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Words - John Lymer

Photos - John Lymer & Eve Taylor

In mid-June a group from the Club once again visited Anglesey's Inland Sea at Four Mile Bridge. Saturday was a night out at The Anchorage nearby. Wind eluded us until Monday, but was then a very steady Force 4 and great conditions. Until then the trip was better suited to paddleboarding, wingsurfing and touristy stuff elsewhere. Some members had been put off previously by the slightly awkward attitude of the Pen Y Bont caravan site owners. This site is where you have to launch from, whether staying here or elsewhere, which is a bit unfortunate. We decided to put up with it again, but much to our surprise, we got home to find ourselves banned! Having paid £108 for 3 nights it seems a bit over the top to charge £3 to stay another 3 hours on site but off the overnight pitch. As we left we went to see if we needed to pay. The owner's daughter said £3 was usual. My wife said she wondered if it was still needed, as a fault meant the site had no electric hook-up for 6 hours when we arrived - we thought there'd be a bit of give and take in the interests of goodwill. I don't think the owner understands goodwill though! Due to our "dissatisfaction" we've been told by email to make alternative arrangements in future!

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Ben Connor can be contacted via WhatsApp on 07943881874 (preferred), or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ben provides the following sessions:

  • Wingtro - in this session you will learn the basics of launching and landing wing kit and how to fly the wing. On the water you will learn how to tack /gybe and gain progress up wind on a beginner windsurfing board.
  • First flights
    On these sessions you will be introduced to the foil and learn how to engage the foil into small micro flights
  • Sustained flights
    Once you are comfortable on the foil board we will look into increasing the length of the flights and staying stable on the foil
  • Advanced flights / Intro into gybing on the foil

These sessions can be tailored to exactly what you need to learn, all the way up to jumps and spins in the air.

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FAQs
* When do sessions run? 
Sessions don’t run at a set day or time, please contact Ben to arrange a convenient time.

* Do I need my own equipment?
All equipment is provided EXCEPT wetsuits and buoyancy aids (both are required).

* How many people attend the sessions?
You can book foiling sessions for 1-2 people, and Wing surfing sessions (Wingtro) for 1-6 people.

* How long does a session last?
2 hours

* How much does it cost?
It depends on the number of people you book on to your session. For Wing surfing: 
1:1 £140 
1:2 £75 pp
1:4 £50 pp
1:6 £40 pp (kit shared) 

Wing foiling:
1:1 £150
1:2 £80 pp

Please note that non-members also need to pay an additional £10 launch fee.

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Words & photos - John Lymer

8th, 9th and 10th June brought fabulous conditions for wind driven watersports! The Easterly wind was stronger than xcweather's forecast on Thursday and Friday. The sun shone throughout, with temperature in the high teens Thursday, mid-20s Friday and 30C on Saturday! Windsurf sails were generally around 6.5m on Thursday, 4.5 to 5.8m on Friday and 6.5 to 7.5m Saturday. It rarely gets better! And it's so good to see how much our wingfoilers have improved in the roughly 2 years since taking it up! Chris is very consistent, Gabby is now gybing and can ride a run switch stance and Geoff is up on the foil and keeping it impressively level. Here are some photos from Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June when 10 to 14 sailors were on the water at various times. 

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Please be sure to look at ALL 3 SETS OF PHOTOS, both windsurfing and wingfoiling on Friday, then a mix on Saturday (scroll down after viewing each set).

Here are Friday's windsurfing shots ....

And now for the wingfoiling ones ....

And last but not least, shots from Saturday ....

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West Pennine Windsurfing Club
Watergrove Reservoir
Wardle
Rochdale
OL12 9NT

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