Paddleboarding spots in Isle of Wight
80 launch spots across Isle of Wight
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SeaYarmouth put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway is one of several public launch points around Yarmouth Harbour, where the western River Yar meets the Solent at the island's western tip. Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners ask users to contact the Harbour Office, or call on VHF Channel 68, for permission and to pay a fee before launching, and note that the harbour mouth carries heavy ferry and leisure traffic.
SeaYarmouth put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway is one of several public launch points around Yarmouth Harbour, where the western River Yar meets the Solent at the island's western tip. Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners ask users to contact the Harbour Office, or call on VHF Channel 68, for permission and to pay a fee before launching, and note that the harbour mouth carries heavy ferry and leisure traffic.
SeaYarmouth put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway is one of several public launch points around Yarmouth Harbour, where the western River Yar meets the Solent at the island's western tip. Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners ask users to contact the Harbour Office, or call on VHF Channel 68, for permission and to pay a fee before launching, and note that the harbour mouth carries heavy ferry and leisure traffic.
SeaYarmouth put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway is one of several public launch points around Yarmouth Harbour, where the western River Yar meets the Solent at the island's western tip. Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners ask users to contact the Harbour Office, or call on VHF Channel 68, for permission and to pay a fee before launching, and note that the harbour mouth carries heavy ferry and leisure traffic.
SeaYarmouth put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway is on Bridge Road in Yarmouth, close to Yar Bridge where the Western Yar's tidal estuary meets the Solent to form Yarmouth Harbour. Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners ask paddlers to contact the Harbour Office by phone or VHF for permission and a fee before using a slipway within the harbour.
SeaWootton Bridge put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandWootton Creek is a tidal inlet on the Isle of Wight's north coast, running from the Solent past Fishbourne to Wootton Bridge village, and it dries out completely at low water. This slipway lies on the creek's west bank a little upstream of the road bridge, in the stretch where a private concrete slipway administered by the Wootton Creek Fairway Association is recorded below the high-water mark.
LakeWootton Bridge put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis put-in is on Wootton Millpond, the still water impounded above Wootton Bridge by a sluice gate on Wootton Creek. The pond is part of a Special Area of Conservation and is noted for its wildfowl and bats, unlike the tidal, drying creek downstream of the bridge.
SeaWootton Bridge put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway is at Wootton Bridge, where the road bridge crosses the head of Wootton Creek. A public slipway here, between the Sloop Inn and the bridge on the west bank, is the council's landing point for the head of the tidal creek.
SeaWootton Bridge put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandWootton Creek is a tidal inlet on the Isle of Wight's north coast, running from the Solent past Fishbourne to Wootton Bridge, and it dries out completely at low water. This slipway lies on the creek's west bank upstream of the village, in a short stretch that carries several closely spaced slipways serving individual waterside gardens rather than a single public launch point.
SeaWootton Bridge put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandWootton Creek is a tidal inlet on the Isle of Wight's north coast running from the Solent, past the Fishbourne car ferry terminal, about half a mile inland to Wootton Bridge village. This slipway sits on the creek's west bank a few dozen metres from the Sloop Inn on Mill Square, close to where Isle of Wight Council's public slipway register places its recommended dinghy launching point by the bridge.
SeaWhippingham put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway lies close to the Folly Inn on the west bank of the River Medina, roughly midway between Cowes and Newport. The Medina Mariners Association's dinghy park backs onto a concrete public slipway here, with launching possible at virtually all states of tide and racking for kayaks near the slipway access.
SeaWhippingham put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway lies close to the Folly Inn on the west bank of the River Medina, roughly midway between Cowes and Newport. The Medina Mariners Association's dinghy park backs onto a concrete public slipway here, with launching possible at virtually all states of tide and racking for kayaks near the slipway access.
SeaWhippingham put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis launch point lies on the west bank of the tidal River Medina at Whippingham, within Cowes Harbour Commission's jurisdiction, which runs from Cowes south to the Folly. The Medina is tidal as far as Newport, and this stretch forms part of the wider Medina Estuary between Newport and the Solent at Cowes.
SeaWheelers Bay slipway
Isle of Wight, EnglandWheelers Bay is a small bay east of Ventnor, reached along the seawall from Ventnor or Horseshoe Bay, or down a concrete slope from the road above. The beach is sand and shingle at low water, disappearing under the seawall at high tide.
SeaVentnor Bay slipway (east esplanade)
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway sits on Ventnor's Eastern Esplanade, on the stretch of Ventnor Bay between Ventnor Haven and Wheelers Bay. A wide concrete esplanade and seawall run along this section of coast.
SeaMonks Bay slipway (Bonchurch)
Isle of Wight, EnglandMonks Bay is a sand and shingle beach just east of Bonchurch village, reached down Shore Road with limited parking near the seafront. A large expanse of sand is exposed as the tide goes out, and a series of rock breakwaters hold the sand in place.
SeaSteephill Cove slipway (Love Lane)
Isle of Wight, EnglandSteephill Cove is a small, car-free fishing cove just south of Ventnor, reached on foot down Love Lane or along the coast path from Ventnor Botanic Garden. A concrete ramp used by the cove's fishing boats sits alongside a sandy beach, with a seasonal cafe close by.
SeaVentnor Haven west slipway (pedestrian)
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway sits at the west side of Ventnor Haven, the small tidal harbour on Ventnor's eastern esplanade. The OSM record for this specific ramp notes it for pedestrian use only, distinct from the main boat-launching slipway roughly 100 m to the east.
SeaCastle Cove slipway
Isle of Wight, EnglandCastle Cove is a small, quieter cove between Steephill Cove and Ventnor's main beach, reached along the seawall promenade or coast path. It has a seasonal beach hut and crab shack and is used as an alternative when Steephill Cove is busy.
SeaVentnor Haven Slipway
Isle of Wight, EnglandVentnor Haven Slipway is the main tidal launch ramp in Ventnor Haven, the small harbour on Ventnor's Eastern Esplanade. It is free to use for launch and recovery, and the harbour dries out completely at low water.
SeaTotland put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway launches into Colwell Bay, a sand-and-shingle beach on the western Solent coast between Yarmouth and Totland. The bay is fully tidal, with little or no beach left at high water, so the slipway becomes the main access point as the tide rises.
SeaSt. Helens put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandThis slipway is on St Helen's Beach Promenade at St Helens, on the Solent shore next to the spit that forms the entrance to Bembridge Harbour. The beach is sheltered by Bembridge Ledge, giving calm, flat water at low tide, and a seasonal cafe and board hire operate nearby.
SeaShanklin put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandA slipway at the southern tip of Shanklin's esplanade on Sandown Bay, a short distance south of Palestine Slipway.
SeaShanklin put-in
Isle of Wight, EnglandA slipway near the southern end of Shanklin's esplanade on Sandown Bay, close to Shanklin Chine and the thatched Fisherman's Cottage pub at the foot of the chine.
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