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Wales Surfski
Wales is a country and part of the United Kingdom.
Downwind
- Abersoch Beach to Pwllheli Beach 13 km Downwindable.com
- Anglesey
- Menai Strait downwind video, Downwindfun
- Dinas video
- Freshwater to Pendine 30 km Downwindfun
- Goodwick Beach, Fishguard to Newport Beach crossing 12 - 17km (depends on initial setup - see descriptions) of open sea (route of the Fishguard Bay Ocean Race)DownwindfunDownwindable.com, practice run video, video2
- Manorbier to Tenby 10 km Downwindfun
- Porth Clais - Newgale Beach 11.5 km video, Downwindfun
- Rhos to Rhyl Downwindable.com
- Saundersfoot - Tenby 5 km video (round trip of 10 km with downwind return)
- Trecco to Rest Bay
- on to Swansea Bay - with South wind push to get off shore then turn right to downwind down the coast
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Surf
- Fishguard Harbour
- Lower Town Fishguard video
- Rhosneigr, Anglesey video
- Ynyslas - Long Shore Waves - video
- Saundersfoot video
- Traeth Penllech - video
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Flatwater
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- Lyn Padarn also has downwind days video (facebook)
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Tidal Races
- Anglesey
- Carmel Head
- Menai Strait
- Snowdonia Rapids stellar video, plastic surfski (CS CruzeX RT) video
- North Stack video this video is a good introduction to North Stack (but seek out good local knowledge!) though it does not really look at where and how to paddle the tidal race as a surfskier.
- Rhoscolyn Head
- South Stack
- Penrhyn Mawr Tidal Race - (Inner, Middle and Outer Race - increasingly faster and larger waves) famous among sea kayakers, advanced paddling (at least when it looks like these videos) multi-directional waves, can be very technical and challenging (more tidal races). Obviously (from the videos) some skilled sea kayakers with bombproof rolls can handle the race in severe conditions. We do not currently (2020) have reports yet of paddle runs and conditions that safely favor various skill levels (if any) of surfskiers. This may be a tidal race that is simply too full of counter currents, intersecting waves, whirlpools, etc. to allow many if any surfskiers to thrive on its waves. In other tidal races such as Deception Pass, surfskiers have already spent significant time learning angles of entry and exit, zones for surfing without excess turbulence, and weather and tide condition sets that are likely to favor their skill levels.
Penrhyn Mawr Tidal Race Waves (Sea Kayak)
- More Penrhyn Mawr
The Bitches Rocks Tidal Race Standing Waves (Wave Kayak)
Tidal Bores
- Dee Bore - distance depends on start and end point - several options. Downwindable.com (Wales/GB)
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Videos
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Races
Coaching/Guides/Clubs
- Cardiff Bay Kayakers (private facebook group) definitely has surfskiers in club
- Fishguard Ben Edom, lessons
- Epic Wales Holyhead, Anglesey - surfski lessons, tours, club
- Eila Wilkinson Sea Kayaking, Surfskis, Amlwch, Anglesey
- Surfski Wales lessons
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Injury and Recovery
- Richard Blacklaw-Jones of Haverfordwest Ben Edom recommendation: “Nerve impingement from a herniated disc in my neck pretty much switched off my left shoulder and arm, leaving me in constant pain and making me feel sick. Four superb sessions of osteopathy from Richard…and I'm most of the way back to normal!”
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Dealers
- Childsplay South Cornelly - Knysna
- Epic Wales Holyhead, Anglesey
- Surfski Wales Fishguard - Stellar
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Resources
- Adventure Wales they may not do surfskis yet (2023), but surfing and surf kayaking lessons probably wouldn't hurt your surfing knowledge and skill
- Plas Menai Wales National Outdoor Center
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