Beginners weekend: Pictures and Report

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. 2011 STARTS WITH A RESOUNDING SUCCESS THANKS TO OUR FRESHERS This weekend saw our biggest event to date with 108 freshers and their support crews descending on Aberavon beach in South Wales for 2 days of rock solid tuition from Blast Kiteboarding, and the first ever Super Sporty Kitesports and Beach Sports Sports Day! Zero to Hero Beginners Weekend - 14-16th October 2011 http://www.studentkitesurfing.co.uk. Image gallery available here. With thanks to Flexifoil, Mystic, Expix and Blast Kiteboarding Holy dooley, what a weekend! A massive thank you to everyone who turned up for the Zero to Hero beginner weekend just gone, we hope you made it back safe and sound. You all made the weekend a pleasure to host, and we hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did. To the Presidents and others who made it possible for your clubs to be there - thanks again for your commitment and support. We were stoked (And we don't take getting stoked lightly) to meet some of you for the first time, and to have those of you we met last year along to back up your beginners, especially when adverse weather conditions made it necessary to introduce the first National Super Sporty Kitesports and Beachsports Sports Day, which wouldn't have been nearly as hilarious (or offensive) without you all. Despite a busy day and heavy night, loads of you stepped up and helped out on Sunday morning, knocking out an impressive clean up operation in record time and making sure your beginners could be on the beach in time for lessons; again, thankyou for your help! Our hosts were delighted and have asked us to come back with a couple of hundred of our mates. Next year should be a good one! Back on the beach a few of you even managed to get out and enjoy the all too brief window of rideable wind, which was great to see. We really did have a sweet time, and can't wait to see you at the next event. In the meantime, we'll have to settle for reliving it all in horrifyingly high resolution - a job made far too easy by Ian and Jo from Expix. By the time you read this their pictures should be online, check them out at http://www.expix.co.uk That's all from us for now. We'll see you soon! Green room, out. TRICKS FOR CHICKS Almost fully booked, tricks for chicks will be upon us in two short weeks. The beginner slots have all gone, but there are still a few intermediate spaces for those who are up and riding! http://www.flexifoil.com/ Oh man this would have been handy today! Good in up to 50 knots, this is the Flexifoil Stormchaser. Designed to get you out whatever the weather, this kite is one for the classic British Winter! http://www.mysticboarding. com/ Ooh, check it out. Designed for our favourite lunatic, Mr Len10, this harness is proven to provide effective support, regardless of how much damage you try to do to yourself. And it's ORANGE. Copyright © 2011 The Student Kitesurfing Association, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to our mailing list to hear about the latest student kitesurfing shenanigans. Our mailing address is: The Student Kitesurfing Association 57 Lodge Road Southampton, England SO14 6RL Add us to your address book forward to a friend | unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences