From a small windsurfing school established in 1986 to the thriving watersports centre we know today, this is the story of one lake, one family and four decades of life on the water. We were delighted to be invited to share the story of Rye Watersports as part of the 2026 Rye Arts Festival. Founder …
As summer winds down, we’re excited to welcome a brand-new season on the water! From 8th September we’ll be moving to our Autumn opening hours: Wednesday – Sunday 9:30am – 4:30pm (Mondays & Tuesdays closed) There’s still so much to enjoy!Aquapark Open Every WeekendAdult Sailing, Windsurfing & Wing Foiling on weekends Children’s Sailing & Activity Courses this October half-term All courses are live …
Summer at Rye Watersports from - Saturday 26th July – Sunday 31st August Summer’s in full swing at Rye Watersports, and it’s set to be a season of splash-filled fun and adventure! Whether you're a seasoned watersports enthusiast or it’s your first time dipping your toes in, our lakeside is the place to be this summer. From …
We're so very proud of Maggies granddaughter Lilia, pictured here on the cover of the RYA magazine, celebrating 20 years of their children’s sailing and windsurfing programme. On Board offers children the opportunity to try watersports through their local club or centre, an initiative we have been involved in since the beginning. Lilia and our …
Make the most of Fridays Our new aquapark is NOW OPEN EVERY Friday from 4–8pm, perfect for some after-school fun. Sessions are just £15 per person – that’s 25% off the usual price.The Hoolie Café will be open too, so you can grab a bite before heading home with happy, tired kids ready to wind down. …
Easter Holiday Fun for Your Little Adventurers! Are you looking for the perfect way to keep your kids active, engaged and having fun this Easter holiday? Look no further! Our Activity Days offer the ultimate watersports experience, allowing your child to try their hand at everything! From Paddleboarding to Kayaking, Windsurfing, and Sailing, they’ll get …
Hop Into Easter Fun – Book Your Holiday Adventure Today! We’ve got even more kids' courses on offer this Easter! Join us for our new Activity Days/Weeks, back by popular demand after a successful trial last October. Whether it's a structured 2-day RYA course or a fun watersports taster, we’ve got something for everyone. Let’s …
All New... We may have been a little quiet over January... as we've been mulling over design plans, new booking systems and new courses for 2025! Now we're SUPER excited to start the countdown to unveil our brand new Aquaglide Aquapark to you all! The design plans have been finalised for this ultimate floating adventure, …
In our last newsletter of 2024 we would like to wish all our lovely customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're looking forward to welcoming you back in March when we reopen for a sail, swim or paddle. There will be plenty on offer with new courses and events planned throughout the …
If you're looking for some gifting inspiration this Christmas why not purchase one of our Christmas Vouchers for a great Watersports experience. All vouchers are valid for 12 months which gives you lots of flexibility when deciding on dates to book up. Choose from Sailing, Wingfoiling and Windsurfing Lessons, or simply a Cash Voucher for hiring equipment over the season. …
Gearing up for October 1/2 Term. Here's what we've got lined up to keep the kids busy and active.We have Kayak & Paddleboard hire available as well as Lake Launches with your own equipment Designed to encourage a love of the outdoors, our high-energy activity days combine games and friendly competition with developing water confidence and skills …
As we come to the end of the school holidays the focus moves more towards coaching for adults on weekends and weekdays. With this in mind we're excited to launch our first Open Water Swim coaching day in collaboration with Sam Redford from Love Open Water. He's running 2 sessions on Saturday 14th September starting …
Kids WingFoiling courses are now in full swing and thanks to our superb smaller sizes in the RRD 3m & 4m AirWings we are seeing the kids loving it. There are still a few courses scheduled over August so check those out here KIDS WINGFOILING
Kids WingFoil Courses are now LIVE and bookable online. We are one of only 3 centres in the UK piloting the new RYA WingFoil scheme for children (ages 12+) this summer. Rye has 4 fantastic experienced full time instructors coaching, and can tailor make sessions to cover everything you might want to learn from beginner …
May 1/2 Term sees the first of our super popular Kids Camps. We have our fabulous sailing instructor Ella leading this 2 day session and we still have a few spaces left. So if you'd like your kids to get out on the water and try all our watersports on offer, as well as a …
RYA Windsurfing & Winging trainer James Hardy completed another successful Windsurfing Instructors course with us at Rye this week. He worked hard training up 7 students teaching them the skills needed to reach their goals. Now newly qualified and ready to start teaching either in the UK or abroad, the world is their oyster with …
T15 Race Day on Saturday 2nd September was scorching hot with only a slight breeze. Despite the light winds making for challenging racing the Rye Rebels were incredible. Placed 1st in the 3.5m, 4.5m & 5.5m categories, congratulations go to our whole team of competitors along with all those who took part, it really was …
What a great Summer season. Our team would like to thank all of our fantastic customers who have braved a mixed bag of summer weather to enjoy courses with us here at Rye Watersports. It has come to that time of year when a number of our teaching staff either head off to Uni or spread their …
