The centre opened in 1968 as
Llanishen Sailing Centre and was based at
Llanishen Reservoir in North Cardiff. It was rebranded in 2010 when the centre was forced to relocate to Cardiff Bay due to the draining of the reservoir but is still one of the major watersports centre's in Wales. The centre has produced a number of Welsh national, GB National and international sailors over the years, including Olympic Gold & Silver medallist
Hannah Mills MBE who started sailing at the centre in 1996 and won the Silver Medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics in Weymouth and the Gold Medal at the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro. A number of regional, national and international events have been held at the centre over the years, including the 2001 Summer Games of the
Special Olympics UK and recently facilitating the hosting of the
Extreme Sailing Series since 2011 and the
2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. == References ==