Sailing

Telephone: 0114 2471452
Email: info@rvcp.co.uk

Sailing

With RYA recognition there is a boat to suit everyone, from performance boats to beginner craft, hire and tuition is available.

The Watersports and Activity Centre offers sailing hire and tuition to sailors of all standards and abilities. The main Watersports Lake is over 40 hectares and is almost 1 mile in length.

The Centre is a recognised Royal Yatching Association (RYA) teaching establishment which ensures that our customers receive the highest standard of teaching from qualified instructors in the modern quality boats.

Hire takes place at specific times, customers are not required to produce certificates to hire our craft but customer competency will be checked prior to launch. Customers are advised to ring in advance to book a sailing session prior to their visit.

Hire times:

Saturday 11:00-12:30

Sunday 11:00-12:30

Wednesday 16:00-17:30 & 18:00-19:30

Rigging advice will be given to customers unfamiliar with our or dinghies and windsurfing boards.
Certificates of proficiency are not required to hire any of the equipment however customers will need to demonstrate competence in order to take out our craft.

For further information of our Sailing Courses and dates please click here

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Warning The Main Lake and Northern Lake contain high levels of Toxic Algae

Test from 13/08/19 Unfortunately levels to high to Reopen

Published: 16/08/2019 13:00 by Joanne Edley

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The Park is undertaking a survey of customer satisfaction, please fill in the surveys when in the park. Pslplan Consultants are undertaking a survey on line for the future developments in the park.

Published: 02/08/2019 09:19 by Joanne Edley

Weekend Telephone Contact 0114 2471452 ext 2 activity centre

On a weekend the park office is not open, therefore if you need to speak to someone please ring the Activity / Watersports Centre 0114 2471452 ext 2 or the park staff have radios; go to the cafe, cycle centre, train station, activity centre for them to radio the rangers

Published: 05/07/2019 15:46 by Joanne Edley