Watersports
Watersports
Ideas for getting out on the water
Photo of Derwent Water by staff member Joanna Thomas, near Borrowdale Club Campsite
Wakeboarding in Kent

By Andrew Ditton
07/06/2019
Andrew Ditton had watched waterskiers with fascination during caravanning holidays as a child. He had never realised his dream of trying the sport until an opportunity to learn how to wakeboard - waterskiing but with a board rather than skis - came up during a stay at Daleacres Club site in Kent
Flyboarding in Kent

By Andrew Ditton
04/12/2018
Testing out the water-based, adrenaline-fuelled craze of flyboarding. Having never heard of flyboarding before, Andrew Ditton jumps in at the deep end. Crudely put, flyboarding is balancing above the water, propelled by jets of water shooting out from under your feet. It sounded like an absolutely bonkers way to spend an hour - who wants a go?