| WELCOME TO WINDSURFERS – LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW SEASON!
Whatever your ability, the Lake is ideal for windsurfing in most wind directions, with spacious grassy area for rigging and easy launching area
You don’t have to worry about tides and you can enjoy the luxury of hot showers, hot drinks and the chance to have a chat with other windsurfers
Generally the lake is open for windsurfing on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from April onwards
There are a few safety rules which MUST be observed for your own and other water users’ safety:
- You can only sail when there is safety boat cover – at the moment this is at the times above, but if we can get enough people interested and trained to operate the safety boat then we can sail anytime as long as safety boat cover is provided
- You must wear a buoyancy aid (a harness does not count!) – this is a requirement of the lakes’ owners
- You must have Third Party insurance
At the moment there is a problem with killer shrimp in the water – they are harmless to people but they are predators of other marine life. At the moment they are found only in the lake at Margam, in Cardiff Bay, and in a reservoir in Cambridgeshire, so it is really important that they do not spread to other waters – consequently you must wash down all kit (boards, sails, wetsuits etc) before leaving the lake
So having got the boring bits over, we can look forward to a great season now that the weather is finally warming up and hopefully we will get some windy weather.
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