Looking for the perfect gift for your sweetie, brother, sister mum or dad.
Gower kiteriders is here ready to help you make this christmas a great one even if your wallet has shrunk a little
We have ‘gift vouchers’ offering all our courses and various gifts for the ideal kitesurfing gifts.
Why not purchase a Powerkite alongside a 1 day kitesurfing introduction course to help build kite skills before course commencement !
Powerkites are the perfect christmas gift for the extreme adrenaline driven individual. There are various sizes and models to choose from. A 2 metre kite will be fun in a moderate wind, A 3 metre kite will get the whole family warmed up and eager for more kiting experience.
Why not consider one of our Kite landboarding packages ideal for those who have flown a powerkite before or want to try something extreme and relatively easy to master. Click here for more details
Archive for November, 2008
Kitesurfing Gift vouchers beat the Crunchie!
Friday, November 28th, 2008
Luxury Kitesurfing accomodation
Friday, November 28th, 2008Luxury kite surfing accomodation ? what does that mean
Well, next year Gower kiteriders will be offering weekend breaks including kite surfing lessons and Accomodation in a luxury cottage with a Hot tub, real fire, Fresh towels and all the mod cons.
What better way to reflect on your adrenaline packed day than a soak in the cottages Japanese/ tropical Hot tub styled garden.Then cooking some tasty food in the cool kitchen or eating out in one of Mumbles fine restaurants is next on the agenda.
Wake up to the sounds of sea gulls and your own sea view, there is even a large deck for washing your equipment.
Stay tuned in for more details, pictures and package prices coming in 2009
North Vegas 2009
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
For 2009 we have completely re-worked the Vegas to cover a wider range of conditions and riding styles than ever before! A slightly lower aspect ratio and wider wing tips means very constant pull, extremely tight kite loops and improved low end grunt to please the C-kite lover in you. The 09 Vegas features our new 3 in one concept: Three different settings that allow you to choose your desired feel for free-ride and new-school at it‘s highest possible performance level. With a quick switch of the line connection point, the 09 Vegas offers the following three setups:
- 5th line Freestyle High Depower setting: Plenty of de-power and the classic Vegas feel you‘ve come to expect! This setting offers the most versatility and is ideal for free/wave riding, jumping and un-hooking.
- 5th line Freestyle / Newschool: Dedicated new-school feel, little to no de-power, extremely steady when unhooked and less sensitive to bar input for loaded power moves. All the safety and relaunch benefits of the 5th Element.
- 4 line Freestyle / Newschool. Dedicated new-school/competition setting. Little to no de-power and less sensitive to steering for powered tricks. Four line conversion kit available.
North Vegas Movie
Wave Masters 08
Thursday, November 13th, 2008The Kiteboard Pro World Tour KPWT 2008 has come to an end yesterday on the beautiful beach of Essaouira. After a year travelling around the world, 7 events, 5 disciplines, more than 100 riders taking part of the Tour and 190000€ prize money in total , the whole caravan of the Tour deserves some time off before next year.
For his 10 year Anniversary, the KPWT had a great season with the arrival of new kiteboarding stars. Congratulations to our 2008 KPWT Overall World Champions Jesse RICHMAN from Hawaii and Ania GRZELINSKA from Poland. They are new comers on the Tour and they really made the sport improve a lot in terms of style and performance.
Many thanks to our sponsors, our local organizers and all the riders who follow the Kiteboard Pro World Tour.
Some surprises and new venues are planned for the future. So get connected and follow the news of the Kiteboard Pro World Tour!
WAVE MASTERS
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MEN
1 Mitu MONTEIRO (CV) – F-One
2 Abel LAGO (SPA) – RRD
3 Jan Marcos RIVERAS (RD) – Starkites
4 Jesse RICHMAN (US) – Cabrinha
WOMEN
Congratulations to Wales’ own Kirsty Jones who won the Womens overall Wave masters championship- Well done Kirsty!
1 Kirsty JONES (UK) – Flexifoil
2 Ania GRZELINSKA (POL) – North Kiteboarding
3 Kari SCHIBEVAAG (NOR) – Ozone
4 Ainhoa GARCIA (SPA) – Airush
ADRENALINE nights in LC swansea
Thursday, November 13th, 2008LATEST NEWS
The LC has launched ‘Adrenaline Night’, which will offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy what has been described as a ‘supercharged’
version of the usual water-park experience.
Open to both adults and children, visitors will enjoy more waves and the usually laidback lazy river will be transformed into a rapid river, firing bathers around the state of the art water-park. In
addition, the Board rider will be available for taster sessions, subject to demand and high octane music will be pumping out of the sound system.
Adrenaline Night will take place between six and nine pm every Friday, and from six until eight pm on Saturday’s and Sunday’s. Admission to
Adrenaline Night is just £4 for everybody, regardless of age.
For further details, please contact the LC.
Extreme sports in the U.K
Friday, November 7th, 2008Whilst strolling through my favourite internet sites I found this on Springwise Two articles on how Extreme sports are taking over, and how some savvy entreprenuers are trying to provide for this fast growing market right here in the U.K
Who knew? London has 60,000 surfers, according to the British Surfing Association, a fraction of the roughly half million enthusiasts throughout the UK. Up till now British surfers basically had two options: don wet suits and brave the crowds at Cornwall and other close-to-home spots or hop a flight to catch the waves abroad.
But a GBP 20m outdoor wave machine along the Thames set to open in 2011 could create an urban surfers’ paradise in East London. The attraction is part of a huge planned sports complex called Venture Xtreme that will also include rock and ice climbing walls, mountain bike and skateboard courses, what’s touted as the world’s longest artificial cave system and a vertical wind tunnel that simulates a skydiver’s freefall
The world of extreme sports, also commonly called adventure sports or lifestyle sports, is growing at an almost unbelievable rate.
The Times in 2003[1] reported that “this ever growing world of extreme sports enthusiasts represents a global market worth in excess of £6 billion.†Growth is occurring at a bewildering speed in all sectors fuelling associated growth in the fashion industry and tourism.
Venture Xtreme Silvertown Quay LONDON
Silvertown Quays is a truly innovative, fully consented, large scale mixed use development with 5,000 residential units, hotels, retail, and other commercial uses. The development centres around ‘Biota’, a stunning Terry Farrell designed aquarium and a unique surf centre, the first project of its kind in the world, designed by Baca Architects. Silvertown Quays is being developed on a 24 Hectare Dockland Site to the south of Victoria Dock in the East End of London.
This unique project brings together a stunning mix of truly innovative and exciting destination attractions creating a new heart for the Royal Docks. The Venture Xtreme surf centre will spectacularly animate a large part of the former pontoon docks, bringing the water to life in an exciting and dynamic way.
Check out the website at venture-Xtreme
Also of interest is a Florida extreme sports store called Adrenalina has gone to the next level by bringing the excitement of its surfing products right into its shopping mall space. Enter the FlowRider: an in-store surfing simulator that creates an artificial wave using highly-pressurized water. Beginners and experts alike get to try out wakeboards (mini surfboards) right in the store. As they balance on boards held aloft by an endless barrage of water, other customers in the store can watch their antics from behind floor-to-ceiling windows.
