BOTANY BAY BEACH GUIDE

My locationGet Directions A small wave venue reached by the steps at the end of Kingsgate Avenue, Kingsgate. Botany Bay faces NE and so SE winds are cross-shore. (…)

ANGMERING-ON-SEA (*EAST PRESTON) BEACH GUIDE

My locationGet Directions Angmering-on-Sea has very similar sailing conditions to Littlehampton but is much harder to find and parking is limited. The beach launching area is also (…)

ALLHALLOWS BEACH GUIDE

My locationGet Directions On the Isle of Grain, Allhallows is the last beach before London. It’s a bit difficult to reach being out on a limb but (…)

MACHIR BAY

Machir Bay, west Islay is best in N or S winds, the beach faces SWW with perfect waves. Its very exposed beautiful two mile white sand beach (…)

FRINTON-ON-SEA

Once again on the same stretch of coast as Clacton, Frinton-on-Sea offers slightly more demanding conditions. At high tide the water comes up to the sea wall (…)

CART GAP

Cart Gap is very difficult to sail and definitely not recommended for anyone other than expert sailors. In light winds the strong rip current often make the conditions (…)

CHAPEL SIX MARSHES – WOLLA BANK

Chapel Six Marshes – Wolla Bank. Two long, sandy beaches within sight of each other with the same conditions as Skegness, but without the parking and access (…)

CARDIFF BAY

With the construction of a barrage across part of the entrance to Cardiff Bay it looks to be a great beginners beach with fairly flat waters. The (…)

PENARTH SEA FRONT

Penarth Sea Front. This beach can only be sailed in NE winds due to the high cliffs overlooking the beach that shelter winds from all other directions. (…)

ST MARY’S WELL BAY

Being a very tidal beach with rough conditions at times, St Mary’s Well Bay is definitely not a beginner location! Many people have attempted to sail out (…)

WHITMORE BAY, BARRY ISLAND

Whitmore Bay, Barry Island. A long sweep of sands which faces S, it gets busy during summer, as it’s one of Barry’s favourite beaches. There is a (…)

COLD KNAP

One of Barry’s three beaches, Cold Knap is a small pebbly beach that will accommodate most, higher levels of sailing. However, the bank is fairly steep producing (…)

WATCHTOWER BAY

This beach is located directly to the W of Cold Knap and makes the most out of NE winds. Watchtower Bay is best sailed on an incoming tide (…)

LLANTWIT MAJOR

This fairly large S facing beach provides good wave sailing conditions in most winds at Llantwit Major. There are two main waves; the upwind on the right (…)

NASH POINT

A series of paths lead down the valley from the Nash Point lighthouse and end up on this tiny rock and sand beach. The descent deters most (…)

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