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Welcome to the second ever IKSA Newsletter, keeping you kiters from allover Ireland informed on whatshappening on the Irish Kite scene. Theseason has truly started and the wind ispicking up again (thank God!). Howeverthe swell in Ireland has been affected byall these Northerly winds and big Highs, so much so we are starting to get surfers wanting to be Kiters! This means its also a great time to learn/train for wave riding on the smaller waves before heading to Belmullet for Ryan’s mega waves (Rhino Charge in September).We interview 4 people from beginner to pro rider. We have great articles on the new Wainman kite and Underground Surfboard and some Kite Safety tips, Beachinfo etc. If you would like to beinterviewed on any kite issues, pleasecontact us as we’ll be glad to do the “Youtell us and we’ll tell them”.One of IKSA’s main aim is toencourage Irish Kitesurfers to join IKSA for insurance reasons.Its always nice toknow you are covered whenkiting on thebeach should anything happen to passersby as a result of your kiting!
June2010
You cant afford not to!
New improved Insurance for3rd party liability insurance tocover you up to 5,000,000Free IKSA t-shirtFree board stickerFree copy of KiteWorld mag Voting rights at the AGMSupporting IKSA Events
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Warren Vance - Northern Irelandnorth@iksa.ieMark McCourt - Dublinmccourtirl@gmail.comColin Irwin - SouthWest colinirwin@hotmail.comNiall Roche - South/SEinfo@hookedkitesurfing.ieFionn Shelly - Galway/Mayofionn.shelly@gmail.comMark Barry - Limerick/Claremsislerider@hotmail.comPeter Armstrong - Sligo/Donegalinfo@lsdkiteboarding.com
KITE CALENDAR
Kyra McKenna
Ciaran Gilsenan
EDITORS:
JUNEJULYAUGUSTSEPTEMBER
4-6th PureMagic/IKSA Battle of theBay24-25th Sligo LSD/IKSA Sandy Burger20th Wexford IKSA event18-19th Rhino WaveCharge
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The Battle of the Bay is over but we thought we would just remind our readers from abroad,that it did happen and despite the fickle wind, great times were had by all (And these guys n galsknow how to party!) We hope you got a chance to be there. Big thanks to Francois, Catherine,Christophe, Dominika and all the PureMagic gang and of course the visiting DJ Manu!Sligo LSD boys have decided to launch a Sandy Burger for July 24-25th. Instead of a boot campthe lads have decided something more laid back. Possibly a chance for those of you to try the Wainman rabbits we’ve heard so much about (see the kite review). You can also avail of LSDbeautiful B&B which is cheaper and much nicer than many of the B&Bs in the area, plus youcan easily walk home from Harries or Austies after a singing session. Check withwww.lsdkiteboarding.com.IKSA and the gang at Hooked wish to show you why Wexford is the new kite destination for all you Dubs who wish for clean waters and stunning beaches and don't want a big drive away fromhome, its less than 2 hours from Dublin!! More details to come so check with Niall onwww.hookedkitesurfing.ieCant wait for the premier event of the Wave Kiter’s calendar. Big waves andincredible moves from the lads who turn up religiously for these events! Maybe itsthe food maybe its the amazing talent or maybe cos you are convinced that you tooshall slash and burn those waves faces. You can book places on Ryan Coote websiteand get a hoodie to boot and food organised for the weekend. Check withwww.rhinoswavecharge.com/register--contact.html
PLAN YOUR KITE EVENT
RHINO WAVE EVENTWEXFORD HOOKED/IKSA EVENTBATTLE OF THE BAYSLIGO LSD/IKSA SANDY
Just like the famous wave at Dollymount generated by the 4:30pm P&O Ferry
Teresa Lynch
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I ntroducing our glorious President of the IKSA, a Galway man, Phil McNamara. Its his first year on the job and he explains how and why IKSA was started.
How many years have you beenkiting?
Around 3 or 4 years now
Why did you get into kitesurfing?
Saw it in Hood River, Oregon andwas hooked. I saw the lads thereand it looked amazing. Then I sawit in Thailand and said I had tolearn. I was supposed to be therefor a wedding, but spent most ofthe time on the beach, gettinglessons from an ex Israeli armyofficer who ran the local school.(www.kiteboardingasia.com)
What was your first kite?
It was a 2005 12m Naish Boxerthat a dodgy school in Tarifa soldme for 600 euro – with no bar. Ididn’t have a clue how much I wasbeing ripped off. Then I bought avery dodgy F1 that a dodgycharacter from Galway sold to me.
Wow...so you’ve been around theblock...any good accidentstories?
With that same dodgy kite – nearlykilled me in Kinvara. There was nodepower in the bloody thing, and itpulled me up about 10 feet andslapped me down on the wateragain – fractured a rib. Nothingsuper serious.
How did you become presidentof the IKSA...was it a coupd'etat?
No one else could be bothered!Ha...No, it is a great sport, and I’venever met a nicer bunch of lads onthe beach, and the chance ofleading the team came up and Isaid yes.
Why was IKSA set up?
It was set up by a group of kitersfrom Dublin who had three mainaims:1. Open communication channelswith local councils on beachesregularly used by kitesurfers2. Get an IKSA tour up and running3. Encourage membership, aswithout numbers the organisationcannot be viewedas representative.
Whats thedifferencebetween BKSA and IKSA?
No differencereally, apart fromthe number ofmembers. Theyhave some fulltime staff workingalso, which wecan’t do rightnow.
When did it startand who wereinstrumental inorganising it?
Over the yearsfrom 2001 - 2004there was muchrandom talk onthe forums aboutgetting an IKSA associationtogether, andfinally in late 2004a group of peopledecided to take the first step. A notice was put up on thekitesurfing.ie site asking interestedparties to come to the DollymountHouse (RIP) and have a discussionaround what was to be done. Approx. 30 lads attended thegathering, and a number ofvolunteers offered to put togetherthe first committee with a view togetting things up and running.It started officially in 2004 byKieran Sammon, Conor Lillis, AlexisLedoux, Oisin Ryan and JamesPhelan. A number of other keyplayers who had acted as informalliaisons with local councils alsooffered their support in thebackground, guys like ColmMurphy who had strong personalrelationships with council beachrepresentatives through previousconnections such as life guarding.
Why aren’t you part of one of theexisting Irish sailing/surfingbodies?
This is something that we’relooking into – It may be somethingthat we can decide on during the
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