The PaddlerUK magazine September 2015 issue 4 | Page 53

ONIAN
KAYAK SURF
The moment that
we had been
eagerly anticipating
had finally arrived.

Team Ride were heading
to North Wales to be
some of the first surf
kayakers to experience
the only artificial wave in
the UK.
An early start was the
order of the day, with
team members heading
up from Cornwall and
South Wales. After many
hours of travelling we
arrived at the tiny village
of Dolgarrog, home to
Surf Snowdonia.The site
was previously used to
house an aluminium
works but had remained
derelict since its closure
in 2007. Surf Snowdonia
adds to the vast and
impressive outdoor
activities portfolio that
the Snowdonia region
has to offer.
On arrival at the site, it
was evident that work
was still being
completed to finish the
site, including
landscaping and
tarmacking. However,
this did not detract from
the natural luscious
green surroundings of
the Conwy Valley.
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