether you
choose the SSI or ITDA route, we can help you
have a safe and successful diving experience
every time.
Pleasure boat trips
from Eastbourne beach leaving between the pier
and the bandstand, viewing the seafront,
Holywell, Cow Gap, Beachy Head and the famous
lighthouse.
Private charters, themed
parties and corporate functions available. The
cruises are taken in locally-built classic style
Sussex boats and last 45 minutes.
Great Escape Charters
Brighton Marina Village, Brighton, East Sussex,
BN2 5HA Tel: 0800 7813623 Mobile:
07813 618829 E-mail:
info@cbfishing.co.uk
All Excursions From Brighton. Hire A Boat For
Fishing Trips. Pleasure Trips & Parties.
Weekdays-Weekends-Evenings. Night Trips are
available.
Swanbourne Lake
Mill Road, South Stoke, Arundel, West Sussex,
BN18 9PA Tel: 01903 882609
Originally a millpond and situated in the
grounds of Arundel Park is the lovely Swanbourne
Lake, which was painted by both Turner and
Constable. Rowing boats are available to hire.
WHAT WE OFFER:
Sailing all year round, RYA Training
Establishment - courses for all levels,
Reservoir 1.5 miles long on the edge of the
Ashdown Forest giving 250 acres of water
Large
boat park, Club racing Saturday, Sunday plus
Wednesday evenings during the summer, W'ward/L'ward racing for asymmetrics in Winter,
Wide range of social events for both adults and
children, Clubhouse overlooking the water with
hot showers, catering & bar, Active Youth and
Optimist Clubs.
MEMBERS CLUB, new members always welcome.
Sailing Times: Sat & Sun all year and
Wednesday evenings throughout Summer. Unsupervised
sailing available all week.
You want exciting, challenging, but safe
sailing. Competition at all levels, from
beginner to expert. A lively social scene and
welcoming atmosphere. You've found it!
SOUTHWATER WATERSPORTS CENTRE
Cripplegate Lane, Southwater Country Park,
Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 7UN Tel: 01403 734424 E-mail:
adrian@southwatersports.co.uk Web: www.southwatersports.co.uk
Open all year,
Mon to Sat 10am - 5.30pm. Sun 10am - 4pm.
Southwater Lake
is approximately 6 acres in size, which
makes an ideal environment for
introducing people off all ages and
abilities to the world of watersports, in
a safe and pleasant environment.
Activities to choose from: Dinghy Sailing,
Windsurfing, Kayaking, Canadian Canoeing, Raft
Building, Orienteering, Team Building, & River
Journeys. We also offer kayaking coaching levels
1, 2 and 3 training and assessment, including the
new UK CC Awards.
Club House, Marine Parade, Seaford, East Sussex,
BN25 2QR Tel: 01323 890077 E-mail:
school@nssc.org.uk
The NSSC sailing school is a Royal Yachting
Association recognised teaching establishment.
The School operates mainly from Piddinghoe Pond
for dinghy sailing and windsurfing and from
Newhaven Marina for power boating and keelboats.
The school uses Sport 14s for its dinghy
training and these stable roomy boats have
proved to very popular with newcomers to
sailing. Power boat training takes place in two
club RIB's and a 24ft displacement boat which
are also used as safety boats for Club racing.
Keelboat training takes place in various
members' boats. As an RYA recognised teaching
establishment we issue certificates on behalf of
the RYA. We issue up to Level 4 dinghy and
keelboat sailing, all levels of power boating
and regular Instructors courses for all
disciplines. In addition the Club runs
windsurfing courses (again under the RYA
scheme).
Oyster Pond
Arun Parade, Littlehampton, West Sussex
Boats are available for hire on this small
boating lake near the amusement arcade. It was
originally built to store shellfish, hence the
name Oyster Pond.
We offer sailing tuition and charter of sailing
yachts, 30-50 ft from the Sovereign Harbour,
Eastbourne. Our services include, Taster Day
sailing, Bareboat and Skippered Charter,
Corporate Sailing Events, Yacht Charter Agency,
Yacht management and Yacht Deliveries. Sailing
areas are South East England, NE France, Belgium
and Holland. Charter Agency in Croatia and other
Mediterranean areas.
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Cripplegate Lane, Southwater Country Park,
Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 7UN Tel: 01403 734424 E-mail:
adrian@southwatersports.co.uk Web: www.southwatersports.co.uk
Open all year,
Mon to Sat 10am - 5.30pm. Sun 10am - 4pm.
Southwater Lake
is approximately 6 acres in size, which
makes an ideal environment for
introducing people off all ages and
abilities to the world of watersports, in
a safe and pleasant environment.
Activities to choose from: Dinghy Sailing,
Windsurfing, Kayaking, Canadian Canoeing, Raft
Building, Orienteering, Team Building, & River
Journeys. We also offer kayaking coaching levels
1, 2 and 3 training and assessment, including the
new UK CC Awards.
Rookwood Road, West Wittering, Chichester, West
Sussex, PO20 8LT Tel: 01243 512552 Fax:
01243 512850
WWWC is organised to provide windsurfing
facilities for its members and to promote safe
co-existence with other beach users. The club
has showers and changing rooms which are open to
members all year, and provides free tea and
coffee making facilities. The pavilion style
Club House provides an elevated lookout post and
a place to shelter from the elements. It also
houses a TV, video and the table football table.
With the arrival of summer the social side of
WWWC really begins, with barbecues and evenings
at the local pub and other social events. From
mid-May to mid-September a full time Safety
Officer/Club Manager is on hand seven days a
week to cater for rescue and safety, to advise
on wind and tide conditions, and if you need it,
to help tune your latest rig. We have recently
purchased a new jet rescue bike so we can rescue
windsurfers at any state of tide if needed.
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