Most of the population are aware the phenomenon of scooters has exploded in 2011 with everyone using them from commuters to the youngest of children and the dudes taking over the skate parks…
The owner of The Beach Hut store in Littlehampton started selling scooters back when there where only a few brands out there over 10 years ago… now there are more scooters available with different types depending on the use… for the gent commuting into the city, parent taking the kids to school and scooting home, or the rad dude that hangs about at the skate park pulling a Tail Whip or Dare Devil.. it seems that everyone is on a scooter doing their thing.
At The Beach Hut you can check out most of the scooter brands like Slamm, Grit, Madd Gear Pro (MGP), JD Bug, Micro Scooter, Razor and of course no shop is complete without a full range of 81 Custom accessories, 841 Scoot4Life wheels, grips and stunt pegs … they sell fast so give the guys at The Beach Hut a call on 01903 732999 for advice on the best scooter for you.. You can find The Beach Hut Store at 47 Pier Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5LW. Join The Beach Hut Facebook Page or Facebook Group and keep up up with news and the latest deals…
The team at Airhead are always on the lookout for great ways to get out and enjoy the water or just get to the beach for a few days… lets face it most of us have vans but do they really have everything that you need ??? with the guys at Action Van you can make sure the van you love has everything you would like and more for your trip.
With strong market links in Windsurfing, Sailing, SUP and Mountain-Biking, ActionVan have been building CamperVan Conversions that stand up to the job in hand. Using hard-wearing materials with functional design features and kit carrying solutions an ActionVan is an essential piece of kit for any extreme sports enthusiast.
Airhead has just received this footage of Robert Etienne and Eric Terrien on the Nidecker 14′ All Water Race Board in Switzerland… As you will be able to see from the film this is a fast race board and the Nidecker range is taking Europe by storm….
Airhead has a fantastic offer on the Nidecker 12’6″ All Water Race Board … make sure you check it out in the SUP Shop
Check out these two videos from this years Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival …. get that chilled summer feeling from Europe’s largest free water event…
The Paddle Round The Pier beach festival kicked off this weekend 2nd and 3rd July. The event continues to grow every year and 2011 is the largest paddle village Brighton as ever seen.
Visitors and residents of Brighton have a fantastic amount on show with live music, funfair rides, skateboarding, surf shops and of course the Paddle event its self which will attract hundreds of creative ways to get round the pier.
The Indo Balance Board team where out in force with Hunter the Indo Board inventor coming along from the US to see what the event is all about… As always there was a huge crown round the stand getting instruction from the pro’s and Hunter himself
The Fanatic Paddle Board team had one of the largest stands in the Paddle Village with Jay Manning and Charlie Grey giving out loads of advice and demos on the SUP range…
Airhead has just received news from Richard Marsh about the 2011 BSUPA paddle boarding event at Watergate Bay on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October 2011.
Here is what Rich has to say on the BSUPA event
“With an ever increasing participation both socially and competitive in paddleboarding, I am pleased to continue our association with Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay to stage the U.K’s premier competition featuring both wave and distance racing. Over the weekend of 15th and 16th October 2011, BUSPA will be staging Men and Women’s Open Wave Competition along with Men and Women’s Unlimited and Stock 12’6” Distance Race.
Saturday night will see our very own Phoenix Night, offering a chance to hang out, socialize and talk about the wave that got away! On the beach there will be a selection of stands featuring goodies and toys from our event sponsors and suppliers.
If the above provides too much for you, escape into the comfort of Beach Hut and loss yourself in one of their legendary Extreme Hot Chocolates.
Look forward to seeing you all on the water.
Aloha
Rich M”
For those of you who have not attended a BSUPA event at this premier surfing venue the Airhead team recommend you put it in you diary. Check out iPaddleBoard
The Beach Hut Littlehampton is now a stockist for both Nidecker and XM Leashes…. Check out Their Facebook page The Beach Hut
The Beach Hut store is based over looking the River Arun in Littlehampton West Sussex, a new lifestyle store to the area, stocking lots of fun stuff for the family day at the beach such as Kites, Skate boards, Micro Scooters, JD Bugs, O’Shea and Nixon clothing but to top the already great lineup they have now become the latest stockist for Nidecker and XM Leashes. Both Nidecker and Surf More XM are industry leaders and have innovation at their core, delivering top performing products that lead the way in the world of Surf, SUP and Paddle Boarding.
The Beach Hut
Paddle Boarding is the fastest growing fitness sport in the world and can be done almost anywhere there is water, from lakes to rivers and of course the on sea… the folks at The Beach Hut always recommend having the correct training so that you are prepared for mother nature, with this in mind they have teamed up with long time friend and nationally acclaimed surfer and paddle boarder Jock Patterson at Tribal Wave making sure you will get the very best from your water time.
For more information on the new store or the great stuff they offer please give them a call on 01903 732999 … the emergency number to call when you need a day at the beach.
Paddle board event news just in from the International Mediterranean SUP Race Bay of St Tropez / May 28-29 2011 St Maxime France
Fantastic event put together by the Cigale Surf Club last weekend in the crystal clear bay of St Tropez France. Over 100 competitors came from all over Europe with even Bart de Zwart the Dutch/Hawaiien coming in from Hawaii.
The team relay was the first race of the day that got everyone fired up. 3 men one woman with adrenaline filled beach transition relay sprint in the sand !!. A great start of the day for Team NIDECKER who finished second.
THE 20 MILE EURO ENDURO PADDLE BOARD RACE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
European Endurance Paddle Board Race
Statement from the Paddle Round the Pier Team
It is with regret that we have been forced to make the decision to cancel the 2010 Euro-Enduro SUP race. This is down to only receiving 12 entrants (after we had over 40 last year).
Because of the logistics of organising a proper distance race we had to know in advance the numbers of participants. This all cost time and money. The financial commitment required is around £4k minimum as we have to cover safety boat fuel, air support, race vests, insurance and prize money and so clearly it is not a viable option with so few entries. The organisers hope that eventually there will be more support from the SUP community and that we can reintroduce a proper distance race at Paddle Round The Pier in the future.
It must be understood that there is a very big difference in being able to turn up and register on the day and race around marker buoys over a short distance, which is easy and straightforward to organise. To organise a safe and well managed distance race take time, money, a great deal of paperwork and the ability to understand numbers of entrants well in advance. All these factors have to be written into planning documents and submitted to the relevant H&S departments. Continue reading →
The Airhead team have just got news on the C4 Kalapaki Race… great news that event was able to go ahead with everything that was going on in the Pacific … Heres what they have to say:
Despite the lingering threat of the Tsunami Warning the C4 Waterman Kalapaki Challenge presented by the Garden Isle Tri-fest achieved all its goals Saturday.
A grass roots event designed to support the growing SUP community on Kauai and entice cross-over athletes from the triathlon walk-of-life; the twisted bow-tie race course was both challenging and fun.
