{"id":5,"date":"2023-10-11T17:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:15:51","slug":"sports-sections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/sports-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Sections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kayaking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At SWFYC we have an active kayak section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club owns a number of sit-on-top style, kayaks, singles and doubles, available for member use. The sit-on-tops are ideal for exploring the local esturary and it’s creeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you already know how to kayak safely in tidal waters and own your own kayak then you are good to go.  We even have kayak storage facilities at the club for only \u00a325 per year per kayak\/canoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So come and join us on one of the safest tidal rivers in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have kayak members from the very young to over 70 years old.
Once you have shown yourself to be safe, you can use the club\u00a0kayaks for only a small donation for the day. So you don\u2019t need to buy your own kayak!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use safe, stable Kayaks – you do not need to do rollover training!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paddleboarding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Members can learn how to safely use a paddle board in a few hours on our sheltered waters on the River Crouch.
SWFYC has 7 Fatyak Stand Up Paddle Boards (SUPs) that can be used by members who have shown themselfs to be safe on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gig-Rowing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Join in one of our social rows and learn a new skill. A social and enjoyable way to keep active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All fitness levels are welcome. If you have a competitive nature, there is also a race programme between local clubs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sailing Dinghies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The club also has facilities for sailing dinghies. We have our own club dinghies for members use once you have shown basic skills.
There are dinghy sailing events throughout the year, both racing and social.
Dinghy storage is available for members who own their own dinghies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cruisers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sailing is one of the best ways to get away from it all leaving the grind of life and work behind, so for sailors based in Essex who want convenient and protected waters, the River Crouch is ideal and with the option to travel further afield, as the river leads out into the North Sea, what better place to be based.
Our club consists of many keen sailors from beginners to very experienced so there is a wealth of knowledge and support at hand if you need help or if you just want to come down and have a cup of tea and watch the world go by the choice is yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For cruiser sailors SWFYC offers swinging moorings which can be reached up to three and a half hours either side of the high tide and are suitable for craft with twin keels. The moorings are owner laid and maintained to keep costs down (help is at hand if needed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We cater for vessels up to 4tons and 9metres in length but please check with the club with full details of your vessel before joining. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Kayaking At SWFYC we have an active kayak section. The club owns a number of sit-on-top style, kayaks, singles and doubles, available for member use. The sit-on-tops are ideal for exploring the local esturary and it’s creeks. If you already know how to kayak safely in tidal waters and own your own kayak then you … Continue reading “Sports Sections”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":711,"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swfyc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}