Footwork Demo Easter Sunday saw 4 kitesurfers come to Marazion for the Spring Wave Clinic with BKSA Coach Lee Pasty Harvey. Despite the severely cold ese wind and smallish waves, everyone had a great time riding strapless and learnt lots to be getting on with during the coming months. We started off with some wave theroy in the warmth of Jordans Cafe, before moving onto the water and looked at footwork, gybes, getting over waves and wave riding. The next clinic we have coming up is the Intro to Waves clinic at Gwithian or Marazion, weather depending. All the info on the clinic page. Next Wave clinic is tbc, please contact to register your interest. Thanks to Mel from Splashography for taking the pics, you can see more on his facebook page here "Hey Dude. Thanks for today I got a lot from it" Sam Lees - Bournemouth
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2013 North demo kit We are really pleased to announce we have teamed up with North Kiteboarding & Westcountry Watersports to offer exclusive kitesurfing packages in our shop giving you some big savings over recommended retail price. As a North Pro Center and Kiteschool you can now try the latest North kites before you buy down here in West Cornwall at Gwithian, Hayle or Marazion As an extra bonus, buy a new kitesurfing package from us after having a lesson and we will give you up to the full cost of the lesson back! As an opening offer we will give you your lesson money back if you had a lesson from us in 2012, when you buy a package through us in march/april 2013. normally offer is only valid for 2 weeks. T & C apply. Alongside North kiteboarding we sell new surfboards from JP and Resin8 as well as second hand and ex demo kit. Check out the latest deals on the shop page Marazion Join Pasty Adventures for Kitesurfing lessons in Cornwall this Easter at Gwithian and Marazion. Early season is the best time to learn with lots of space, good wind and best of all, new equipment from North Kiteboarding. The water is still a little bit cold but not a problem, as we provide you with a winter wetsuit and all the equipment you need to keep safe and warm. All you need to bring on your beginner kitesurf lesson, is a towel, warm clothes and food for after and a lot of enthusiasm. After your lesson we can help you out with new North Kitesurfing equipment at special prices thanks to our friends Westcountry Watersports so you can continue kitesurfing with the best kit through the summer. Spaces are starting to fill so contact lee@pastyadventures.co.uk by email or call 07814501920 to arrange your lesson asap to avoid missing out. We are pleased to announce we are now taking entry's for the 2013 Pasty Cup sponsored by the National Marine Aquarium.
Just under 2 months to go so get out there kitesurfing and start training to be in the running. For 2013 there will BKSA National Titles for Kiteracing in both the IKA & Open Fleets for Men & Ladies. IKA Fleet runs to IKA rules with registered equipment. Open fleet is for any board 60cm & under with any kite For all the info on entering the 2013 Pasty Cup click here Spaces are filling fast for our spring kitesurfing clinics in Cornwall
For more details got to the Kitesurf Clinic page. 2013 demo kit from North Kiteboarding on all clinics email lee@pastyadventures.co.uk to register Marazion perfection To start the 2013 season off we are offering 10% discount off Beginner kitesurfing lessons in Cornwall during March and April 2013. Lessons run at Gwithian or Marazion depending on wind direction. Pasty Adventures is West Cornwall's only BKSA recognised school and we use the latest equipment from North Kiteboarding. To take up this offer contact lee@pastyadventures.co.uk Terms & conditions apply. To view the all the kitesurfing courses available click here This offer is also available as a voucher. Dakhla 2012 We are pleased to announce our first two coaching holidays of 2013. Both holidays are being run by Sportif, the UK's kitesurfing and windsurfing holiday specialists with kitesurf coaching from BKSA Coach and World Tour rider Lee Harvey. Zanzibar 7th - 16th Feb. Join us for a freeride and intro to waves coaching holiday in this up and coming Island paradise off the east coast of Africa. Boa Vista 8th - 15th March. We are really pleased to be going back to Cape Verde to explore the amazing island of Boa Vista. For all the details go to our Holidays page Olly Bridge Pasty Cup 2012 Saturday 26th August saw the country’s top kitesurf racers descend on Mounts Bay for the 2012 Pasty Cup organised by Pasty Adventures Kitesurfing School and run by Penzance Sailing Club. With the buzz surrounding the announcement that Kitesurf racing is an Olympic sport for Rio 2016, the UKs top racers were joined by several newbie’s to the kitesurf race scene including 2 guys who were previously on the Olympic Windsurf development program and are now training for Kitesurfing in Rio, making a fleet of 10 kites flying around Mounts Bay. Rigging up at Long Rock in 18-20 knts of breeze, organiser Lee Harvey went out first on a 12m kite along with Mogsy from Wales who was on a 13m. As soon as they made their way to the start line around 2 miles out to sea the wind notched up and most of the other riders noticed in time and chose more appropriate kite sizes from 7-10m as the wind meter on the committee boat read an average of 25knts with 31knt gusts. With the amazing organisation of the race crew thanks to Mike and co. from Penzance sailing club, the 1st race