Summer has arrived and we've been loving the warm weather over the last month down here at Rye. We've had more school groups than ever before and our Winging/WingFoiling courses are proving super popular. Planning for the holidays has started and we've some new offerings to tell you all about so read on to find …
We’ve had another busy month at Rye welcoming back our regular schools who have enjoyed getting into their Sailing & Windsurfing weekly programs. The Watersports Enrichment Activity Days have also been going brilliantly, children from Rye Scouts & Cubs as well as Playden & Northiam schools have all enjoyed learning something new and getting out of the …
We’ve had wind, rain, and showers in abundance throughout April. The sun didn’t put in much of an appearance at Easter and yet despite this, we had some hardy kids down over the holidays on windsurfing and sailing courses. Thankfully now that we’re heading into May there seems to be a return of some south-westerly …
Use code FP23 at checkout With the cost of living crisis impacting so many families at the moment, we have a great offer for you this Easter. Book 1 child onto one of our Easter Holiday Kids Courses and 1 child goes FREE! Terms and Conditions:Cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount.Add 2 participants/places on …
Goodbye To Richard Our Centre Manager For those of you that regularly visit us at Rye, you will know Richard our centre manager. He's done a brilliant job over the last 2 seasons and we have been lucky to have him implement some super-efficient systems which we now have in place moving forward. However, it's …
Our First Mental Health Swim In January Last Sunday morning saw the first of our wild swims organised with Annie from the charity Mental Health Swims. We welcomed a fabulous group of brave swimmers in a mix of swimsuits and wetsuits. Despite the chilly temperatures, the sun made an appearance and it was brilliant to see the …
Merry Christmas and a windy New Year to all our wonderful customers! Now that the last weekend of RWS being open in 2022 is upon us we thought this would be a good time to reflect on last year and all the new and fun activities that took place at the lake. It was a …
Gift an experience to remember this Christmas. All our courses can be brought as vouchers or cash vouchers to redeem against a course of your choice. CLICK HERE FOR OUR LIST OF VOUCHERS We love Georgie Watsons' art here at Rye Watersports. If you also love seascapes and nature these beautiful paintings could make the …
Thank you to everyone who has made our first month of being open over the winter such a success. We've so enjoyed welcoming regular day sailors and board-hire customers down here at the lake throughout November. Out on the water last weekend we had 10 Wingers, 6 Windsurfers, and a Powerboat Level 2 course running. …
As October comes to an end and 1/2 Term finishes we go down to 5 days a week. We will close Monday/Tuesday and open from Wednesday through to Sunday every week throughout winter this year. With October having been so mild we should have a brilliant November. Bring on those winter winds, you can now …
Wild Swimming Booking NOW Our water quality has been graded by the Environment Agency guidelines as ‘Excellent’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We're excited to start our Wild Swimming Sessions on Thursday 4th August. Open 17:00-19:00 every Thursday night until the end of September 500m course Wetsuits available to hire Swim Secure Tow Floats £7.50 per session
There's been such a buzz around the new sport of winging this month. We've also had quite a few daysailors turning up with their wingfoiling gear and getting out on the lake to practice. Our first courses have all been a great success and we're looking forward to running even more in the coming months. …
WINGING... It is the New Watersports of the moment. Why not come and give it a try on the fantastic flat waters at the lake. With sea breezes and no waves to unbalance you, there simply couldn't be better conditions. We're offering both Wingfoil and Wingsurf courses at the lake this season. Our very first course is …
Our Kids Stage 1 & 2 or 2 & 3 Easter Offer (completed in one week) Stage 1 & 2 Offer Details Mon 11th - Fri 15th AprilYou choose eitherWindsurfing or Sailing RYA Stage 1 - Mon/Tues - 2 days Windsurfing or SailingKids Windsurfing or Sailing Club - WednesdayRYA Stage 2 - Thurs/Fri - 2 days Windsurfing …
You're invited to our opening weekend⁓ 12th & 13th March ⁓We have organised demos and offers for you all to enjoy Book any of our courses over the opening weekendand receive a 10% discount with code OPENING10
Hello from Rye Watersports, It's been a bright and chilly month with plenty of dry weather which has been just what we needed to get ahead with lake building renovations. We were even grateful to have light winds, just this once when our new office was craned into place. We're so looking forward to …
Watersports Gift Vouchers make a super alternative type of Christmas present for any age group. Buy on-line now.
As our season comes to a close this weekend we wanted to say a bigThank Youto each and every one of you for making it our busiest year yet. We’ve coached more children and adults this year than ever before and it has been brilliant seeing so many new faces getting involved in watersports!Over the winter …
We can’t wait to start the 2021 season and see you all again.Steve has left as Centre Manager due to family commitments. He put much time and effort into the lake and I know will be missed by many. Our new Centre Manager Paul Davis windsurfed here for many years before going on to become …
Calling all our T.15 members and their mums and dads to let you know the date for our T.15 race day at Rye Watersports is Sunday 27th June. We will re-start our T.15 club during the Easter holidays if Covid restrictions allow.
