Student Kitesurfing Nationals 2010
This year, Southampton University Kitesurf Club are hosting the first ever Student Nationals! On the 20th and 21st of March, Calshot spit will see the cream of university kitesurfers battle it out in freestyle heats to see who’s got what it takes to be Student Kitesurf Champ!
In true SKA fashion, this weekend will be one big messy party with a bit of kitesurfing chucked in... beach beats will be provided by the one and only Red Bull who are bringing their beach tee pee and superstar DJ to keep everyone entertained during the day! Commentating will be done by Lewis Crathern, or in other words, the Pier Jumper and judging will be carried out by the likes of Ali Barrett and James Boulding...
Come Saturday night, our very own Students Union are supplying us with our own bar to party in. Our media partners, ExPix will be setting up a projector and screen so everyone can see all the embarrassing photos from the day! Theme to be announced soon!
Sunday will see the finalists take to the water to win some epic prizes! Up for grabs are a holiday kindly donated by Hooked-on, a 2010 wetsuit and sector 9 longboard supplied by King of Watersports and many other goodies from the likes of Flexifoil, Kamikaze Boarding and Prolimit!
If you think you’re up to it and want to represent your Uni, drop us an email at and we’ll fix you up with a place!
Sponsors
Southampton University Student’s Union SUSU have very kindly granted us the money to pay for everything safety in this event; from accommodation for the safety boat crew to oil for the engines! |
Each entrant pays £30 to enter. Out of that fee, £10 goes to the charity Julia’s House, and in return Flexi have donated a rashie to every competitor which will be decorated with all the logos of the sponsors above! Thanks Flexifoil!
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Solent Sailboards Solent Sailboards have been key to this event going ahead. Without them, there would be no event pretty much...so a massive thanks to Jon Popkiss and his team for getting this whole thing off the ground. |
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King of Watersports Charlie at King of Watersports has pulled out all the stops and is throwing in a sector 9 longboard! Oh wait, that’s not enough? Ok well he’s also given us a very tasty 2010 wetsuit so if yours is falling apart make sure you have the talent to get your mits on this! |
Hooked-on Holidays Hooked-on have donated a whole free holiday as one of the prizes for the weekend! Some lucky rider will be jetting off to join the rest of the Hooked-on crew for their June trip so get practising those powered moves! |
Red Bull Red Bull are coming down with their beach tee pee and DJ to make sure that there are plenty of sick beats going around, and enough energy drink to quench the thirst of a small army! |
ExPix Our media partners ExPix have already been incredibly helpful in spreading the word about the comp... expect to see some epic shots from the weekend from these guys. When it comes to extreme sports event coverage, these guys have it licked! Check out the coverage that ExPix provided of the SKA's Aussie Kiss.
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Beach Break Live Beach Break live have thrown us a ticket to the ultimate student festival in June! To be held in Pembrey, Wales next to one of the UK's finest kite spots! www.beachbreaklive.com |
Naish Massive thanks to Naish for sponsoring the event; they've come up trumps and donated a golf bag as a prize! Perfect for cramming all your kit into for when you go on your kiting holiday!
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Aquapac Thanks to Tim at Aquapac for helping us out; they've given us some sweet waterproof cases to make sure your phone never gets wet if you take it out on the water! |
Prolimit are very kindly giving us some bits and bobs for prizes, so if you need a new harness...try your hardest and you might find yourself inside one of this years finest waist's!
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Kamikaze Boarding That’s right, the lads from Brighton have fixed us up with some fine threads for you guys from their brand new range! Keep a look out for stickers in random places..and if you can’t see one, it’s because it’s probably stuck to your back. |
Documents
Event documents for the competition may be downloaded below. If you are competing, please familiarise yourself with the event and site rules. This is very important, due to the geography of Calshot.
Event Specific Rules
Event Site Rules
Lastly, we'd just like to say a huge thanks to all the people who've helped us make this possible! These include Jon and Solent Sailboards for replying to countless emails regarding the site, and also to James Topping and Keith Mac from the university boat hard for sorting out the whole safety cover for the weekend. Thanks guys!