Activities at Manvers Waterfront Boat Club
At Manvers Waterfront Boat Club we offer a wide range of activities, both water and land based. Browse the information below to find out what we do!
Manvers Waterfront Boat Club has an extremely active paddlesport section which currently has over 500 members. Our home base at Manvers Lake is the ideal venue for newcomers to try the sport and to learn the fundamental paddlesport skills in a safe environment. We have a wide range of craft available for club members to use on any coached sessions including sit-in and sit-on kayaks, open canoes and stand-up paddleboards.
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Windsurfing equipment is available to experienced members of the club.
The club also has two Topper Topaz dinghies which are easy to set up and to sail and can be used by competent sailors. |
Swim Bike Run |
Running |
Manvers Waterfront Boat Club is the home of Team Manvers which was established in 2009 to cater for the needs of triathletes in the Wath area of Rotherham / Barnsley. We are a very friendly club, with members having a wide range of ages and abilities.
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Team Manvers Run is the social running section of Manvers Waterfront Boat Club. We are a welcoming and friendly group of people, and welcome runners of all abilities from beginners right the way up to experienced runners. Take a look at our website and check out the pictures from races we've taken part in.
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Open Water Swimming is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Once hooked you may even want to take part in a triathlon, go on a SwimTrek holiday, take a challenge for charity or just use it as a great way to keep fit and lose a few pounds
Find out more about Open Water Swimming at Manvers Waterfront Boat Club |
Manvers Lake is home to a great variety of fish species, namely: roach, perch, pike, bream, tench, carp, brown trout and catfish. Coarse anglers and specimen hunters alike favour the deeper areas as ledgering is a favoured tactic for carp, tench and bream. Depths can vary between a couple of feet to over twenty feet.
Find out more about Angling at Manvers Waterfront Boat Club |
dragon boating |
Model Boating |
Manvers Waterfront Boat Club have there own Dragon Boat team called 'Team Manvers Dragons'. We are always looking for new members to be part of the team. If you are enthusiastic, committed and willing to take part in a team sport please come along to our regular training sessions on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings.
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Manvers Waterfront Boat Club has a small but active model boating section. Sailing takes place most Saturday and Sunday mornings and into the early afternoon - weather permitting. Types of models sailed include yachts, scale, steam and fast electrics - tunnel hull, Vs, and hydroplanes. There is a wealth of experience and knowledge in most facets of modelling.
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Manvers Life Saving
We teach water safety, first aid and rescue skills to children from 8 years and older.
We are based at Manvers Lake in the summer and Wath Pool during the winter.
The club is an affiliate of the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) and teaches the society’s schemes. We can also offer support towards Duke of Edinburgh awards.
Find out more about Manvers Lifesaving at Manvers Waterfront Boat Club
We are based at Manvers Lake in the summer and Wath Pool during the winter.
The club is an affiliate of the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) and teaches the society’s schemes. We can also offer support towards Duke of Edinburgh awards.
Find out more about Manvers Lifesaving at Manvers Waterfront Boat Club