started on time and was promptly won by UK Tour leader, Olly Bridge (15) from Exmouth followed by his mum, 4 time World Champ, Steph with 2010 UK Champ, Callum Edge fighting hard just behind. The next four races were much the same with Olly winning and some close fought battles along with the occasional big crash behind, as huge gusts blew down the race course. In the 6th and final race, Olly was winning yet again before deciding to head back to the beach on the 2nd lap of the 2 mile course as the wind notched up yet more, knowing that he had already won the prize pasty, due to being allowed to discard your worst result with 5 races to count. Callum seized the opportunity taking the win, which meant he finished just 0.3 points ahead of Steph while Lee struggled again as the breeze increased meaning he had to count a dnf. It was then back to the beach for Prize Giving presented by Alex Hapgood. The unstoppable Olly Bridge took the win and the Pasty Cup 2012 with Callum Edge nudging ahead of Steph for the 1st time ever. Other notable performances came from former windsurfer Tom Squires knocking Lee Pasty out of his normal 4th spot and local boys Ryan Crawford and Craig Smith with a great effort getting round after only recently buying race boards. It was then off to bed for a rest for some while others scored a wave and a few had to leave before heading to the sailing club for curry and a band. All of the sailors loved seeing us kitesurfers out there and there was some great feedback such as- amazing control, such speed, general praise and interest in how well we were going around the course and how good it looked. Mike even said he’d like to see and run an event with 100 kites, so maybe the Kitesurfing Europeans or Worlds will be in Cornwall one day soon? Huge thanks to Penzance Sailing Club, especially Mike for providing the committee boat and being an excellent race officer, Barry and Robin on safety in the rib and for videoing, Joe of www.jnpevents.co.uk for the pics and scoring and big thanks to Mark Chadwick for enabling a kitesurfing event to be held at PZSC. We look forward to coming back for a bigger event next year. Next up for the racers is an RYA Test event in Weymouth in end of September followed by the IKA Worlds in Sardinia 1st week of October. Meanwhile Lee is off to Mauritius for the 2nd stop of the 2012 KSP World Tour which runs from 7th -16th September. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @PastyAdventures to stay up to date. For kitesurfing lessons in Cornwall go to www.pastyadventures.co.uk Blake is manning the fort while Lee’s away on Tour so you will be in good hands! Results 1st Olly Bridge 3.5, 2nd Callum Edge 10.7, 3rd Steph Bridge 11, 4th Tom Squires 25, 5th Lee 'pasty' Harvey 28, 6th Gareth Mogsy Morgan 31, =7th Sam Chown & Denzil Williams 40, 9th Craig Smith 42, 10th Ryan Crawford 43 pts. To view and purchase all the pics from the day go to http://jnpevents.co.uk/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=10090 Video coming soon ;) Lee has just released a new Kitesurfing Technique blog to give Tips on all aspects of kitesurfing. Starting of with race tech in the build up to the IKA Course Racing Worlds in Sardinia, he will be covering wave technique over the winter as well as many other valuable tips to help with your Kitesurfing. Subscribe to the blog here http://www.leepasty.co.uk/technique-blog.html Despite the crazy weather with torrential rain and hosepipe bans up country, its been almost perfect for learning to kitesurf down here in Cornwall. With small waves and North to West winds, Gwithian has been amazing with all the beaches around St Ives bay offering up amazing kite conditions. In the southerly winds we have been having, Marazion has been perfect, although some waves last week have stirred up a bit of weed making for some line tangles and the students learning about the importance of staying away from weed and cleaning your lines after your kitesurf session. The beach have now been cleaned by Cornwall Council who use the weed to fertilize the farms around Penzance. With great winds forecast again all this week and the beaches pretty empty, there has been no better time to learn to kitesurf in Cornwall, so make the most of this summer and get in touch today to book in your extreme adventure with Pasty Adventures, West Cornwalls only British Kite Surfing Association recognised school. We also pride ourselves on offering the best value kitesurf instruction in the UK concentrating on giving intimate instruction to the students. To do this we recommend 1:1 instruction so that you can learn at your own pace. We also offer the 'Learn with a friend' option for all of our kitesurf courses as kitesurfing is a really socialable sport and great to learn with your mates. 2:1 is the biggest class size we run, unlike most other schools who operate on a 4:1 basis. We believe this is unfair as you spend a lot of time hanging around and we want you to learn quickly, while having an amazing time and feeling like you are getting amazing value. Kitesurfing is an expensive sport to learn but we feel it is worth every penny and want you to feel this right from your first lesson! We can also sort you out with some great deals on new equipment thanks to local shop Westcountry Watersports in Truro and our sponsors North Kiteboarding so there has been no better time to get into the Worlds fastest growing extreme sport. |
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