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Siblyback Wakeboard Cable - where did it go?

 In 2012, at a reported cost of £300,000, a Full Cable Wakeboarding System was installed in the South-Eastern end of Siblyback Lake. It was unusual in that it was the only Clockwise system in the UK. It was publicised as having, "brand new changing facilities, onsite car parking and a fully equipped campsite". Prior to the installation, there was some opposition to the wakeboarding cable as existing windsurfers and sailors felt that it took up too much of the lake and would impact on their use. There were also concerns that the lake was too remote from centres of population and that in the summer when the water level dropped, the wakepark would become unusable. Some people also felt that the structure would be unsightly. South West Lakes Trust pressed ahead and the wakepark was installed with five 10m-high (32ft) lattice towers placed in the water with cables running between them. Wakeboarding at Siblyback Lake in 2016 An enthusiastic user who was sixtee...