Archive for the ‘The News’ Category
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
The team at Hooked on kitesurfing inconjunction with iKSurf Mag are organising an epic kiting trip to Dakhla Morocco… I know October seems a long way off while we are in the heat of the summer but to quash the winter-blues as it begin to rear it’s ugly head why not get in on an awesome trip to Dakhla which is a kitesurfing paradise.
With a huge flat water lagoon and a fantastic wave spot 5 minutes away, Dakhla offers something for all levels of kiter. Its tranquil setting next to the Sahara, along with consistent winds and warm temperatures makes it a no-brainer choice for an Autumn kiter’s getaway near to perfection.
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Tags: Holiday, IKO, iKSurf, IKSURFMAG, Kitesurf, kitesurfing, Kiting, Morocco
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Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Stand Up Paddle Boarding comes in many forms… Recreational, surf, flat water and river but one of the big emerging trends in the world of SUP is the endurance or marathon paddle board event and for those of you who follow the Airhead Blog you will know that we were involved in the Paddle Round the Pier 20 mile Endurance race, the event was a first for the UK and it proved a huge success with all the competitors.
The next event on some of the riders calendar was the Jever World Cup in Hamburg Germany, with some 143 participants including world surfing legend Robby Naish in the different races and with over 27,000 spectators throughout the weekend you could say that Germany is embracing the sport of Paddle Boarding.
Jever SUP World Cup in Hamburg
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Tags: Cape Cod Challenge, Endurance, John Hibbard, Paddle board, Paddle Round the Peir, SUP, SUP World Cup
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Just had an Email from a young local kitesurfer.. he has not long been kitesurfing off Littlehampton, normally with his North Rhino or his Best Yarga and his Bang board.. He has lost his board today Saturday 11 July.. his kite ripped.. and he could not body drag out to the board..
This lad knows most of the local kitesurfers and he is going to be completely lost without his board, his Mum tells me “its a great board and it suits him just fine… with chance it will turn up.. I hold out a small amount of hope”
The Lost Board.. Can You Help ??
So if you find it please let us know and help this young guy out… if you kitesurf you know what loosing your board would do to you so please keep you eyes open for it when your at the beach.
Thanks for your time and help on this one… the Airhead team…
Tags: Kitesurf, kitesurfing, Littlehampton, Lost
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Mini-groms take to the waves for A1 Surf & Alder Under 8s Groms Comp
Saturday 4th July saw the A1Surf.com & Alder Under 8s Groms Comp take place on the beach in Brighton. It was just one of the events that made up the huge Paddle Round The Pier beach festival. Run in association with local Brighton legend Cliff Cox and his Pure Spirit Surf School, the comp saw six local kids (aged 3 – 8 years) battle it out in a ‘anything goes’ final.
Left to Right: Fynn Lightbown (3rd place), Tyler Samuel (2nd place), Alexander Taylor (1st place), David Somerville (A1Surf.com) and Cliff Cox (Pure Spirit Surf School)
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Tags: Paddle Round the Peir, Surf, Surf Groms
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
This years Paddle Round The Pier was the biggest it has ever been… With fantastic weather all weekend and record crowds in the region of 20 thousand to see all the action and soak up the atmosphere, Brighton beach was set for one of the UK’s biggest surf festivals… it was like Hawaii had landed on the South Coast of England for the weekend.
There where surfers there just for the fun of the events and others who where the to compete in the UK’s first ever 20 mile stand up paddle board endurance race from Brighton’s West Pier to Worthing Pier and back again which is no small venture..
Endurance Race Line Up
All the competitors of the Enduro Race would need a game plan to negotiate the tidal currents, the warm weather along with the potential for a head on seabreaze for the first leg of the race… This was no ordinary race with dedicated amatures racing next to seasoned professionals but the one thing that put them together was the fact none of them had raced this distance before.
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Tags: Endurance Race, Paddle board, Paddle Round the Peir, SUP, Surf
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
This year’s Paddle Round The Pier, sponsored by Feelfit, sees many surf paddle races for those who really want to push themselves and raise money for three great charities, plus two very different surf comps.
The Errant Surf Holiday Pier to Pier race will see competitors paddle boards over 9’ from the Brighton Pier to the West Pier – a distance of over two miles and against the current.
There are two categories for the race – ‘Pros’ which takes place on Saturday and ‘Amateurs’ which takes place on the Sunday.
The winners of each category will receive a week’s holiday to northern Spain, courtesy of Errant Surf Holidays. Previous winners of this race include Elliot Dudley, Nick Thorne and Richard Balding.
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Tags: indo board, Paddle board, Paddle Round the Peir, SUP, Surf
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
This year we have seen some of the best summer weather that we have had for a long time in fact I struggle to remember a year that has been this good… With this good weather comes great seabeazes and people pouring out of the town towards the coast, so why not take a look at one of the best sports there is Kitesurfing… yep I can tell you like that idea… but stop.. you dont just want to learn anywhere you want to make sure that you learn with a kitesurf school that will help you learn in a safe and fun environment with the very best equipment… thats where the Bracklesham Boardriders team come into it. BBR’s Kitesurfing Store and Training Centre is a British Kite Surf Association approved school.
Bracklesham Boardriders near West Wittering and Chichester is one of the countries leading kitesurf shop and kite school’s, Bracklesham Boardriders (BBR) are Authorised dealers for North, Best, Ozone, Slingshot, Wainman, ION, Flexifoil, Prolimit, Mystic, Peter Lynn, ABoards, and many more…. they are able to bring you the choice of the very best kitesurfing equipment available.
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Tags: BKSA, Bracklesham BoardRiders, extreme, Kitesurf, Kitesurf School, kitesurfing, Surf
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
International Kite Surf Magazine, IKSURFMAG for short, has been around for a few years now, during that time it has become one of the most respected kitesurfing magazines on the planet. Read in over 160 countries worldwide the magazine has reached hundreds of thousands of kitesurfers around the globe.
Of course IKSURFMAG isn’t just any magazine, the team behind it pioneered digital publishing back in 2006 allowing the magazine to take on a wholly more interactive feel. The page flipping technology created a real buzz in the kitesurfing world and the ability to embed video right on the pages of the magazine got lots of kiters and industry folk excited.
The first magazine ever published went live in November 2006 and started out as just 32mb of information. These days with all the video content the magazine is huge by comparison with the last issue topping out at just over 860mb! Each issue is around 150 pages and the team try to cram as many stories, pictures and videos into that as possible.
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Tags: IKSURFMAG, Kitesurf, Kitesurf Magazine, kitesurfing, Surf
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
As always we at the Airhead Blog want to bring you information about the very best products, events and sports that we can… passing on “The Stoke” is something we feel we need to do… With a product like the Loaded Skateboard range we just feel we have to give you the low down.
The Loaded Skate range is an inspired product from the desire to keep that snowboard feeling throughout the summer months, the technology in these boards is born from the fusion of skate and snowboard industries aiming to give the very best quality… infact the quality of the boards is paramount to the team behind the creation of the Loaded longboards.
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Tags: extreme, Loaded, Longboard, Skate, surfing
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Surf More XM has a reputation for making great quality products that are designed to help the surfer and make life safer on the water from the Power Clip to the SUP Big Wave Coil Leash or the deck grip… XM have a tried and tested range of products but the latest offering is a real gem the “Tangle Free Leash”.
Image from SurfLine.com
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Tags: extreme, Paddle board, SUP, Surf, surfing
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