Beach guide
SEAFORD BAY, NEWHAVEN BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions A steeply shelving shingle beach that tends to close out and dump at high tide in strong winds. Local sailors parks up on the (…)
SANDWICH BAY BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions You have to pay to go onto the beach but for that you’ll get all the amenities and a nice clean beach. In N (…)
SANDGATE BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions Launching is fairly easy at this pebble beach. The best wind direction is S or SW but it can also be sailed in an (…)
SALTDEAN BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions From the car park take the subway under the road. Steps descend to a rocky beach with patches of sand. Works in SW, WNW (…)
RAMSGATE SANDS BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions Suitable in NE, SW or S winds this sandy beach has the disadvantage of strong rip current at certain states of the tide. Beginners (…)
PIRATE SPRINGS BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions Pirate Springs is just W of St. Mary’s Bay. Protected by Dungeness, the waves sweep round the point and head straight towards the shore. (…)
PEVENSEY BAY BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions The best place in the area to sail in NE or E (There’s actually nothing else around) but also good when there’s a bit (…)
PEGWELL BAY BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions The problem with Pegwell Bay is the vast area of soft sand exposed at low tide so that any walk to the water with (…)
PALM BAY BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions Yet another tiny, sandy bay (All the Foreland bays from Joss to Palm are no bigger than three to four hundred metres wide), this (…)
NORMAN’S BAY BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions Norman’s Bay faces slightly more S than Pevensey and can also be sailed in a NE although SW remains the best wind direction for (…)
MINNIS BAY BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions There’s a large grassy area by Minnis Bay, ideal for rigging. SW winds, which are cross offshore, are constant and the bay also works (…)
LITTLESTONE-ON-SEA BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions East facing Romney sands stretch from Dungeness to Dymchurch. Most of the land behind the beaches, Romney Marsh, is lower than the high tide (…)
LITTLEHAMPTON BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions As Littlehampton is a tourist resort the beaches can get very busy in the high summer months. The main sailing beach is on the (…)
LEYSDOWN-ON-SEA BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions For wave sailing in a prevailing SW, Leysdown is a better bet than Minster. The sand and mud beach faces NE so it’s more (…)
JOSS BAY BEACH GUIDE
My locationGet Directions Whoever believes that east Kent has nothing to offer in the way of wave sailing should come to this small, sandy beach in strong (…)