Cardiff Sailing Centre

Cardiff Sailing Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Hwylio Caerdydd) is a Cardiff Council run watersports facility based on Cardiff Bay Barrage in Cardiff Bay.[1] The centre runs sailing, windsurfing and powerboat courses.[2]

History

The centre opened in 1974[3] as Llanishen Sailing Centre and was based at Llanishen Reservoir in North Cardiff. It was rebranded in 2010 when the centre was forced to relocate to Cardiff Bay due to the draining of the reservoir[4][5] but is still one of the major watersports centre's in Wales.

The centre has produced a number of Welsh national, GB National and international sailors over the years, including Olympic medallist Hannah Mills who started sailing at the centre in 1996[6][7][8] and won the Silver Medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Weymouth.[6]

A number of regional, national and international events have been held at the centre over the years, including the 2001 Summer Games of the Special Olympics UK[9] and recently facilitating the hosting of the Extreme Sailing Series between 2012 and 2014.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Stone, Nick Dalton & Deborah (2008). Frommer's Wales with your family from cliff-top castles to sandy coves (1st ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons. p. 36. ISBN 9780470714645.
  2. ↑ "RYA - Cardiff Sailing Centre". www.rya.org.uk. Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "2004 is the 30th (pearl) Anniversary of the Centre as a Council run RYA Training Centre". Llanishen Sailing Centre. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Reservoir safety fears make sailing club move". Walesonline.co.uk. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sailing club’s frustration as Llanishen reservoir levels fall". WalesOnline.co.uk. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Silver delight for Olympic 2012 sailor Hannah Mills". BBC. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Stuart, Hamish (20 September 2011). "Hannah’s Olympic boost for Welsh sailing". Yachts and Yachting. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Behind Every Star - Hannah Mills and Ollie Green". Sport Wales. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Special Olympics 2001 - Sailing Results". Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Racers don’t want to sail away from Cardiff". Walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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