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
Wow 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
15-17 MAY 2009 The BKSA kiteports competition comes to Wales!
Want a new sport to get your teeth sunk into this summer!!!!!
Kiteival will be a 3 day kite extravaganza with all sorts going on over the 3 day festival including:kitesurfing, kiteboarding, kite landboarding, kite buggying,kite course racing, free powerkite lessons, skate park madness and much more.
Check this movie if you’re new to Kitesports
Blown – Trailer from main media on Vimeo.
Come and join the fun !!!
 
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
Race limited
Comfortably cruising in 8 knots is no longer a dream…it‘s a reality! The reality is that you can now ride in conditions you would never have even considered to be kite-able. Ken Winner has used his 20 plus years of windsurf racing experience to develop a board with mind blowing upwind performance and extreme light wind capabilities. This board has already been proven in PKRA Racing by reigning champion Sean Farley. The earliest planing board ever developed for kiteboarding, the North Race Ltd. is the ultimate course racing board or simply a tool to get you upwind and cruising with very little effort. Angled twin blade-fins with symmetrical foils produce high lift and very little drag while the board‘s „wedge“ outline helps the fins to operate at the highest possible angle of attack. Sharp rails and a wide square tail give you plenty of „bite“ to push as hard as you want to fly upwind when you can barely feel a breeze on your face.
This is a seriuosly fast board with unbelievable upwind performance and after trying one at the North dealer meeting, within two tacks I knew I had to have one- COME TRY one with us at Gower kiteriders this summer.
Its not actually that bad in surf either – i tried it in solid 3-4 ft Polzeath surf over winter and it performed suprisingly well!
163cm x 45cm
Snowkiting Switzerland
is it easy?
The Simple answer is “yes” if you can fly a kite on land then you can kiteboard on the snow, and even if you cant fly a kite the basics can be learnt pretty quick.
The hard part is deciding whether you are going to ride a snowboard or a set of skis.
Im a skier at heart,but my first outing in light winds with a 12m Ozone frenzy foil kite was actually with a snowboard.
If you can kitesurf or kite landboard it will be instinctive, and going ‘UP’ hills is a pleasant bonus!!
If you are keen to give it a try Gower kiteriders can highly reccomend there affiliate welsh school ‘Big blue kitesurfing’ who
are out in switzerland till the end of march – and have spaces in their 8 sleeper chalet.
Within easy reach of piste skiing this location offers customers the opportunity to snow kite and piste ski/snowboard all
in one day.
Other contingency activities include a 2 mile downhill toboggan run through the trees,exploring the mountains and glaciers or just taking time to take
in the stunning scenery and fresh mountain air.
We thought it was about time to write a liitle about North kiteboarding’s new ‘GONZALES’ BOARD
The North Gonzales is a true all-terrain machine. Medium width and soft forgiving flex the North Gonzales is a great free-ride board with plenty of comfort for cruising and jumping.
It is a cruisey twin-tip at heart, great for every-day riding and comes in 3 sizes 135, 143, 151.
The Unique design features such as rounded rails, soft flex and special carving fins makes the North Gonzales a great board for getting up and riding as soon as possible, the 151cm is a great light wind board but can also handle the heat – as personally tested in 30knots!
The control is further enhanced by a wood sandwich construction and soft flex characteristics which seem to let the board handle the conditions if the wind picks up and also take soft landings on big jumps.
Small swept fins give you endless grip and very little drag to rip high speed carves in flat water and waves and the new footpads are very comfortable and also easily adjustable.
The North Gonzales is a great freeriding board, even in the toughest conditions, the North Gonzales makes riding easier and lets you focus on just getting out and riding!
We were all really shocked when we tried the board for the first time – The Gonzales is a really good board ! and at a fantastic price we were wondering if North made a mistake, They haven’t! they’ve got it all right this year the North Gonzales is a great board for all riders.
Buy your North Gonzales here GKR SHOP
Reports from us are “Its great’ it does the lot in one kite, fanatastic in waves on a 4 line evo bar, ultra stable and safe on a 5 line bar, sits stable in the w.window with a predictable pull and smooth power delivery, great for freestyle and un hooking with ease- with no back stalling! Be sure to test a Evo 09 as you new years resolution!
Evo 08 vs Evo 09
A slighty more refined version than the 08 Evo with better high end wind range, faster turning and less bar pressure in the larger sizes
North say :
Good Light Wind Performance
- C-Oriented Feeling
- Super Stable in The Air
- Auto Relaunch
- 4- or 5-Line Compatible
- Sizes: 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 12 / 14
Luxury 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
