Site Details
Address
Thorpe Park,Thorpe Road, Chertsey, Surrey.

Grid Reference
503076
168089
Local authority
Runnymede Borough Council

Sport England region
South East

Disciplines

Tourament/Wakeboarding/Cable Tow
Competitions and events
The site has held international or national competitions or events and is sustainable because the location provides the support and facilities necessary for that level of competition.

• Tournament - World Championships - 1975/1981/1985;
• European Champs - 1983;
• World Cup Finals (date);
• European under 21's (date);
• British Open 2002;
• various international competitions.
  

Training
The site has held national team or individual or group elite training for that sport or any of its disciplines, and is sustainable because the location provides the support and facilities necessary for that level of training.

• Regular training site for British team members in 3 disciplines.
• Regular squad training sessions.

• One of the most important training sites in GB.

Scarcity
The site is important because of its scarcity or uniqueness value and because it cannot be re-created at a different location.

• Purpose-built water ski arena for tournament competitions and training, plus three other areas, including cable tow.
• Impossible to replicate or replace.

Heritage
A heritiage site is one which has been used continually or a for a long time by that sport and which cannot be recreated in a different location.

• Created in early 1970's, one of the earliest purpose-built sites in GB.
• Considered by some to be the best competitiion site in the world.

Non-competitive users
The site is important to the non-competitive parts of that sport.

• All levels of training, including beginner and novice.
• Cable tow is very important for this level.

Number of users
The site is important because of the numbers of people using it from any level of that sport

• 120 boat members per season plus 80 "pay and play" users per day in peak summer season week end and 40 per week day.
• Cable - 50 members; plus "pay and play"  - 300 on peak week ends/180 on week days.

Facilities strategy
The site has been identified as of international or national importance in that sport’s strategic planning documents.

• BWSF - National Water Ski-ing Facilities Strategy - community access, performance and talent development site.

Physical characteristics
Identification of those characteristics, which if lost, would jeopardise the quality of the site.

• International standard (International Water Ski Federation) for cable tow and tournament.
• Ex gravel pit, split into sections for each discipline.

Other Information

• Privately owned site, therefore a secure future for the sport. Catering facilities on-site.
• Jet ski-ing - small numbers

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