Gullane

Gullane is a favourite spot for many Edinburgh sailors. The beach itself is very nice, with clean sand and clean water. This spot provides excellent slalom blasting / bump and jump action in westerly / north-westerly winds.

The conditions are usually pretty flat close to the shore, with the swell growing the further into the channel you sail. If the wind direction is more northerly, the waves are closer to the shore, and often there can be small rideable waves at the east end of the beach. There aren't any rocks to look out for really, although at high tide care should be taken at the west end of the beach, where there are one or two, but they are pretty obvious really. If the wind has any south in it, then gullane will be quite sheltered close to shore and it will be slightly off shore, so rig a wee bit smaller than you think.

There is a car park very close to the beach, although the short path to the beach has annoying bushes and trees on both sides of it. In the summer it costs about £1.30 to park, and in the winter it's free! There are toilets and a swingpark close to the beach too for those no wind and need to do something situations.

getting there:

Gullane is past Longniddry and is good in Westerly and South Westerly winds. Continue along the road past the car park to Longniddry, you go through the village of Aberlady. As you enter Gullane village you pass through the middle of the golf course, there is then a sign to Gullane Bents, this is the beach you want.