Team QSW rider gains 3rd place at Hunny

Team QSW rider Steve Chatten ( Team QSW/Severne/RRD) raised eyebrows this weekend by taking 3rd place overall in the Amateur fleet of the BSA. Steve is in his first year of competitive racing and has already started really shaking up the BSA with consistently gaining respectable placings. This is all the more amazing as Steve is using Severne NCX freeride sails and a Fanatic Ray / RRD Freestylewave board selection. Most of the other racers use full on racing sails and slalom boards.

Well done Steve and I'll keep you all up to date with his progress.

Matt Pearch (North/Fanatic)won the overall event and lifted the Team QSW Cup. Mandy Body won the Windsurfer Of The Weekend Cup for her efforts in the Masterblaster Fleet.

Lifestyles a great success

So another Lifestyles Hunstanton event has passed and I hope you had a chance to come and see all that we had there from the 2011 Fanatic boards with Nik Baker, to Jem Hall and his Version 2 RRD selection, Thommen boards with a special appearance from Mark Thoms of Thommen International.
Thanks to all of you who went on the Exclusive Ant Baker windsurf clinic held on the Sunday which was oversubscribed again, and of course the BSA racing we held.
There were a few local sailors representing our area like Kieron Roan who came 2nd in the Freestyle and our own Steve Chatten who came 3rd in the Slalom event. It really would be good to see more local sailors at next years event as we need to represent our patch or we will loose hosting national events like this....

So come on and join in next year for what will be an even bigger event!

Lifestyles this weekend with good forecast!!

So its here. Lifestyles is now upon us and this Friday,Saturday and Sunday we will having a windfest at Hunstanton. Good wind is forecast so there will be plenty of chances for Demoing kit from North, Rrd, Fanatic, Severne and Thommen. There is also racing and Freestyle events being held which you can enter over the weekend. weather also looks great so get yourself along to join us for a great time.

We will also be having a Ant Baker Clinic which costs £25 for the whole day - numbers are restricted so be quick to come onto our stand and put your name down!

Camping is also available with parking for rigging etc.

see you there!!!

neil

Lifestyles only 2 weeks away!

So we are now only 2 weeks away from the biggest windsurfing event ever to be held in Norfolk for 20 years. Its really looking good with the British Slalom Association bringing some of the most competitive racing in Europe, and with the Freestyle Series also joining us it looks awesome for the weekend. Everyone can race in the Masterblaster series which is solely centered around fun, light hearted racing - so come and join in. You will really ENJOY it!!

Us at Quayside will have demo boards from RRD, Thommen and Fanatic, and sails on offer from Severne and North. Ant baker will be there offering an exclusive tuition session between his racing for Quayside customers for £20 each. Contact me to pre-book your place on this course.

Camping is available for £30 all weekend and there is lots going on in the evenings with bands and DJ's both Friday and Saturday.See the Lifestyle Website Here

Aberdovey 19-20th June

Aberdovey Slalom event

Neil and myself did the long drive to Aberdovey this weekend. Only to leave a fantatic windy weekend on our local beach Wells. (I understand that the guys had a 4.7m weekend!)
We had wall to wall sunshine both days but unfortunately we had very little wind apart from late Saturday when from no ware the wind picked up for about 1 hour.

At this time Neil and myself were out to sea on 9m.. thus we both got trashed.
After making the long sail and walk back to van to change down we went out on 6m perfect!!
Neil had a fantastic sail in the estuary, as I went out 2miles to find the start of the racing.
Only to find I had missed the racing as the wind then went from 25mph to 5mph.
I was in the shit, no wind to water start and the 3 to 4 foot swell with a outgoing fast tied did not let me up hall. (Yes I kept falling of).
So I had to flag down one of the UKWA rescue boots to get me back.
Much to Neil’s pleasure, as he is getting me a buoyancy add for my birthday, Thanks!

So no scores for us but we are still OK Neil is 7th and I am 6th in the amateur fleet.
The next event is Hove on the 3-4th July followed by Hunstanton 10-11th July

Stephen.

Wells this morning! Absolutely perfect .... I was out on my ice 4.5m and the wave twin 86 which coped well with the variable conditions. Just weighing up a session at Sea palling tonight Vs doing some revision for my pending exams!

We are of to Wales

Neil and I are of to Aberdovey today to compete in the UKWA Slalom 4, event this weekend.
It’s going to be a long drive, but we hope to get there in time to see the end of the England match tonight. As you may have seen in Neil’s blog the comments regarding us!! we are holding our own in the Amateur fleet. And the pubs!
Will add the results next week
Stephen