The Redcar Kiteival, held up north as you may have guessed in Redcar, the Tees Valley, was blessed with a southerly thermal wind which kicked in each day giving the land crew and the race competitors in particular something to get stuck into.
Surf spot maps of Boa Vista are non existent, but I made one with the use of a GPS whilst I was there in February. Here is a run down of the spots and their wave potential, with my map to show you where the all are
I took a stroll around the Towan Headland after yet another cracking surf at Fistral (four days in a row – hurrah!), taking in the usual landmarks that make this short walk so special. I think of all the places in Cornwall, this area can still be among the most stunning…
I am running a BKSA Powerkite Instructors course on the 10th – 12th July at The Surf Sanctuary; the course is a mixture of class room theory and group work and practical work on the beach with the kites in the air.
If you’re considering Boa for a trip, I think you could score very good conditions if you keep an eye on the charts
Daymer Bay works in slamming West wind and long range swell, producing the kind of walls that you can see in the photo below. It’s also probably the longest wave in Cornwall; one Mr. Bennet counted twenty hits on one wave last winter
So my tip is if you aren’t a great photographer (as I am not) just make sure that there’s something interesting in the background to take the heat off your photo and you’ll be almost set.
Meet Finnigan Milson, 2 days old today. Father of Finn kept us all in the loop via Facebook during the birth. Was that wise? Well I reckon strongly that it’s a great thing to do. Never have I seen such a busy Facebook wall from a private user; Andi and Rachel’s friends were totally intune [...]
Being able to ‘pop’ is the root of everything in kiteboarding, and the raley, that most rootsome of all manoeuvres, can still look as dynamic as anything your more technical peers can throw down.
Dakhla in the south of Morocco is a favourite spot for kiters of all abilities looking for a cheap, short haul destination that can provide slamming 7m conditions, proper butter flat speed strips, acres of space and waves nearby.