To those in Bristol: Watersports

Alex_6n2 · 30 Mar 2010 at 01:27

I know there are quite a few Bristol residents on here. Do any of you know of a watersports centre near the city?

Somewhere with similar facilities to Nottinghams National Watersports Centre would be perfect. I've taken up wakeboarding and I'd like to carry on when I get back to Uni. The Notts facility has a permanent wire rope circuit for pulling you around the lake on your board, is a bit easier and obviously cheaper than following a boat. Tried to look on Google but not come up with anything.

Cheers

stulid · 30 Mar 2010 at 01:33

Come to sunny weston, experience are beautiful beeches and water.

Angilion · 30 Mar 2010 at 06:00

Anything useful in these?

http://www.touristnetuk.com/sw/bristol/activities/watersports/index.asp

http://www.bristol-online.com/listings/Water Sports/all

A coworker of mine got net access for the first time a few years back and searched for watersports. He was a bit surprised at the results

kiteloopy · 30 Mar 2010 at 10:32

cable wakeboard...whoop whoop.

the nearest one to you is cirencester. dont worry, its a good one. yet to go, but people will travel from afar to go there.

My local is notts (+sheffield)...i must have seen you at it at some point, i literally spent the whole of summer 09 there.

kiteloopy · 30 Mar 2010 at 10:38

Its gonna be a good year for notts cable. Even more new obstacles to hit, some kind of massive blue monster slider. More comps + investment from the council. The locals are awesome aswell, Edd (the operator) + zander and will (the wakeskate kids) will answer any question you have Alex.

welcome to the club.

platypus · 30 Mar 2010 at 10:50

Thread isn't what I expected. Good.

Abraham · 30 Mar 2010 at 11:10

platypus said:
Thread isn't what I expected. Good.

Wyrdo · 30 Mar 2010 at 11:12

platypus said:
Thread isn't what I expected. Good.

Not just me then

matt_fsr · 30 Mar 2010 at 13:11

I too find this thread delivers differently from expectations

Gackt · 30 Mar 2010 at 13:22

platypus said:
Thread isn't what I expected. Good.

Windle · 30 Mar 2010 at 13:24

Are you looking for a golden shower?

Dinomania · 30 Mar 2010 at 13:35

You don't get much city-centre (save some rowing, and dinghy sailing at Baltic Wharf), and I think the nearest decent lake is Chew Valley but it's probably very saily too...

meghatronic · 30 Mar 2010 at 13:48

platypus said:
Thread isn't what I expected. Good.

Alex_6n2 · 30 Mar 2010 at 16:56

kiteloopy said:
cable wakeboard...whoop whoop.

the nearest one to you is cirencester. dont worry, its a good one. yet to go, but people will travel from afar to go there.

My local is notts (+sheffield)...i must have seen you at it at some point, i literally spent the whole of summer 09 there.

Cheers mate. Looks pretty good up at Cirencester, gonna give it a lookin when I get back for some pre exam de-stress!

Everybody else fails at useful contribution to threads. Congrats on upping your post count with minimum effort.