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Written by ebbo   
Thursday, 31 July 2003
Clowbridge reservoir is not far from Burnley and has great sailing with winds usually stronger than the forecast. This is due to it being 900 feet above sea level. You can sail in most wind directions but anything with north in it usually means it's a bit gusty. It's best direction is an easterly because the wind rolls off the hills making it a bit stronger than forecast. There's a great shop (Moby Dicks) owned by Tom Whittaker who has been windsurfing for years (!). He can get all the new gear if he isn't already stocking it and if you forget or break kit, he can usually help out in supplying repairs, tools etc. He is also a great windsurf and dinghy instructor. The club has a new clubhouse with showers, and a galley serving hot & cold snacks at the weekend and Wednesday nights. Due to the reservoir being a sailing club, beware of the dinghy sailors, some of who are novices and don't always know how to stop/turn away from windsurfers although as a novice windsurfer I've never had any real problems. There is plenty of parking close to the water's edge and you can rig up on the grass.The edge of the lake is rocky/pebbly (can be hard on the feet). Windsurfers always launch and land on the right side of the slipway. It will cost you 8 a day to sail and 130 for first year membership followed by 100 in subsequent years.
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RE:Clowbridge Reservoir
written by weedon , March 24, 2004
I've sailed at Clowbridge a fair bit when I used to do the UKBSA north west series. It's a good spot for an Inland Lake and it's a nice club. I'd rate it a bit lower than 5* but only cos if Clowbridge is a 5* it doesn't leave much room for the countries better known locations !
RE:Clowbridge Reservoir
written by Coany , August 24, 2004
Clowbridge indeed serves its purpose when the tides & wind direction aren't favourable on the coast. its nice to sail in clean water and an easterly can be pretty good... BUT the prevailing winds in our part of the world are westerly and in any direction from SW to N it is crap (gusty with the wind skipping up the hill to the west and past/over the lake)



great for beginners though and the craic with old Tom is worth the visit alone!!
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written by Coastal sailor , August 03, 2006
Tom\'s no longer at the club and the committee seem to be trying to discourage the visiting windsurfer so unless you want to pay £9 for an unfriendly welcome and gusty wind better to go to the coast
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written by mudshark , May 05, 2007
Its true that Tom has now gone so we don't have the shop and advice that Tom used to provide, but visitors are always welcome and we are striving to accomodate beginners with taster sessions and training for windsurfing. (We can't yet provide RYA tuition but it is being sought ) There's always a friendly welcome and we're keen to encourage new windsurfing members - the facilities are better than most venues and there's plenty of advice to be had from some experienced windsurfers at weekends. Sunday mornings is a popular session for improvers to get together. We've had some excellent wind recently - yes it can be gusty like many inland water but that's all part of learning - don't dismiss us if you're looking for somewhere to windsurf. smilies/grin.gif
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written by mudshark , June 01, 2008
Update : RYA Windsurfing courses are now available to members at clowbridge ( since earlier this year ) we have a number of experienced instructors and a good crowd of friendly windsurfers. Its an excellent place to get started in windsurfing and to progress. Have a look at the website www.rvsc.co.uk

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