A bit of an odd request....Lakes in the UK

[Sea-Doo]

Hi All,

I race jetskis in the British Championship (www.jsra.co.uk) and we are currently looking for venues for our 2016 championship.

We have some of the best riders in the world with multiple world championships and jetskis with 550+hp that do 90+mph.

We need a large lake with parking/camping facilities for around 60 vehicles (tents, vans caravans, motorhomes, Winnebago's etc)

We are a non-profit organisation with income raised solely from rider entry fees and corporate sponsors and usually hold one race meeting a month between April and September.

JSRA provide:

• Paramedics
• Course marshals
• Buoys & counterweights
• Tannoy system
• Scaffolding tower for start gate
• All staff
• RYA Event Insurance, risk assessments etc

Here is an example places we have previously raced:

- Doncaster Lakeside
- Willen Lakes (Milton Keynes)
- Rother Valley Country Park (Sheffield - next weekend)

If you own or manage a venue you think would be suitable to host us in 2016 please get in touch, we are keen to go to new places to help get exposure for our small sport.

Thanks,
Grant

[Dan_1981]

Is Rother Valley the day after tomorrow or the weekend after?

[FredClogs]

Does it have to be on a lake? Can you do it on the sea?

[The Moose]

What size does the lake need to be?

(can I have a go on a 90mph ski - mine only do 65 )

[Motorrad]

Can't help you with a location but a jetski with 550hp sounds like a frikkin hoot.

Wouldn't mind a crack at it myself or even just coming to watch.

Good luck with the hunt!

[Steve Benson]

Is this big enough, near Blackpool - http://www.blackpoolwakepark.co.uk/contact/


Owner can be hard work but keen to get his venue promoted so will probably be up for it.

[Sea-Doo]

Dan_1981 said:

Is Rother Valley the day after tomorrow or the weekend after?

Its next weekend - 22nd/23rd Aug

[Sea-Doo]

FredClogs said:

Does it have to be on a lake? Can you do it on the sea?

We have raced on the sea before (Scarborough Bay for example) but the in order to have the course close enough to beach for spectating etc we kept having to move the course due to the tide which is not easy. We certainly wouldn't discount another sea venue but would depend on where.

[ArmaghMan]

Lough Neagh or Lough Erne?

[Sea-Doo]

The Moose said:

What size does the lake need to be?

(can I have a go on a 90mph ski - mine only do 65 )

Well the smallest lake we race on is Avos Watersports Den which is prob about 250m x 250m but there is an island which helps to split thing up nicely.

[Sea-Doo]

Steve Benson said:

Is this big enough, near Blackpool - http://www.blackpoolwakepark.co.uk/contact/


Owner can be hard work but keen to get his venue promoted so will probably be up for it.

Doesn't look big enough on Google Earth but thanks for the suggestion.

[Sea-Doo]

Here's some footage of the recent European Champs held at Doncaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eQV52RGhrM

[GroundEffect]

Loch Lomond? Largest in UK? Or Loch Ness and get a Nessy-sized obstacle?

[Sea-Doo]

ArmaghMan said:

Lough Neagh or Lough Erne?

Thanks, will have a look.

Should have mentioned that we are ideally trying to get some more southern venues as the majority of the venues are currently in the North.

[Hackney]

National Watersports Centre, Holme Pierrepont.
I've seen powerboat racing there in the past, it should've been used for rowing events in 2012 but that's another story.

http://www.nwscnotts.com/

[The Moose]

Sea-Doo said:

The Moose said:

What size does the lake need to be?

(can I have a go on a 90mph ski - mine only do 65 )

Well the smallest lake we race on is Avos Watersports Den which is prob about 250m x 250m but there is an island which helps to split thing up nicely.

What about Westhorpe Watersports Centre?

My skis produce 215 horses, do 65mph and feel quite nervous at speed. I hate to think what double the hp and another 30mph does to the nervousness!

[crofty1984]

One of the Norfolk Broads? That one near Trowse might be good.

[Monkeylegend]

Have you used the lakes at Denham, just off the A40. I know they water ski, jump there so should be big enough.

[Spare tyre]

Ibsley water

[Nardies]

You've also got Furzton and Caldecotte lakes in Milton Keynes that would probably suit.