What we provide

• Buoyancy aids.
• Wetsuits for hire @£2 per day.
• A limited number of water proofs, so please bring your own or you'll be getting wet while in the boat as well!

The facilities

ESSA is a NO SMOKING site.
That means NO smoking anywhere on the site. This is all inside & outside areas, including all grassed areas, the picnic area, fueling areas, on the boats, etc you have to leave the site to smoke.

There are changing rooms, showers, classroom, picnic area, barbeque and a club house style meeting room with a teaching, kitchen and refreshment area are other facilities on site.

We have obtained replacement toilet units and are aiming to have them installed for the 2008 season.

We have a range of single handed sailing dinghies that includes: Lasers, Pico's and Toppers.

Our double handed trainer boats, Topper Omega’s, RS Visons and Laser Bahia’s also have trapeze and asymmetric spinnakers. Our smaller doubled handed boats, the RS Feva’s have asymmetric spinnakers.

We have obtained funding to help towards the purchase of new boats and equipment. There has been support from Trinity House, Awards for All, Foundation for Sport & the Arts, Jack Petchey, John Merricks Sailing Trust, and Hoddesdon Rotary.

Our young people have also applied for funding from the Youth Opportunity fund which was put towards 3 double handed boats. This funding together with sales of old boats and income generated by our groups who use the facilities means that we now have a modern and exciting fleet to offer our young people.

We have recently bought Kayaks and additional rafting equipment which means we can offer alternative activities when it is not possible to sail due to adverse weather conditions.