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Monday, November 23rd, 2009BSUPA CHAMPIONSHIPS 19TH SEPTEMBER
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
The hunt for the BSUPA national champions continue at Swansea, south wales on the 19th and 20th of September. SUP Gower is sponsoring the event and the distance race is being run as part of the Swansea Bae Fest.
The surf competition will, as long as the conditions are favourable, take place at Caswell Bay. This will start at 9.00am Saturday morning. We will then move at 2pm to Swansea Bay for the distance race which will be a 6km downwinder, with competitors and boards being ferried to the start line in Mumbles. The finish line is in Swansea at the Bae Fest site.
On Saturday evening the entertainment will be provided at the Bae Fest Ball at Milkwood Jam in the city centre. With a top line up of bands including The Mudskippers, Kalimist and Calico Street Riots, its set to be an awesome night!
On Sunday the surfing action will continue as we see who is going to get the points towards becoming BSUPA 2009 champions.
To sign up for the contest or for accommodation information please contact Matt Smith on 01792 367453 or try the Beach mobile 07799 062447. Alternatively e mail Matt at mail@gowerkiteriders.com .
ThE Watersports station -NEW beach centre
Friday, June 26th, 2009Â 
Gower kiteriders are now based on swansea bay offering all various watersports for all.
On offer from our beach premises we have : Kitesurfing, powerkiting, kite landboarding , kite buggying, stand up paddleboarding, ZAPCAT rides , wakesurfing, slacklining, beach volleyball, space hoppers and a cool relaxed place to chill out on the beach this summer.
call- 07799062447
Summer of SUP
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
If If this summer turns out to be a hot one ! why not try out stand up paddleboarding.
What’s the difference from Surfing?
The Difference between modern surfing and the thrilling Stand Up Paddle Surfing is that you do not need a wave. With a SUP, one can paddle on the open ocean, in lakes, in marinas, rivers or any large body of water. One of the advantages of Stand Up Paddle Surfing is the angle of visibility. Because of the standing height over the water, this allows one to see both deeper into the water and further across the surface of the water, permiting better visualization of all the amazing features above or below the waters surface , whether it is the beautiful marine life or the incoming swells of the vast ocean on the horizon marching in towards you.
SUP’n Fitness Benefits
Health and fitness experts from all over the world are quickly catching on to the outstanding and super beneficial cross-training of Stand Up Paddle Surfing, with personal trainers incorporating the sport into their fitness sessions.
Tone up and loose the Fat !
I have seen many people improve their fitness and grow in confidence after mastering this great sport. Not only that but they are also having FUN!”
It is also great Rehabilitation tool for people as you are consistently balancing and working the effected recovering muscles
Stand Up Paddle Surfing is definately a force to be reckoned with when it comes to a great workout! You will rarely see a Stand Up Paddle surfer with a big fat gut!
With introduction lessons @ 30 for 2 hours and hire at 7.50 per half hour there after its a great way to cool off as the temperatures rise !!
KITEIVAL -BKSA EVENT SUCCESS!
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Wow what an event !
Swansea Bay delivered big time to give us sunshine, showers and big winds !
From friday through to monday Swansea bay, south wales delived strong winds to the very large crew of Pros, amateurs and spectators who battled the elements to see the UK’S finest kite crew showing what they do best. We were even lucky to get a show from 5 times world champion Aaron Hadlow who had come to support the event. In 35-40knot wind the World champion showed the large beach crowd various moves from his repoitoir landing in only a foot of water with cat like ability. The event has really inspired Swansea’s kiting community.
Gower kiteriders who are based on Swansea bay have seen an increase in people wanting to get into kitesports. From basic lots of fun powerkiting, to kite landboarding and kite buggying and then into the water with our ’2 day learn to kitesurf’ course
  
Fingers crossed the event will be held in Swansea bay next year as part of The BKSA super series event locations.
<strong>RESULTS</strong>
Kiteival 09 Swansea
Dates- May 15th-17th Location- Swansea Bay Swansea South Wales
Event Sponsor- The City and County of Swansea Council Co-Event Sponsor- Gower Kiteriders, Flexifoil , North
Tour Sponsors- Red Bull, Deadman, Buff, King of Watersports
Disciplines- Kitesurf, Kitelandboard, Kitebuggy Freestyle and Kitesurf Course Racing
Results after 3 days of non stop wind and 97 competitors !
Kitesurf Freestyle
Pro Men
1 – Toby Raw
2 – Sam Light
3 – Ali Barratt
Pro Ladies
1 – Hannah Whitely
2 – Nicki Rudd
3 – Sarah Silvester
Am Men
1 – Tom Butler
2 – Sam Moore
3 – Ben Todd
Am Ladies
1 – Megan Griffiths
2 – Sukie Robertson
3 – Sherly Confue
Seniors
1 – Pete Whitely
2 – Matthew Davies
3 – Marc Rowley
Juniors
1 – Dan Morrice
2 – Dan Sweeney
3 – Oli Bridge
Course Racing Kitesurf 1 Steph Bridge
2 Andy Gratwick
3 Denzil Williams
4 Steve Stubbs
5 Callum Edge
6 Darren Pompey
7 Jason Mc Caffery
8 James Longmuir
9= Rob Darling
9= Dom Moore
11= Neil Harper
11= Nicky Rudd
13= Alex Laird
13= Matt Smith
13= Peter Whiteley
16 James Edwards
17 Steve Mews
Kitelandboard Freestyle
Mens
1st: Lewis Wilby
2nd: AJ Philipsen
3rd: Nick Austin
Juniors
1st: James Langton
2nd Greg Chilton
4th = Robbie Shire Maidment, Ted Polkey , Jack Daykin
Kitebuggy Freestyle
1st Will McKeen
2nd Neil Oakden
3rd Frazier Cohen
Thanks to everyone involved .
