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Fanatic & North Sails 2011

After much anticipation Fanatic and North Sails have release their new wave and freestyle lines.

Fanatic have added an eagerly awaited Quad wave board to their line up which Victor Fernandez recently won the Pozo PWA wave event on. This year also sees reworked and tweaked shapes for the NewWave, NewWave Twin, FreeWave and Skate. The FreeWave is now also available in a new TeXtreme© construction featuring advanced Carbon Weave Technology for a lighter, stiffer and more durable board. The 2011 graphics are sicker than ever see for yourselves!

Fanatic also have some exciting new SUP boards including an all new FLY Race board. If you don't fancy standing up whilst you paddle Fanatic also have a new range off surf boards in bamboo or expoxy. Sizes are from 6'5” short boards to a 7'4” mini malls to 9'1” long boards. You can even roll up to the beach on one of the new SurfSkate boards with new innovative front-loaded spring-pivot trucks bringing the full rail-to-rail experience to the street.

North Sails have also launched their new FreeStyle and Wave sails that you'll be going mad for, Code Mad in fact. The new optics on the Code Mad sails take it to a new level this year! The reworked and tweaked Egos, Ices and Dukes look and feel awesome. Construction as always is to the highest specification backed by a unique 5 year guarantee.

The new race kit will be released in October and the FreeRide gear early in 2011. Check out the newly updated Fanatic and North Sails websites for further information and get you order in at one of our local dealers before we sell out!!

The 2011 kit is loaded in my van and available to try at any of our upcoming demos.

See you on the water guys, Nik Baker

Mat Takes BSA Title

We were treated to beautiful sunny weather and thousands of people turning up for the Hunstanton Lifestyles 2010 Extreme Sports and Culture Festival. Lifestyles 2010 included events with the British Slalom Association, British Kitesurfing Association and British Freestyle Association. The event site was kitted out with its own skate park, party tent with live bands and tonnes of new kit on display.

Mat Pearch again took control with four 1^st places in the first four rounds and a 4^th and a 2^nd in the last two rounds to give him a clear win over the chasing field. Despite Mats domination in the pro fleet great racing was had by all.

This is another amazing win for Mat who has now done enough to retain his British Slalom title for another year with 2 rounds still left to do. An amazing achievement from the Fanatic, North and Ion team rider.

"I'm so stoked to be British Champion again this really means a lot to me. I have had some great support again this year form my sponsors friends and family and want to say a big thank you to them all as I know this is a team effort. I will be gunning to try and win the last to rounds of the BSA tour as well as work very hard over the winter to try and come out fighting for the tittle again in 2011"

The new 2011 Wave, Freewave and Freestyle boards were shown for the first time and the reception was amazing. The new Fanatic graphics, North Sails Code Mad colour scheme and the new Quad wave boards got the most comments from onlookers. You can see all these new products on show and demo them in the coming weeks and months.

Mat Pearch leading on his Fanatic Falcon and North Warp

Neil from Quay Side Windsurfers and Mat Pearch at the prize giving

Hove Lagoon BSA

Great weekend at Hove Lagoon for the 5^th round of the BSA. 18 knots, sunshine and 14 rounds of downwind slalom completed. Amazing close racing in the pros between Mat Pearch and Simon Cofield with Mat coming out on top with seven 1^st and four 2^nd places.

Also a result today for our nearly set K66 surf division team rider Charlie Grey winning one of the Paddle Round The Pier SUP races in very demanding SUP conditions.