Slalom 1 - Hayling Island - Beach
Sat 7th - Sun 8th April
Tushingham & Starboard to kick off the BSA Series with a BANG!
Supporters of the successful BSA Slalom series - Tushingham & Starboard are throwing their full weight behind the curtain raiser for the 2012 season, the HAYLING ISLAND SLALOM on Easter Weekend 7-8th April.
Three fleets in the BSA support ALL levels of windsurfer, including youngsters and novice racers. There will be goodie bags for all competitors, professional photography of every rider and plenty of prizes for all fleets. If that's not enough, Jamie Gibbs & Paul Simmons will be on hand with a van full of demo kit to try out all weekend!
The HISC "Round Hayling" takes place on Good Friday so if you're in the area, why not make it a double-whammy and take part in both?! There's plenty of good B&B's all over the island.More info www.windsurf-bsa.com
Venue
The Hayling Seafront is primarily a shingle beach above the high tide mark, with long stretches of sand below this line. About a third of the beach is protected by groynes. West Beach is Haylings most popular beach, and designated a windsurfing area. At high tide the waters can get deep quickly with the shelving of the beaches, at low tide the waters are usually shallow.
Directions
- From the A27, take the Havant/Hayling exit.
- Head south on the A3023 on to Hayling island.
- At Mill Rythe roundabout (approx 2 miles from bridge ) take right exit.
- At Beachlands roundabout (approx 1 mile) take right exit After approx 1/2 mile, left just west of the bottom of Staunton Avenue.
Parking / Camping
This is a Pay and Display parking area.
Please note:
"Overnight parking is not officially permitted by Havant Borough Council so our advice, as with the National Windsurfing Festival, is to use your own discretion and common sense. Considerate parking and behaviour hasn't attracted attention here before."
Hayling Island Tourism tel: 023 9246 7111; or go to havant.gov.uk For campers you can try 'The Oven', Manor Road tel 023 9246 4695. Another useful site is haylingisland.net.
Facilities
The action takes place from the 'INN on the BEACH' where the race office will be based. Many thanks to our hosts at the INN! This building is right on the waters edge with a large deck for spectators to watch the racing; also bars and conservatory upstairs, with fantastic views of the Solent.
Tourist Information / Accommodation
Hayling Island Tourism tel: 023 9246 7111 ; or go to havant.gov.uk For campers you can try 'The Oven' ,Manor Road tel 023 9246 4695. See also the resort guide, tourist information, and haylingisland.net