Playtimes HK Magazine Spring 2019 Issue | Page 115

water sports Surfing Hong Kong Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre The Jockey Club Wong Shek Water Sports Centre 852 6485 1673 852 2665 3591 852 2328 2311 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://surfinghongkong.com www.lcsd.gov.hk www.lcsd.gov.hk Surfing Hong Kong has provided surfing The centre organises a wide range of water The centre organises a wide range of water instruction for children as young as four sports training courses including kayaking, sports training courses including kayaking, for many years. The instructors implement dinghy sailing and windsurfing for the dinghy sailing and windsurfing for the different methods gained from much public. Individual groups or organisations may public. Individual groups or organisations may experience to get you up on the board and also apply with the Centre for package or also apply with the Centre for package or catching waves quickly and confidently. tailor-made programmes. tailor-made programmes. Available at: Big Wave Bay, Shek O Available at: Main Dam, Plover Cove Available at: Wong Shek Pier, Sai Kung Reservoir, Tai Mei Tuk, Tai Po, New Territories Treasure Island Group 852 2546 3543 [email protected] www.treasureislandhk.com Treasure Island offers children unforgettable fun and personal development through a series of adventure programmes. Water sports they offer include surfing, stand up paddleboarding and kayaking. Available at: Pui O Beach, Lantau Island According to the Guinness World of Records, the longest distance wave surfed on open water was 66.47km by Gary Saavedra (Panama) surfing on the Panama Canal on 19 March 2011. Saavedra followed a wave-creating boat in covering the distance for 3 hr 55 min 02 sec, also breaking a record for the longest time spent surfing a wave. Spring 2019 113