East Preston & Angmering

Not really too sure why we featured this location as where do you draw the line? However in the days of baggy sails, goolies (early foam short boards) and sails rigged half way up the mast, with as much mast foot showing as possible, as that was the way they did it in Hawaii, and who were we to argue - this spot was quite popular, so much that there was even a shop there, probably the smallest you've ever come across, even smaller than the original Shore WaterSports in East Wittering and Surfladle in Shoreham!

The reason for its popularity was the bar and camp/ caravan site, which still do exist.

The Seaview hotel runs the camp site, which in the summer is full of touring caravans, motorhomes and tents - the attraction is a good bar, and then not too far to get to bed. Have to be honest though as to if it still attracts many people. Looking at the boats in the compound most of them are "wintered" up so people still must sail there and look after their kit.

All along this coast are windsurfers in two's and three's people that more or less live on the coast and go out of their back garden. I stop off here when doing a bit of coastal blasting and if it's windy there are always a few die hards out there. I have a quick chat then disappear off to Worthing / Liitlehampton!

As in all South Coast shingle locations high tides can be rather more demanding for launching, again depending on the height of the tides on any given day, wooden break waters and rock groynes can make a mess of most equipment and large "dumpers" at high tide can make launching always interesting!