Monthly Archives: August 2010

Meet the Norfolkians Part I

Been over to the far East of England today on the Norfolk coast. It’s such a long way from Cornwall that you cannot make the journey without your engine management light coming on says my mate Phil. Continue reading

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The Mathematical Bridge

This is the Mathematical Bridge over the River Cam in Cambridge. It is special because when it was built, no nails, screws, bolts or fittings were used to hold it together. Clever, eh? A little bit less clever were the … Continue reading

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Norfolk in way mate

I’m in Norfolk at the moment, about to go to the sea; waves are predicted, we’ll soon see. Yesterday we tried, but Rob Sayer and Gary got blown off the water on 5m kites, I had a 9m so ‘needles’ … Continue reading

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The wrong trousers

The first thing people ask you when they learn that you kitesurf isn’t ‘how many more days on the water do you get?’ or ‘how good does it make you feel?’ or even ‘does it fit in the back of a hatchback?’ People ask ‘but isn’t it expensive? Continue reading

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Super low tide Hawker’s Cove

Hawker’s Cove and Daymer Bay are true world class places to kite but because of the huge 7m tidal range and shallow sea bed the window of opportunity is very fleeting Continue reading

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Windguru forecasting house sized waves next week

You know how the Windguru forecast can sometimes look ‘off the scale’ a week or so ahead, but when the day rolls up, you sometimes struggle to even get on the water because it’s so light? Continue reading

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Airush One: One Strut Kite

The bridle is super simple – a y piece each side with single pulley – and it’s clear that the kite maintains structural integrity in the sky via a combo of the impressive sweep of that large diameter leading edge, a very low aspect ratio and the subsequently long and thick strut at its centre chord. Continue reading

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Kitesurf Mag qaulity control

We don’t have many rules in KS Mag but what rules we do have we adhere to stric’ly, and the most strict one concerns the control of our lexicon. To keep our lexicon pure and free from the can’t think … Continue reading

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So that’s how Denzil does it!

So yeah, that Airush One is gonna turn some heads – you hear that here first. Did I mention that it doesn’t come with one pump? Think about it… Continue reading

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SUP Magazine Issue #4

I don’t know how many of you are aware, but I also edit SUP Magazine in my spare time and a new issue has hit the shelves this summer. However if you cannot wait till you are inside a good surf/kite shop to pick up a copy, you can view it online for free, here! Continue reading

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