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Home  Venues UK Sailing Venues Barry : Cold Knap
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Written by Ernie
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Friday, 18 July 2003 |
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Suitability: It's great for a wide range of abilities. In the prevailing W-SW winds generally experi
enced it is generally flat and easy to sail on a falling tide, on a rising tide there are often quality jumping waves on the sandbars for a couple of hours after low tide, before it gets a little confused. At all states of tide there is a counter current in the east (generally downwind) end of the bay, so staying upwind is well advised as once you get a long way down the beach it can be a real struggle to get back. Avoid High tide. The beach shelves very steeply at the top of it's tidal range and makes Brighton's shorebreak seem like child's' play.
Wind & Tide: See above.
Facilities: There are on site toilets and a burger van in summer with coffee shops and a pub just around the corner.
Kitesurfing: Yes, the most popular beach in the area, low tide plus / minus 3 hours is the best time.
Surfing: Yes, but only on big swells, works from low tide up to 2 hours after.
Location: From J33 of the M4 take the A4232 to Cardiff airport and then the A4050 to Barry. Head Towards Barry Island, and then follow signs for "the Knap"
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