All course dates for 2021 are now on-line and available to book.Visit Rye Watersports whether you are a beginner needing a lessons or an advanced water sport user needing to use or have your own equipment come down and see us. We have reliable winds straight off the Sea!
We will be closed from Thursday 5th November November and open again Saturday 13th March. Phone lines will be open during this time for taking calls and all course dates will be available to book on-line soon. Gift Vouchers make a great Christmas present and can be bought here https://ryewatersports.bookinglive.com/vouchers/course-voucher/
Great news! We can start our group courses again from 4th July. Pupil numbers will be reduced so book now to secure a place on your chosen course.
Great news we’re open again from 20th May Wednesday to Sunday weekly. Closed mon/tues but open bank holiday Monday. No tuition yet just day sailors & kit hire. Hoolie cafe closed but we’re hoping to open again soon. Call before you come as numbers restricted.
We regret to say that with immediate effect we are closing the lake due to the latest government ruling. We want to assure all our customers that any bookings made during this time will be transferred to a date to suit you when we are open again. Our flags are still flying and the gates …
We are sorry to have to tell all our customers that due to the government ruling we are now closed until further notice.
We are open for the season on Saturday 14th March for day sailors and hire. The Hoolie Cafe will be open for hot and cold drinks, soup, sausage and bacon baps. Come and see us!
Congratulations to our T15 squad who did so well at Docklands in difficult gusty conditions. The Rye Rebels, coached by Steve, won the London & South East Region interclub series and qualify for the Nationals.
A massive congratulations to our T15 windsurfing squad who were overall winners at the first competition of the season at Eastbourne. Luke Everett was awarded first place in the 4.5 class with Tristan Benson 2nd and Oliver Anderson 3rd. 1st in the 3.5 class was Isabelle Say and 3rd Ben Bicknall. 5.8 class a 3rd …
T15 race dates are now fixed for 2019 – 1st June Buzz Eastbourne, 29th June Queen Mary’s London, 13th July here at Rye Watersports, 17th August Docklands. Next T15 sessions at Rye are 19th May and 9th June, and then every Sunday 10.30 – 12.30 throughout the Summer
Free dinghy sailing taster sessions for all ages 10:00 – 16:00 on Sunday May 12th 2019. Pre – booking essential.Call 01797 225238 to book.
Congratulations to our T15 race squad on winning the 2018 interclub championship. They have all progressed massively with their windsurfing skills over the 2018 season.
Following the success of the RYA kids sailing day down at the lake, we are running it again this year.
Open 19th March. Closed Monday/Tuesdays but open Easter Monday 28th March. Open daily from Monday 2nd May. Opening times: 9.00 -17.00 from 1st June: 9.00 – 17.30
All kids courses for the Easter Holidays are available to book on-line including our Kids Wednesday windsurfing/sailing clubs which will be running on 30th March & 6th April.
Our last day of the season this year is Sunday 8th November. All our 2016 courses are on-line and can be booked via our web-site or you can contact us on 01797 225238 or 07768218734. We will be open again from mid March.
Join us for the main event of the year … tomorrow Demo Day 19th July. All the latest kit BBQ, races and lots more. For all the latest updates check out our facebook page.
We are open again from Saturday 22nd March. All course dates are now on our web-site and can be booked on line.
Rye Watersports Demo Day this year is on Sunday 27th July. It’s back ! The biggest date in the RWS diary is set for the 27th of July. As usual there will be lots of brand new windsurfing kit and SUP’s to try out from North/Fanatic and Starboard/Tushingham along with tips and advise from Nik …
Rye Rebels are 2013 W4CR Top Club! Team15 outfit and Watersports centre raised over £4,500 on W4CR Day Rye Rebels are this years winners of the Windsurfing 4 Cancer Research (W4CR) David Tuttlebee Memorial Trophy. Together the Rye Rebels and everyone involved at Rye Watersports raised over £4,500 for the Watersports 4 Cancer Research Sunrise …
Two of Rye Rebels young windsurf team bagged hard fought podium places in Sundays 2nd round of the South East championships, when 47 competitors descended on Rye Watersports, home of the Rebels. Lottie Burden in the 4.5 class and Ed Marsh in the 3.5s dug deep and used all their tactical nous to both secure …
A important date for your diary is Sunday 28th July when we’ll be holding our demo day. As usual there will be lots of brand new windsurfing kit and SUP’s to try out from North/Fanatic and Starboard/Tushingham along with tips and advise from Nik Baker and Sam Ross. BBQ and beer all day. Also… Amateur …
T15 South East Interclub Race series 2012 at Rye Watersports More than 40 youth windsurfers came to our T15 Race day on the 23rd June. A southwesterly force 4 meant conditions were perfect for the start and our ‘Rye Rebels’ team produced a really strong showing in the three morning races. In the 3.5 category, …
