With the wind being as fickle as it has been over the past couple of months, we decided to bump the demo day forward to tomorrow (Sat 29th May) in order to have the best chance of some wind. The forecast is looking very good, so hope to see you down the beach in the afternoon, from approx 3pm until around 5:30pm.

We just haven’t got enough space! More room needed for even more hardware, so grab a bargain on our huge clothes sales.
100′s of items many at 1/2 price, from top brands such as North, Best, ION, Chiemsee, Wainman etc grab ‘em now!

With rubbish wind and snow at the start of this year, the UK conditions haven’t been particularly great.

However, spare a thought for those stuck in places where, on paper, all the conditions stack up:

Water: Check
Wind: 20+ knots
Temp: 37 deg

The downside? Biohazards and missiles.

My name is Chief Petty Officer Dave and I am here in Afghanistan working for Fleet Forward Support (AIR) and our Job is to do structral repairs on all British helicopters out here, ranging from bullet holes, to mortar and rocket attack repairs to just normal service. I have been out here since the end of February and am due back in June. As you can see from the photos that the only bit of water out here, is what is affectionately known as “Poo Pond”, which is pretty frustrating as its about 37 degs at the moment and you get a 20knt + trade wind every afternoon about 2pm till 8pm.

We sent Dave some stickers for his bunk and a T-Shirt of his favourite brand to help keep him going till his return in June. Dave is pictured below in his treasured North Promo T-shirt.

Due in stock in the next couple of weeks, the 2010 Best Kitesurf control bar.

The Redline Performance Bar combines the best features and safety systems from our 09 bar lineup
into one unbeatable bar. With safety and set-up options simple enough for the absolute beginner to
understand yet with enough versatility and hardcore build quality to satisfy even the most demanding
experienced rider, it’s guaranteed to set the standard for years to come.
The Redline Performance Bar uses our new ‘Click-it’ chickenloop quick-release, simply push up on
the ergonomically shaped self locking cuff to activate the Redline safety and instantly depower your
kite. Rebuilding the chickenloop after activation is just as easy, just push the chickenloop line home
and snap the outer cuff shut.
With an integral swivel sitting on top of the chickenloop assembly untwisting your lines and swapping
between hooked-in and unhooked riding just got a whole lot easier. This is the perfect bar for riders of
all levels who demand the most reliable and predictable safety system but still need all the features
our previous bars have had to offer.
A dual-depower center line with integral moulded stopper allows you to trim the bar position, taking
the strain so you can concentrate on your next move. The Redline safety system passes directly
through the center of the stopper ball, providing a safety override regardless of how you use the
stopper.
Our Redline, dual front line safety set-up ensures that your kite depowers safely and lands ready to
be relaunched as quickly as possible. Riders who require to completely kill their kite can opt to use the
rear line OSR handles instead of the chickenloop mounted Redline safety. Advanced riders can
choose to use the suicide leash connection by clipping their safety over the chickenloop line.
Flying lines are 700lb/320kg rated, colour coded for easy set-up and proven to offer incredibly low
stretch and amazing durability; the rear flying lines can be trimmed to allow compensation for your
preferred bar position or when using the bar with kites from previous product years. An above the bar
pull-pull trim strap provides easy depower trimming in flight.

We have the 2010 Naish Torch and 2010 Naish Helix kitesurf kites on demo at the moment.
Both are very well made kites, with an interesting leading edge shape on the Helix, once we get some wind in the right direction will let you know our thoughts on riding them!
For more info please phone or pop in the shop for a look.

some pics below:

Hi Everyone, Many thanks for all your support for the demo day scheduled tomorrow, unfortunately the wind is not being kind to us and although there is plenty of it, it is in the wrong direction- completely offshore.

We are re-scheduling the event for next bank holiday the 31st May in the hope that the wind will have swung …around by then.