Hi mate, i joined the club a few years ago so i could get a key for the pier, mostly for winter but also for the summer as Shields and Roker got jam packed with numpties! I found however that colour stayed in the water for longer and was hard time it right (travel from Shields), i put it down to the chalk and muddy cliffs that are so close to the waterline and also the pier being short and not getting right out into the clearer waters further offshore.