Archive for the ‘National News’ Category
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
The Airhead found this in The Times News Paper The Times News Paper
Standing on his18ft-long surf board, eight-time world paddleboard champion Jamie Mitchell was being filmed for a documentary off the east coast of Australia on Monday when he had an unexpected surprise.
Liam O’Brien / Jason Muir
A playful humpback whale breached (leaped clear of the surface) just a few feet in front of the 32-year-old Australian, dwarfing him on the water, but giving Mitchell — who was about 1 mile off the coast of Tweed Heads on the border of NSW and Queensland — an experience he will never forget.
“We were just out there doing our own stuff and mother nature was on our side,” Mr Mitchell told The Times.
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Tags: Paddle board, SUP, The Times OnLine, Whales
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Big Salty has launched a new and unique service to all water sports users to help them keep up to date with conditions that they are interested in as soon as the latest data hits our servers. Users can either set Wind Alerts or customise swell and wind conditions to trigger their email alerts.
The alert system works alongside the Watchlist concept of having a series of beaches that are of particular interest to a user. A user may decide to setup email alerts for one or more of his locations and also decide whether he wants to set the conditions manually or opt for the Big Salty Wind Star Rating.
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Tags: Big Salty, Kitesurf, Surf, Weather, Windsurf
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
The Airhead team have had fresh information passed to us by Bracklesham Board Riders regarding Kitesurfing around the Pagham Harbour Area … please take time to check it out and make sure you stay within the guide lines so that everyone can enjoy the area.
Kitesurfing codes of conduct:
Be sure you can handle the prevailing weather conditions
Always assist fellow kitesurfers when launching and landing
Always use an effective kite safety leashing system
Wrap your lines when not in use and secure kite properly
Keep a reasonable distance between you and your fellow kitesurfers / beach users
A kitesurfer must know the navigation laws and abide by them at all times
If you ride alone, let someone know you are out and what time you will be expected back
If you lose your kite or board whilst on the water, always report it to the coastguard General Information
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Tags: BKSA, Bracklesham BoardRiders, Kitesurf, kitesurfing, Kiting, Pagham
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Let’s face it, there are times when having a phone with you on the water can pay dividends. Of course, with the advent of the iPhone 3G and its plethora of GPS tracking apps there’re now even more reasons to take your phone out with you: “Look, honest, I SUPed 40 miles in a day. No really, check out the Google Maps track!”.
AquaPac UK
Whether you’re planning an epic down-winder or just like to multi-task while waiting your turn in the lineup, a waterproof phone case can be a handy accessory for the connected water sports fanatic. Current offerings can be pretty costly, so it was a treat to find a solution promising a reasonable level of access to the iPhone’s functionality at a £20 price point.
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Tags: AquaPac, iPhone, kitesurfing, Paddle board, SUP
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
In April 2009 Tarifa witnessed the birth of a UK Kiteboard clothing brand with an epic launch party that echoes in the Spanish streets even today – Kamikaze Boarding had touched down.
With 12 months in creation it has been a roller coaster ride for the Kamikaze Boarding team. Pairing up with professional illustrators, photographers and riders to capture the ideal that is Kamikaze Boarding. No more straight lines, no more off the shelf surf clothing. Kamikaze Boarding have succeeded to provide fresh, urban off the hook styles put together with 100% quality.
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Tags: kamikaze, Kamikaze Boarding, kite boarding, kitesurf clothing, kitesurfing
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Do you think you have got a cool VW T5 ??? well if the answer is yes then you need to enter yourself into the Coolest T5 competition being run by Euro Vans VW…
Euro Van are on the search to find the coolest, rudest and most stylish Volkswagen Transporter T5’s in the UK. So if your vans got some styling, you’ve done a cool internal conversion, chipped it, or customised it in any way, Euro Van would love to see it. In return, you get to show your van to the world on the Euro Van web site and Flickr, and be in the chance to win some VW goodies:
Prizes…
1st Prize - a FREE Service for your van at a Volkswagen Van Centre of your choice (there’s no deadline, so whenever yours in next due), £100 worth of Genuine Volkswagen Accessories (you choose whatever you would like to spend it on out of the extensive catalogue) & £75 worth of VW merchandise from their merchandise store.
2nd Prize - £75 worth of Genuine Volkswagen Accessories & £50 worth of VW merchandise
3rd Prize - £50 worth of Genuine Volkswagen Accessories & £25 worth of VW merchandise
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Tags: Paddle board, Surf, Volkswagen, VW T5
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
The all brand new mountain bike magazine first edition in out now… IMBike Mag… The sister magazine to IKsurf Mag/ that we have all grown to know and love over the past few years…
Mountain biking is still as strong as ever in the UK and I am sure that this new fully interactive online magazine will prove very popular with the biking community… make sure you book mark the site so you dont miss any issues in the future
The Airhead will be back with more news and reviews very very soon….. ride safe and live life to the full because this is the real deal…
Tags: ATB magazine, IKSURFMAG, Mountain bike
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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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