News this month... (updated 2 October 2008)
Calshot a hit at PSP Southampton Boatshow
Boat Lift Out
Announcing SLIPSTREAM! NEW!
Calshot from a bird's perspective
New Routes for the Climbing Wall
Why not Windsurf Supervised?
Course Content Information
Virtual Tour of Calshot
Calshot a hit at PSP Southampton Boatshow
Calshot launched a two-pronged welcome to visitors at this year's Boatshow. Not only did our stand by the footbridge in Area B, greet enthusiastic callers, hungrily devouring all things Calshot, but we also ran the H2O Zone, an interactive purpose-built watersports pool, offering Come & try it kayaking and dinghy sailing. Demos of windsurfing and stand-up paddle boarding also took place.
Nearly one thousand eager participants tried their hand at the different activities, over the course of the ten days, including Shelley Jory (British Powerboat Champion),Tim Brabants(Beijing Olympic Gold in 1000m sprint kayak, Bronze in 500m), David Florence (Beijing Silver in C1 slalom kayak),
TV personality Fred Dineage from Meridian TV, 10 entrants for the Miss PSP Southampton Boatshow 2008 competition and lots of Southampton School Children.
The H2O Zone, organised with support from Canoe England, was a great success, reinforcing the message that exercise can be fun as well as healthy.
 
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Boat Lift Out
Our Autumn 08 boat lift out date has now been finalised and is available to boats up to 40 feet and 30 tons. For more details click on Boat Lift Out
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SLIPSTREAM! - Combined Stage 1 and 2 courses
For riders in a hurry!
Fast-track your way from track novice to track training in Three Weeks!
AUTUMN DATES SOLD OUT!
MORE DATES IN THE NEW YEAR
We are delighted to add a new course to our winter programme, for all those riders inspired by the awesome spectacle of the Track Cycling events in Beijing.
SLIPSTREAM! is the quickest way to progress from Track novice to Calshot's Tuesday and Thursday track training sessions. Starting in late *September, they are ideal for riders keen to join in Track Training, which begins in October.
Three 90-minute sessions will teach the basics of track riding, before introducing "through and off" (team pursuit drill) and sprint work. It's the perfect platform for those in a hurry! For more details, click here.
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Calshot from a bird's perspective
Some great new aerial shots of the South coast's premier ourdoor centre have recently come into our possession, courtesy of Captain John WF Russell of Euro Seaplane Services Ltd.
The shots, the result of several passes made over the Spit, clearly show the Centre in its full splendour, on one of the gloriously sunny days which we experience down here with monotonous regularity.
As one of the region's most striking features, Calshot Spit is a mecca for windsurfers, sailors, boat-watchers and bon viveurs. But don't take the pictures' word for it...come down here and see for yourself. You won't be disappointed.
 
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New Routes for the Climbing Wall
Following the recent maintenance work, now completed, climbers have over 30 new routes to tackle. The route setting is part of the Climbing Wall team's commitment to provide varied, challenging and interesting climbing for our customers.
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Why not Windsurf Supervised?
It's an interesting question, probably not one considered by too many people at this time of the year. True, it does take time to cast off winter habits and leap headlong into summer pursuits. But did you know that the water temperature around Calshot Spit is currently 14.5 degrees C? That's just a few degrees lower than you would expect in the height of summer. So if it's the water temperature that's putting you off, procrastinate no longer.
Calshot's Supervised Windsurfing sessions have been running for a number of years now. Ever-popular, they offer anyone of Level One standard or above, the opporunity to use Calshot's kit and enjoy the help and security of a Level One instructor with safety boat. Kit includes: wetsuit, bouyancy aid, boards, rigs and harnesses. There is a good variety of boards to try and a wide range of sail sizes to pick from.
Sessions run at weekends and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the summer. The session dates are subject to tidal conditions. Click Supervised Windsurfing for more details
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Course Content Information
We have added a Course Content Information page to our website. Our intention is to provide a resource giving extra information to anyone who might be interested in booking one of our courses.
The page is under construction, so at present there are only details available on Track Cycling and Canoeing, but more is being added daily.
To access the page you will normally need to visitthe specific spots page in question, but you can get a sneak preview by clicking here.
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Virtual Tour of Calshot
Want to get a sneak preview of the South coast's PREMIER outdoor activities centre?
Click here and all will be revealed!
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