Debdale Outdoor Activity Club

Debdale Outdoor Activity Club Explore sailing, kayaking & more at Debdale Outdoor Activity Club (DOAC.uk) – Manchester’s friendly watersports club! All abilities welcome. Session information.

Learn skills, make friends, have fun on the water. Message us to get started! 🌊⛵ We are not a private members club! We are here for everyone and we offer lots of activities on and off the water. From your first steps in sailing to becoming an amazing kayaker these are just a couple of activities that we have to offer. Please pop-in when you’re near and witness the beautiful setting of our centre,

nestling at the edge of the quarter mile Gorton Lower Reservoir. We have experienced instructors who will help and encourage you to get the best from your session. We operate all year round and only close if a national bank holiday such as Christmas falls on a Saturday. We currently run 2 sessions every Saturday for ages 7-17, a morning session (9-12) and an afternoon session (1 - 4) both sessions have sailing and kayaking on offer (with some variation, for instance we may also include windsurfing in the warmer months)

Sessions cost £10 and that includes equipment hire. You can get involved as long as you have something to wear under a wetsuit, a change of clothes and a towel. though if you own your own wetsuit, wet shoes etc its great to bring them.

**COVID-19 POLICY**

We are always working to ensure a fun and safe experience for all.

- ALL members and participants aged 11 years or over must now wear a face covering when in the building. at all times. further instructions will be given to participants at sessions.
- participants that need a face covering should bring an appropriate mask, along with a sealable plastic back (with name on) to sessions.
- Parents/carers are still required to leave the premises as soon as dropping off participants
- we only allow 4 participants in a changing room at a time to allow for social distancing.

We are so incredibly proud that TWO of our athletes, Jasmin and Theodore, received awards at the GLL Sport Foundation aw...
16/05/2026

We are so incredibly proud that TWO of our athletes, Jasmin and Theodore, received awards at the GLL Sport Foundation awards at the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester this week.

Huge congratulations to them both!

We are incredibly proud of Jasmin for her performance at the RYA Eric Twiname Championships this weekend!
06/05/2026

We are incredibly proud of Jasmin for her performance at the RYA Eric Twiname Championships this weekend!

Team North did us proud at the RYA Eric Twiname Championships!

A huge 280 sailors took to the water for a fantastic weekend of racing at Rutland Water. Across the fleets, Team North delivered some outstanding performances—well done to everyone who took part and represented the region so brilliantly.

Some stand out results from the weekend:

Topper fleet
🥇 Overall Jess Marsh (Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club)
🥈 Overall Lucy-Laura Miller (Sheffield Viking SC)

RS Tera Sport fleet
🥇 Female Aggie Priestley (Ullswater Yacht Club)

RS Feva fleet
🥇 Mixed team: Laia Priestley/Hayden Gridley (Ullswater YC)
🥈 Mixed team James Reekie/Poppy Moss (Bassenthwaite SC)

Windsurf 4.5 fleet
🥇 Female Jasmin Sandhu (Debdale Outdoor Activity Club)

A brilliant weekend all round—great racing, great teamwork, and great results. 💪⛵

Read the event report is here: https://www.rya.org.uk/news/competition-camaraderie-2026-et-champs/

25/04/2026

What a brilliant day we had on the water today!

We've been sailing, kayaking and stand up paddle boarding and generally having lots of fun, plus we even got a few grown ups on the water this afternoon.

We're back again next Saturday, plus we have our open day for all the family on Monday 4th May between 10 and 2!

Another brilliant day to be out on the water. Lots of our young people have been visiting us over the holidays for holid...
16/04/2026

Another brilliant day to be out on the water. Lots of our young people have been visiting us over the holidays for holiday club!

Debdale wouldn't be Debdale without Martin!Here he is coaching some of our young people in windsurfing last week
13/04/2026

Debdale wouldn't be Debdale without Martin!

Here he is coaching some of our young people in windsurfing last week

It's been a busy week of learning new skills and practicing old ones this week! We've been running our holiday club, as ...
11/04/2026

It's been a busy week of learning new skills and practicing old ones this week!

We've been running our holiday club, as well as holding our normal Saturday sessions, so lots of ways to get involved, and we even saw the sun briefly. ☀️

Happy Easter from Debdale Outdoor Activity Club! Here is a photo taken yesterday by one of our young instructors, Evie!
05/04/2026

Happy Easter from Debdale Outdoor Activity Club!

Here is a photo taken yesterday by one of our young instructors, Evie!

The whole team here at Debdale are incredibly proud of Anya, who is currently in Turkey representing the club and Great ...
04/04/2026

The whole team here at Debdale are incredibly proud of Anya, who is currently in Turkey representing the club and Great Britain in the Techno World Championship!

Address

1073 Hyde Road
Manchester
M187LJ

Opening Hours

9am - 4pm

Telephone

+447824535889

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