Cornish kitesurfer Denzil Williams finished an admirable fourth place on the 2007 UK Pro Tour, following the British Kite Surfing Association’s final event at Hayling Island in early October. The St Blazey kiter narrowly missed out on a podium finish on the tour won again by Lewis Cranthern from Worthing. A special mention should also […]
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The competition ran during the weekend of the 15th June at the Lifestyles 2007 Festival in Hunstanton, Norfolk. Denzil entered the Pro Men’s division in 6th place, but with moves such as the F16 and Back Mobes securing him 1st place, he has now moved up to 2nd in the overall BKSA Tour rankings. Current […]
Read MoreThe islands make a great kite venue because they have a beach for every wind direction, and plenty of wind to go with it. There’s also a great selection of pubs for some less strenuous entertainment. RIB support is being organised by Toby Budd, who says, “Every time we look at the weather report for […]
Read MoreCornish kitesurfer Will Bennett starts his Atlantic Riders Kitesurf School this month (September) with the aim of providing one-to-one and small group tutorials to fine-tune the skills of kitesurfers from improver through to advanced standard. Based out of Watergate Bay, the school will teach twin-tip and directional surfboard kiting using GK Sonic kites. Bennett is […]
Read MoreWorld record breaking kitesurfer Dreya Wharry will be back in action when she takes part in the Island Odyssey in the South Pacific later this year. The Cornish wonder woman hit the headlines last year when she kitesurfed non-stop for 132 miles from Watergate Bay to Ireland. She now plans to join three-times world champion […]
Read MoreStrong winds and sunshine greeted competitors for the opening round of the BKSA kitesurfing Grand Prix held at Watergate Bay. Kite of all shapes, sizes and colours filled the blue skies above the beach as competitors put on an awesome display of kitesurfing. Standards were consistently high and the battle for prizes was intense. Riders […]
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Windswept Cornwall is a Mecca for kite flying of all kinds. But at certain locations it’s land kiteboarding that has really taken off. Our kiting expert divulges some of the county’s kiteboarding hotspots. Cornwall is the only county in the UK that has an ocean border on three sides. Wind is seldom in short supply […]
Read MorePerranporth’s Chris Stephens was crowned amateur champion ahead of the country’s hottest up and coming kiting talent. He will now test his skills on the pro circuit when the 2007 tour kicks off at Watergate Bay at the end of March. He will be up against BKSA pro tour number two, Denzil Williams from St […]
Read MoreCornwall bred Aaron Hadlow achieved another landmark victory in 2006 when he won the kitesurf world title for a record breaking third time. The 18-year-old seems unstoppable despite increasing competition from the world’s best kitesurfers. The question is can he do it again this year? Aaron has been training intensively in Cape Town this winter, […]
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