This summer sees a new arrival to the kamikaze Boarding team. SUP rider Bobbie Cooper from West Wittering is paddling her way to success this year competing in the BSUPA stand up paddle surfing championships. Check out this short interview of her on location in West Wittering.
Bobbie Cooper
In her own words “I first stepped on a stand up at a 2XS demo day back in 2008! I’ve loved it right from the beginning. I signed to Kialoa Paddles and became a team rider for Gong Boards after winning the junior title in 2008. 2009 I came 3rd in the Women’s and in 2010 I Hope to win the women’s Title! Signed to Kamikaze Boarding in 2010 and completed my SUP instructor course!”
Come and check out her rider page and the newest range of Organic surf clothing.
Airhead has some hot off the press video footage of Dan Sweeney the UK’s top kitesurfing “Young Gun”.
In the last couple of months Dan has been globe trotting with a trip to Maui with the Cabrinha kitesurf team and no sooner had his feet got back to the UK he was on a flight Egypt bound… You will see from the footage Dan had a great time.
In Dans own words…. “So I had a great time in Egypt mainly training for this years competitions but to also to start off one of my first series of monthly podcasts for this year. Not only that but I have been shooting new content for my 2010 website with Craig from Blue Juice Multimedia. The new content and full podcast is dew to be online in a week or so at DanSweeney.co.uk. Here is a little teaser of whats to come. Stay tuned at Air-head.com for updates.
Cheers Dan”
You can find more out about Dan Sweeney at his web site DanSweeney.co.uk this young guy is an up and coming Kitesurfing star to stay tuned for the latest on him and his travels.
Keep checking back for the latest from the Airhead team… Ride safe
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
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!”.
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.
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.
The kitesurf magazine is going from strength to strength and this issue is packed full of some fantastic kitesurf travel articles, as well as the first tests for some of the 2010 equipment. There is also the ever popular technique article with Christian Black and Karine and a great interview with Mallory de La Villemarque, arguably the man with the greatest name in kiteboarding! Add to that some of the best kitesurfing pictures they have ever run and you have a recipe for an awesome magazine! Be sure to check it out! IKSURFMAG
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.
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…
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.
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.
