WHETHER you do it on a surfboard or in waders, on a raft or in a wetsuit, North Wales is the place for watersports enthusiasts of every persuasion. With rivers, lakes, reservoirs and coastal waters to choose from, you can try just about any discipline in any environment. There are plenty of places for the beginner to get instruction and great challenges for the more experienced and the experts. For starters there are three national centres. Plas Menai National Watersports Centre, Caernarfon, offers instruction in sailing, cruising, canoeing, windsurfing and power boating. Canolfan Tryweryn, near Bala, is the National Whitewater Sports Centre, where courses cover canoeing, kayaking and whitewater rafting. Plas y Brenin, the National Mountain Centre, Capel Curig, also gives canoeing instruction and all these centres usually offer a choice of residential or non-residential courses, as well as taster sessions. Llyn Tegid, Bala, is a major centre for watersports. Bala Adventure and Watersports Centre offers a range of activities, including sailing, canoeing, white water rafting and power-boating. The 920-acre Llyn Brenig on the Denbigh Moors, near Cerrigydrudion, is a reservoir popular for sailing and windsurfing. Other inland centres include Padarn Water Sports Centre, Llanberis, and Whitewater Rafting and Canoeing, Llangollen. Moving to the coast, there are many resorts popular with sailors, surfers, divers and other web-footed types. | 
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