Posts Tagged ‘kitesurfing’

DO YOU USE PAGHAM HARBOUR ENTRANCE / BEACH

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

This information has come to the attention of Airhead please make sure you read it… The place in question is near Bognor Regis in West Sussex.. You can find out more at WSCC Pagham Harbour or British Kitesurfing Association

IF YOU DO NOT COOPERATE YOU MAY LOOSE THIS LOCATION OR FACE A FINE .

Pagham harbour Local Nature Reserve, West Sussex holds most top national and international designations and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, being protected by various wildlife legislation. It is especially famous for birdlife.

In recent years it has become attractive to Kitesurfers who use the sea at the harbour entrance, but often access the Reserve via a private unadopted road (Harbour Rd) and then park in the free car park owned by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) who manage the reserve.

Pagham Harbour

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Big Salty.. Weather for you

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Big Salty

With the sports we all do the one thing to keep an eye on is the weather… will it be windy? will the sun shine? what’s the surf like? well you know what I’m talking about.

The latest weather site to get Airhead’s attention is BigSalty.co.uk. This site has some great features like where is “going off” near you… in their words “Big Salty is a hybrid weather service that aims to identify which locations will provide the best conditions for a given forecast”… I can hear you all saying… at last just what I have been waiting for…

Big Salty Windsurf

Here is the low down on the the Big Salty story

Big Salty is a new weather service dedicated to watersports enthusiasts in the UK and Ireland. It has been created with the aim of trying to get you on the water as much as possible and at the right location. The reason for this is simple. The team behind Big Salty are heavily immersed in the watersports scene and are keen windsurfers and surfers. Reading forecasts and weather conditions right is something that is key to heading to the beach at the right time and Big Salty is designed to make this as easy as possible.

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Kitesurf Littlehampton

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

The past few days have seen great conditions for the local kitesurfers… Littlehampton has always been a great kitesurfing spot and when the wind and the tide work together it is the perfect place to hit the water.

Oli Sweeney
Oli Sweeney

The local riders have been taking full advantage of the weather so we took the camera along to capture some of the action…

Peirz
Peirz taking it in his stride

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