Booking System - Please use the booking system button above to book your visit. This works best if you load the google sheets app on your phone.

Tenerife November holiday - this was such a big hit some of us have already booked to go back next year- 31st October for a week or more! Read how it went and see photos here. If you're keen too, JET2's Black Friday sale gives £100pp off and may end soon. Deposit is just £60.

Working Party 3rd November - alas only 7 volunteers showed. Undeterred, we continued pulling up trees on the headland, started clearing many of the loose stones from it and filled track potholes with several tons of stone.

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.

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.

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

August Working Party - 10 members pulled up trees on the headland, cleared 'ankle breaker' stones from the dried area of the reservoir bed, burnt weeds between the paving at the clubhouse and fixed a downspout. A barbecue rewarded the hard work before many took to the water by mid-afternoon in F4-5 wind. Thanks!

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

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 - 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.

New Members - join from 1st January 2025 and get 15 months for the price of 12! Contact our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Booking System - we're testing a new system offline. It's been developed by Gabby and seems easy to use and clear. We expect this to go live around February.

Defi Wind 2025 - 40Km windsurfing race with 1500 competitors, along the Mediterranean coast near Narbonne, France. Yes, really, you read that right! Check it out on YouTube. Andy Pepper has entered this epic event - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you may be tempted to join him, or want to find out more. It's 29 May to 1 June.

Water Level - the reservoir level has risen more than 2 metres in just 3 weeks in late November and early December. The sailable area is finally good once again and it's not that far to carry the kit, so a few of us tested it out on 9th December! United Utilities will soon start using an interlinked reservoir again, which will improve the rate at which Watergrove fills. We suspect UU have used Pennine reservoirs more this year and Haweswater less.  Online data for the Irwell catchment (includes Rochdale) for the 12 months to the end of October indicates a wet Winter and Spring were followed by average rainfall in Summer and Autumn, though perhaps a bit dry very locally. At the bottom of this water situation report it suggests Watergrove reservoir has been held low due to maintenance, but the Catchment Controller says that's not correct.

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. The latest Bathing Water Classifications were published for England's beaches late Nov 2024. These range from poor to sufficient, then good and excellent. Fleetwood manages a good rating, but West Kirby and Fraisthorpe are just sufficient. See the full list here.

Windfoil Coaching - we're arranging coaching for April 2025, unfortunately only for those who have their own equipment. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if interested.

Wingfoil Coaching - see details here for recent and planned coaching for members. Alternatively, if you prefer private tuition, this is also 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 at our latest acquisition when you next visit. It also 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. 

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!

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.

 

Many of our members use Facebook to stay in touch. You can see our Facebook group here and there's space to chat and share photos. You will need to join Facebook though. These photos were uploaded to Facebook by Chris Peartree and Andy Whale. We have lots of photos of events and recreational sailing on our Gallery pages too. Send us some of yours, or tell us when you upload them to Facebook and we may copy some from there.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

In addition to windsurfing at Watergrove, you can also take part in these sports:

• Windfoiling
• Wing Surfing & Wing Foiling
• Stand Up Paddleboarding
• Canoeing & Kayaking
• Mountain Biking 
• Remote Control Model Yachting
• Walks
• parkrun nearby

Our SUP, Wingfoiling, Windfoiling and Canoeing/Kayaking pages emphasise these sports are welcome, so we've been sure to include photos of them on our homepage to reinforce that message. It's particularly good to see more use being made of the reservoir, club and its facilities in light winds. We're gaining new members by diversifying in this way and it's generating a really nice atmosphere around the club generally. You can invite visitors to join you at the Club - those venturing on the water should pay £10 for a Day Ticket. You're also encouraged to join the Club's Facebook group, where you can post photos and videos of your visits and promote what we offer. And of course you can always This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.a few images to us if you think we should add them to our website.

Members tick all watersports they're interested in on their membership form. Our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Darren, can then put you in touch with others doing the same sport if you wish.

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