The Adrenaline Store is a new action sports store based at Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex covering all your needs from Kitesurfing to Motor Cross. They stock all top quality brands and offer demos on most of the top products. Their team will be all over the UK competing in a wide variety of sports so look out for them on the podium!

The Adrenaline Stores Kitesurf school will be in full operation from early spring and open 7 days a week where the fully qualified team are ready to help get you on the water. They offer a professional courses to get you safe & competent on the water. The kitesurfing school use’s top of the rage 2011 equipment and they even offer a discounted 1-1 session once you’ve finished your course.

Dan Sweeney

The team at The Adrenaline Store are masters of the social network and will be updating their blog, Facebook and Twitter pages on a regular basis to keep you informed on new products, team location, demo events and club meetings. Their SUP club is held every other Tuesday, they organise demo days as much as possible and event cable meets to fine tune those wakeboard skills at least once a month.

Make sure you visit the Adrenaline Store Team either on-line or at the store in Shoreham and don’t hesitate to contact them for further details.

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 Dan Sweeney. 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 when it goes live soon 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

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

Specific Location Risks:
This area is only for competent kitesurfers ( no learners)
Please use set up and launch area only
This area is only kiteable at certain tidal times and wind directions
There is an exclusion zone (please see map)
Stay clear of all nesting birds, flora and fauna (max fine £5000)
No landing on spit
No flying of kites on land
Please stay 50m offshore at all times
Please use boardwalks

General Information:

Please keep clear of Landing and Launching kites
Beware Kite Lines – do not touch
Always stand upwind of kite flyers who are on land

BKSA Web Site

The Airhead team would like to thank Bracklesham Board Riders for the information, it is a hard thankless job making sure that beaches stay open for all users… top marks to them for the hard work. You may also want to take a look at an earlier posting on the Airhead Blog on Pagham Harbour

As always keep checking back for the latest info on the world of exciting sports… Snowboard news coming soon.

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.

The Hooked-on group trip will run from 13th – 23rd October. The tent accommodation is located right on the lagoon so all you need to do is wake up, step out of your tent and set up your kite! Pro kiters Soufiane and Momo Hamaini will be on hand to show you the perfect spots, and take you on downwinders, included in the price. Hooked-on Founder and IKO instructor Dan will be giving riding tips as well as making sure you get the most from your holiday!

So if you think this sounds just perfect for you to escape part of the winter get yourself booked on the trip.. you know you do not want to miss out… further details check out kitesurfing holidays

The Airhead will be back soon with the latest and greatest information from the world exciting sports so tune in and bookmark this site for the low down.

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 taking it in his stride

Oli & Peirz

Antony in perfect conditions

Time to cool off

These are just a few photos of local kitesurfers off Littlehampton… got keep the Airhead busy