Wakestock was Europe 's largest wakeboard music festival , combining Cause_to_amalgamate the cultures of music and wakeboarding .

Founded by Mark Durston , the festival began Process_start in Abersoch , North Wales back in 2000 , when it was a wakeboard contest with a party in a car park for 800 people , and from then on played host to some of the industry 's leading bands and DJ 's , along with the biggest wakeboard competition in Europe .

Founded by Mark Durston , the festival began Process_start in Abersoch , North Wales back in 2000 , when it was a wakeboard contest with a party in a car park for 800 people , and from then on played host to some of the industry 's leading bands and DJ 's , along with the biggest wakeboard competition in Europe .

the festival was split over three sites - the main festival site at penrhos , pwllheli marina hosts the main wakeboard competition and abersoch bay hosts the big air classic competition .

The festival had its own wakeboard 'Pool Gap ' that allows Preventing_or_letting the wakeboarders to showcase the sport up on the festival site .