What's one to do when it's mid October and the weather is still in the high 30s? We headed to Splash at Yas for some watersport awesomeness!
I believe it's an annual event held at the Yas Marina. Families get to try out their skills at a number of water sports like Stand Up Paddle boarding (SUP) and Kayaking for a very reasonable fee. There are also donut ride, cruises in Abras (Emirati wooden boats) and water fountains that the little ones get to run around and splash in- a perfect way to cool off!
There are also a number of "land" activities for the kids to partake in- inflatable slides, a surfing simulator and a playground as well.
Radio2 was there handing out prizes...
At night, they show a free movie for kids to stay and watch.
And if you're feeling a little peckish- it helps that all of the above happens right in front of some awesome restaurants! (We love Stars n' Bars).
I've been wanting to try out Stand Up paddle boarding for a while now and was thrilled that it only cost 30aed. It was a bit strange that I received no instructions, and was basically attached to the board and then told not to head too far out. I spent a good 10 minutes trying to figure out why I wasn't going anywhere when a nice man from Capt. Tony's told me I was facing the wrong direction on the board!
You get the hang of it eventually and then it becomes a lot of fun! I'd actually love to carry on doing it, so I'm about to go do some research on how I can make that happen. If any of you could reccomend a place- I'd appreciate it!
Karim tried it out as well, he was a lot better at it than I was. The paddling motions are similar to kayaking which we've both done before- so that past experience definitely helped.
Make sure you bring your own water if you head there next year- we were parched and surprised to find that they had run out of water to hand out.
Oh! Here's our Vlog of the day:
All in all, this is definitely an event that we'll participate in again. Were you there? What sport did you try out?
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