_________________
Richard Gowers
events@kitesurfing.org
chairman@kitesurfing.org
http://www.kitesurfing.org
Oceans Eleven cottage now available
Saturday, April 18th, 2009Â 
Easter weekend saw the first customers stay in Oceans Eleven holiday cottage in Mumbles swansea.
The cottage which can sleep up to 5 is situated a stones throw away from the Mumbles promanade with easy access to the water for your SUP board or a 10 minutes drive to the best kiting spot in the area!
Mumbles is a lovely village with restaurants, pubs and cafes all centred around the spectacular views across swansea bay.
The details of the cottage include|:
Sleeps 4 (1 double , 2 singles ) lounge sofa can accomodate 1.
Lounge with 3 seater sofa, flatcsreen TV and DVD and floor cushions & Log burning fire
Fully equiped kitchen with gas cooker and breakfast bar stereo CD/MD.
First floor Wetroom shower bathroom
sea views over swansea bay from double bedroom
Outside entertaining areas to front and rear of property
Japanese style HOT TUB garden
House faces – East and as situated up a quiet cul de sac road in southend of Mumbles with easy access to shops, pubs and restaurants all within 5/10 minute walk.
The new wet room was a success with the clients and I must say a big thankyou to ‘Steve’ for helping me out of a tight spot in getting the place up to scratch on time.
“Cheers Stevo I owe you” Â
More info and testimonials can be found on the facebook group ‘Oceans eleven cottage- mumbles’.
PRICES START FROM 300 for 3 nights
TO GET IN TOUCH CALL- 07799062447
Bae fest 2009
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
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Bae Fest is a one-day FREE beach festival which will take place on Swansea Bay, South Wales on Saturday 19th September 2009. The event is in aid of charity, with worthy causes such as Action For Children, Wales Air Ambulance, RNLI and Maritime Volunteer Services nominated as beneficiaries.
Swansea Bay is a beautiful 5-mile stretch of sandy beach extending from the newly developed Maritime Quarter to the picturesque fishing village of Mumbles. The Bay itself is a relatively calm area of water with very little wave swell, perfect for the water events in the festival.
The festival itinerary includes: -
Water Events:
BSUPA Stand-Up Paddle Endurance Challenge (men’s, women’s & junior categories)
SUP Aqua Gauntlet (it’s a knock-out, SUP boarding style where he who cheats wins!)
Surfers’ Chain World Record Attempt
Land Events:
Parkour (freerunning)
Skate Park
Live Music
Surf Mart
Little Bae Fest (children’s entertainment area)
Craft Stalls
For more info join the Bae fest facebook group
SUP etiquette
Thursday, March 5th, 2009SUP etiquette
With numbers of Stand up paddleboarders already on the increase I thought it was about time I put
an entry on ‘SUP etiqette’ before we annoy our wave brotheren so much, we get mobbed!
Coming from a surfing background and surfing all over the world i have seen wave localism in various different scenarios.
From don’t stare at the hawaiian in Hawaii, to drop in Brazilians in Bali through to full on fist fights in Narrabeen.
The whole point of surfing etiquette is Courtesy in the water although at times there can be blatant disregard for this.
Stand up paddlesurfing has’nt had good press from the surfing Community over the 2 years it has been mainstream.There was one incident
i read about on surfline recently where a Mavericks local out on his stand up was heckled and run over by a jetski driven by a Pro surfer.
This blog entry had lots of feedback some good some bad, bottom line it should not have happened ! a wipeout in big surf on a SUP could be fatal!
Most surfers already know the score- we’ve had canoes and wave skis in the water since the 80′s and we hated them, now SUP boarders are the new hated water ethusiasts in the lineup.
Stand up paddleboarding isn’t going to dissapear it will grow, and with this SUP’ers will get better and more radical on waves.
A paddle or SUP board in the face would not be a good thing, similarly a canoe, so if your new to SUP or already catching bombs try and act responsibly!
I had one occasion recently on a gower pointbreak where the shortboard surfers out, were paddling
Staight back out through the lineup, not Around the lineup like most good surfers realise! – This is what I class as surfing ‘etiquette’ so therfore why should SUP etiquette be any different!
Whether you’re a SUP addict, diehard surfer or Surfer who likes to SUP on small days: be couteous,aware, dont drop in, and dont be a wave hog.
Check this diagram if your new to it all- HAVE FUN !
CRAZY Fins- sup style
Thursday, March 5th, 2009CRAZY FINS
Whilst out in Morocco i took a set of fins ive been eyeing up off one of my kiteboards and was ‘tres’ impressed
The fins are off the new NORTH KITEBOARDING ‘race limited’ board .A funny looking set of fins, angled twin blade-fins with symmetrical foils produce high lift and very little drag.
The ride on my GONG greedy 10’2 quad was amazing – so much speed in big waves i really had to stick the paddle in the water bigtime to slow down!
In smaller waves the fins performed very well too, lots of speed straight from takeoff i have since been playing around with different placements in the mini tuttle box setup use on all GONG stand up paddleboards
see the pictures – tried this setup yesterday in 3ft Gower surf and was very suprised -really loose off the top and lots of speed off the bottom (not what you would expect)
If your considering getting a STAND UP PADDLEBOARD ‘SUP’ this summer look no futher than a ‘GONG’ Galaxy of new Generations
we have stock of 9’3, 9’11 ,10’2 and 10’8
Call us on 07799062447