SWELLIES SUP CHALLENGE
SWELLIES SUP CHALLENGE
Test your moving water skills, technical prowess, water reading skills, strength, speed, balance and determination against one of the UK’s most demanding and technical tidal flows.
The SUP Challenge makes the best use of the Swellies rapids, situated in the Menai Straits, North Wales.
It’s not for the feint hearted or beginner paddle boarders – this is potentially a highly dangerous undertaking.
Even Admiral Lord Nelson who trained his cadets here called it: “one of the most treacherous stretches of sea in the world.”
Swellies SUP Challenge devised by: Aled Williams
“The swellies sup challenge has it all, whirlpools, boils, fast flowing water - the most iconic and technical stretch of uk coastline, my playground. ”
– Sian Sykes
Twice daily an enormous volume of water squeezes through the narrow passage. It flows over convoluted rock formations on the sea bed caused by a major geological fault resulting in dramatic overfalls and swirling whirlpools know as The Swellies.
Psyched for the Swellies SUP Challenge?
Full guide details can be found here and details to log your challenge can be found here
If you are psyched to have a go, we can guide you and train you for this great challenge. Check out the SUP Skills to help give you the confidence and technical skills for this iconic and classic coastline to prepare you for fighting against the flow, travelling over exciting whirlpools and fun ferry gliding.