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July was very windy for Sudwindsports, with winds over 45mph!

The prevailing wind, the Tramontane has been coming in regularly over the past month, with 25 to 40 kts of wind on different days. This has been perfect for all our kitesurfing and windsurfing lessons! The Staff have also been out a lot and perfecting their new moves. 

We have recently acquired a waterproof video camera and have been filming clients in windsurfing and kitesurfing lessons. This gives us a chance to give the clients some video analysis on their technique. It also gives clients a souvenir, to show friends and family of their time at Sudwindsports. 

The staff have also developed a new competition on the Stand up Paddle (SUP) boards, paddling around the fourth buoy on the kite zone and timing the lap. Times between 3 & 4 minutes are very respectable, so come down and see if you can beat us!

Until next time,

Josh

 Over the past few weeks Sudwindsports has gained a few new members of staff and a few new fun items.

We recently received a package from Flysurfer, a kite manufacturer who specialises in producing kites which work in low wind conditions. Fortunately for us, the following 5 days had constant 12knts of onshore conditions, so we had plenty of time to test this equipment.

The 15m² Flysurfer speed 3 is perfect for super light wind conditions. In the sky it looks like an foil kite, but it has a closed cell system to enable it to water relaunch.

We also received two boards from FlyBoards, the sister company. These boards are perfect for low wind conditions, giving only a small compromise to the usual high wind twintip.

Recently we have also got out on the windsurfers, with 40kts of wind perfect for a 4.1 and low litre board, with Steve nailing the jibes & body drag.

The staff members are keen to get out this season on the wakeskate, believing it to be a future for kiteboarding. We have been practicing on a strapless surfboard in the low wind conditions, to give us a similar sensation.

At the end of the week we had the prevailing wind, “Tramontagne”, with about 20 knts of offshore wind. All the clients and staff members had a fantastic day on the water and all were tired at the end of the day.

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Until next time…

Josh