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The centre opened in 1968 [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.
Cardiff International White Water (Welsh: Dŵr Gwyn Rhyngwladol Caerdydd) is an Olympic standard white water rafting centre based at the Cardiff International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay. The centre opened on 26 March 2010, [ 1 ] after taking two years to build the £13.3m venue, which is the first on-demand white water centre in the UK.
Cardiff has a long history of sailing, with the city host to two Yacht Clubs: Cardiff Bay Yacht Club (CBYC) (founded 1932) was founded as Penarth Motor Boat and Sailing Club, but changed to Cardiff Bay Yacht Club in 1999. The club sits within Cardiff's International Sports Village and boats an extensive pontoon system, moorings and two slipways.
The stretch of the River Taff used by the club. The boathouse and facilities are based on the River Taff, in Llandaff.The stretch of the Taff rowed by the club is approximately 1,200 metres long with two obtuse bends and runs upstream from a weir, under the road bridge linking Llandaff to Llandaff North, ending where the river becomes too shallow.
Cardiff Bay Yacht Club – sited on the north side of the river between Cardiff and Penarth. [9] Cardiff Yacht Club – situated centrally, near the main road bridge. [10] Cardiff Marina – situated up-river of Cardiff Bay Yacht Club on the River Ely. Grangemoor Quay – Based higher up on the River Ely
Follow all the action from Cardiff City Stadium
Follow all the action from Cardiff City Stadium
Tiger Bay (Welsh: Bae Teigr) was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. Following the building of the Cardiff Barrage, which dams the tidal rivers, Ely and Taff, to create a body of water, it is referred to as Cardiff Bay. Tiger Bay is Wales’ oldest multi-ethnic community, with sailors and workers from ...