Borrowed a ‘Contour Roam’ extreme sports camera from a friend the other day and was impressed with the results.
With a 32mb card you get over 3 hours of constant HD 1080 filming capacity ( with 3 hours of battery life)
We will be stocking these action camera’s in our new shop….’The sup hut’

Cool laser pointer in the contour roam camera – makes alignment easy ! see laser at top of picture

RRP will be £194.99 – with full UK warranty

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SWANSEA THE NEW HOME OF THE WESTON BEACH RACE

The future of the biggest off-road event on the UK calendar has been secured, with the news that the world famous Weston Beach Race will be staged in Swansea from 7-9 October 2011, onwards.

RHL Activities Limited, under whose stewardship the Weston Beach Race grew from a niche event attracting a few hundred competitors and a few thousand spectators into the biggest festival of off-road motorcycling in Britain, have reached agreement with Swansea Council to stage the Weston Beach Race in South Wales securing the future of this iconic event..

“While we were disappointed when it became apparent we’d have to move the Weston Beach Race from its traditional home, I’ve now realised that the move to Swansea will give the event a new lease of life,” declared Gareth Hockey, Managing Director of RHL Activities Limited.

“The relocation of the Weston Beach Race to the picturesque Bay of Swansea with its city status is parallel to the Welsh Assembly initiative of working hard to attract large scale major sporting and entertainment events to the area, .The event has been known to inject almost £3.5 million into the local economy and during this very difficult economic climate we are all in, it has been RHL’s focus to ensure the area chosen to relocate the Weston Beach Race would provide value for money and fantastic entertainment and leisure facilities for all its supporters.”

Cllr Graham Thomas, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Recreation and Tourism said“We have had a number of discussions with the organisers of the Weston Beach Race and are pleased that they will be relocating the event to Swansea Bay. This is an extremely popular event and Swansea Bay will provide a spectacular backdrop for it. It will provide a unique highlight on our events calendar and will help to extend the tourist season given that it is outside of the traditional holiday period. We look forward to working with the organisers and other agencies to ensuring a successful and safe event

The Beach Race will run under the auspices of the Auto Cycle Union, the only national governing body officially recognised by both the FIM and the UK Government.

“We have a good relationship with the ACU following two years working with them to stage the British Motocross Grand Prix,” explains Hockey. “For me, it was important that the ACU were involved with the event, as they are the only UK sanctioning body officially recognised by the FIM and, as such, are an organisation that local authorities feel confident working with. In fact, as North Somerset Council have mandated this year, many other local authorities now insist that the ACU is the sanctioning body for events held on council managed property.”

For more information please contact RHL Activities at info@rhlactivities.com.

Want to give a Gift voucher for kitesurfing to a friend or family member ?
We can help – we can take payment over the phone and send out our stylish Kiteboarding Gift vouchers and Information booklet on kitesports right to your door ready for that special Gift.
All our Kitesurfing courses are available through our vouchers and we even offer STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING and Cable wakeboarding specific vouchers too !

How good is this !

 

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

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Progression Kite Landboarding Beginner is primarily aimed at people with some existing kite flying experience, whether that’s as a kitesurfer, power kiter or existing novice kite landboarder. We aim to give you all the background on the sport, safety, locations and conditions before getting up and riding on the board and slowing down and stopping. Then we’ll refine your stance, building your confidence so you can stay upwind consistently. Then its on to sliding, riding toeside and your first turns, before working on carving turns. Finally we take you through every aspect of jumping – from the absolute basics, small jumps, improved technique for those hugh boasting jumps, then a few grabs and finally aerial transitions.

Progression is all about helping you learn safer and quicker but with a deeper understanding of the core techniques, so you can continue to improve and have fun. A Progression DVD is not something to watch from start to finish, but a tool to dip in and out of as you improve, ready to give you the confidence to tackle the next step with ease.
For Power Kiting enthusiasts, Kite Landboarding is the obvious next step, taking your existing kites and skill, adding a board and giving you the opportunity for speed, distance and jumps. Progression Kite Landboarding Beginner will help you understand how to adapt your kite skills to those required to power a landboard and all the technique so you handle the wheels under your feet.
With lots of large open beaches on the Gower peninsula ideal for kite landboarding and kiteboarding why not introduce yourself to the world of kitesports. Gower Kite landboarders have courses from an hour to 3 hours to get you comfortable with a powerkite and ready to move onto the kite mountainboard.The Progression Fatsand DVD’s is an excellent tool to watch alongside your kite land boarding progression. see our courses and equipment sale here

For Mountain Boarders here’s your chance to boost massive airs and you won’t need a hill or any ramps! Just get yourself a kite, learn the basic kite skills and Prog KLB Beginner will get you up and riding, helping you change your stance and board technique to adapt to the needs of kite landboarding

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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