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Feel the rush

We all know what an Anglophile is, but what about an Anglephile?

It is fairly simple. It is all those anglophiles and others who have been smitten by the Anglesey bug. It is an infectious, albeit healthy condition. Some are more vulnerable than others. This is especially true of water enthusiasts, on the surface or beneath it!

Proof? Come to Rhosneigr or “Rhossy”, one of the UK’s premier destinations for windsurfers, kite surfers, wakeboarders and surfers. It is a brilliant beach, exposed to westerly winds, and the village seems to have adopted its unique Beach Boy identity - a wave and wind shrine to watersports.

The best of them use Rhosneigr as their base, staging their own freewave event in Spring, a prestigious and spectacular event in the UK windsurfing calendar. This is all organised out of Funsport, a well-stocked surfers’ shop on the edge of the sea, by Dave Bucky and his team.

Around the corner at his coffee and creperie shop you will find Alex Tritten, former British kite surfing champion, who runs the Kite Surfing School. There is no shortage of tutors in this village...

A little less strenuous, but no less rewarding is sea kayaking. Again, on Anglesey there is a wealth of advice, tuition and leadership.

Not only are courses offered, but also expeditions are organised. You will need that expertise, since all the local sea-based population will tell you - sailors, surfers and fishermen – the weather and the sea, have a nasty habit of changing within minutes.

No-one knows this better than another pair of Anglephiles, diver and author Chris Holden and underwater marine photographer Paul Kay.

Chris has charted wrecks from Barmouth to Colwyn Bay, his books are legendary in the diving world of North Wales.

Paul Kay claims that despite its turbulence the Menai Strait is the most productive source of his marine photography, which attracts a world wide audience.

The above will all plead “guilty” to being Anglephiles!

 
 

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