Water sports are becoming increasingly popular as a recreational pastime and are enjoyed by people of all ages and physical ability. There are various types of water sports which can be carried out at sea or within confined inland water bodies, and also a number of clubs and associations which provide expert instruction and training on boat handling skills and water sport lessons.

Some general information on water sports can be found in the Holderness District Wide Local Plan, adopted in 1999. Chapter 2.6 provides information relating to water based recreation within the Holderness area. Link to information on watersports on the coast and estuary, inland waters and gravel pits.

Use the following links to find out more information about clubs and places to carry out water sports within the Parishes of the East Riding of Yorkshire:
Canoeing
Dinghy Racing
Jet Skiing
Motor Boats
Sailing
Surfing
Windsurfing
Waterskiing

Canoeing

Canoeing is an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and physical ability. Taken to the competitive level or carried our for recreational pleasure, canoeing is a popular sport.

Local Canoeing Clubs

University of Hull Canoe club. Link to the University of Hull.

Hull & District Canoe Club. Ms Irene E Dudley 32 Nordham North Cave, East Yorkshire, HU15 2LT Tel: 01430 422 933 e-mail irene_dudley@hotmail.com

Kingston Kayak Club. Contact Mr Donn Knibb, 122 Marlborough Avenue, Hull, East Yorkshire HU5 3JX Tel: 01482 355701 e-mail theknibbs@yahoo.co.uk . Link to Kingston Kayak Club.

National Associations

British Canoe Union. Link to the British Canoe Union.

European Canoe Association. Link to the European Canoe Association.

Dinghy Racing

Local Clubs

Clubs within the East Riding of Yorkshire and Humberside providing dingy facilities. Link to clubs.

UK Dinghy Racing

UK Dinghy Racing is a website dedicated to the sport of sailing & dinghy racing in particular and provides links to clubs and class associations. Link to UK Dinghy Racing.

Sailpower

Sailpower.com provides a site dedicated to dinghy and keel boat sailors. Link to Sailpower.

Jet Skiing

Jet skiing can be carried out on the open water or within designated enclosed water bodies. They are user friendly, easy to transport and easy to launch. By late 1998 it was estimated that there were over 18,000 PWC in the UK, being used by a considerably greater number of riders. There are a number of supervised and unmanned launch sites along the Holderness coast and estuary. See the following links for more information:

Fossehill

Link to Fossehill Jet Ski Centre for jet skiing and canoeing.

Motor Boating

Clubs

Clubs within the East Riding of Yorkshire and Humberside providing motorboat facilities. Link to clubs.

Sailing

Sailing has been a popular sport in England and Wales since the 18th century. It is now become very popular with all ages and a number of clubs exist within the East Riding of Yorkshire both along the Holderness coast and within the Humber estuary. Use the links below to find sailing clubs within the area:

Clubs

Find sailing groups and clubs within the area using the Royal Yachting Association website. Link to sailing clubs.

Surfing

One sport which has strong east coast roots back to the 1960s is surfing. A key centre in the early days was Withernsea, although today many locations up down the coastline are regularly surfed. The best waves are surfed between autumn to early spring after and during the northerly winds cycles.

Breaks on the East Coast including the Holderness Coast. Link to Fluid Concept.

Kiteboarding which is undertaken along the Fraisthorpe Beach near Bridlington - Link

Kite surfing is a growing extreme water sport - Link

Windsurfing

Windsurfing has become one of the most popular water sports in Britain. It is estimated that 600,000 people were enjoying the sport in the mid 1990s. The Royal Yachting Association says: "Blasting along at 50mph, leaping 40ft waves, or simply enjoying the scenery whilst cruising a local lake, this is a sport for all." The safest way of getting started is to take a course on an enclosed water, as at least you will eventually reach the other side.

Clubs within the East Riding of Yorkshire and Humberside providing windsurfing facilities. Link to clubs.

Water Skiing

Yorkshire Water Ski Club

Humber Bridge Water Ski Club

Link to Humber Bridge Water Ski Club

For clubs and water sport locations in your area, please search under individual parishes.