Living Wales Magazine - Sailing

JUST simply messing around in boats, that is a famous line from Wind In The Willows. HoweverReservoir was more than just simply messing about! Tafternoon by the delightful Amelia Ballisat, I was shown how tough sailing can be, but also how much fun!

I have now visited Gwent Adventures on a number of occasion, in particular, to spend a couple of hours Pdirectors Mike Walkin and Tjumped at the chance, although a touch apprehensive.

The staff at Gwent Adventures could not have been nicer and quickly put my mind and nerves at rest. The centre offers an array of water sport activities including, dinghy sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking as well as organising parties, corporate and teambuilding events, and is a fully recognised Royal Yachting Association Adventure Activities Licensing Service.

So, off sailing we go. First, Amelia showed me how to rig the boat, preparing it for the 2 hour session ahead. After attaching the boom, raising the sail and putting the rudder into place we were ready for launch.