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St. Andrews
Overview: Sea, North East coast
Location: 1.5hrs North East of Edinburgh
Directions:
  • Head out of Edinburgh on the A90, towards the Forth Road Bridge (Toll - 80p)
  • Leave M90 at exit 8 - A91, signposted for St. Andrews
  • Follow A91 all the way to St. Andrews
  • On arrival in St. Andrews, go over first roundabout (still on A91)
  • A91 becomes the A917 (North Street)
  • Turn left into Golf Place
  • Follow the road around the corner on Bruce Embankment onto West Sands Road.
  • Find a spot somewhere on the left of the road in one of the multitude of car parks.
Notes: St. Andrews; famous for the golf courses and it's long West Sands. In the prevailing winds, this location is not for the faint hearted; being more off shore than cross; in a Westerly, it's pure off shore.

If the wind is mainly Southerly or Northerly, the conditions are perfect; add in a decent swell and the beach then really fires on all cylinders with decent waves.

If you do sail here in a Southerly wind, be careful not to let the rip take you too far up the beach and into the channel. There is a sandbar up there, but it's easy to fall off it!

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