wakebaording contest videos
29/05/11 14:53
Here are a couple of videos from our Free amateur wakeboarding contest in Brighton. thanks to our supports ION and Red bull, all the riders pro and amateur. Driver Rachel cockle.
We hope to have another one in September - stay tuned.
See you on the water...
We hope to have another one in September - stay tuned.
See you on the water...
Matt Crowhurst training clinic
10/05/11 10:23
We are really stoked to have pro Wakeboarder Matt Crowhurst coming to run some really cool wakeboarding training clinics this season at Wake Up Brighton.
Turbo charge you riding skills at Matt Crowhurst training clinic at Wake up Brighton. Matt will be about over the season to run a whole host of clinics for all abilities. This months clinics are aimed at intermediate riders. Over a 90 minute session Matt will introduce you to the key skills and techniques behind basic air trick and rail riding.
Course content includes : Basic air tricks : Getting air : Landing safetly ! : Hitting the slider : Basic slider tricks.
When : Wedneday May 25th 18:00-19:30 and 19:30 - 21:00
Cost : £40, There is a max of 5 people on each clinic.
More info and too book : Wedneday May 25th 18:00-19:30 and 19:30 - 21:00 - Wakeboarding Matt Crowhurst clinics Brighton.
About Matt Crowhurst
Born in the centre of England in Birmingham Matt has been ranked in the top 5 of UK wakeboarders for over ten years. Yet for all his bravado and showmanship on a wakeboard/skate his goals still include to improve his own riding as well as pushing the sport to new heights, and into the mainstream.Currently the british Wakeskate Champion as well as the Rococo Rail Tour Champion for the second year in a row he is in a good position to help promote the sport.
He love's 'to keep it fresh and different' and participates in most factions of the sport from boat to cable, rails and kickers in organised parks to winching untouched spots everything goes. He coments he is lucky to be making a living out of what he enjoys the most, the travelling, big events, free riding, good friends, all add up to just an amazing life for Matt.
His focus isnt so much on the wakeboarding side as much as the rail riding in which he is excelling at the moment. With more and more slider/pool gap contests he intends to keep pushing this side of his game hard.
Matt is an all round showman. He is ever the gentleman and at the events is always life and soul of the part. His presenting skills have unfortunately not been made use of enough, his character always shines through on camera.
Turbo charge you riding skills at Matt Crowhurst training clinic at Wake up Brighton. Matt will be about over the season to run a whole host of clinics for all abilities. This months clinics are aimed at intermediate riders. Over a 90 minute session Matt will introduce you to the key skills and techniques behind basic air trick and rail riding.
Course content includes : Basic air tricks : Getting air : Landing safetly ! : Hitting the slider : Basic slider tricks.
When : Wedneday May 25th 18:00-19:30 and 19:30 - 21:00
Cost : £40, There is a max of 5 people on each clinic.
More info and too book : Wedneday May 25th 18:00-19:30 and 19:30 - 21:00 - Wakeboarding Matt Crowhurst clinics Brighton.
About Matt Crowhurst
Born in the centre of England in Birmingham Matt has been ranked in the top 5 of UK wakeboarders for over ten years. Yet for all his bravado and showmanship on a wakeboard/skate his goals still include to improve his own riding as well as pushing the sport to new heights, and into the mainstream.Currently the british Wakeskate Champion as well as the Rococo Rail Tour Champion for the second year in a row he is in a good position to help promote the sport.
He love's 'to keep it fresh and different' and participates in most factions of the sport from boat to cable, rails and kickers in organised parks to winching untouched spots everything goes. He coments he is lucky to be making a living out of what he enjoys the most, the travelling, big events, free riding, good friends, all add up to just an amazing life for Matt.
His focus isnt so much on the wakeboarding side as much as the rail riding in which he is excelling at the moment. With more and more slider/pool gap contests he intends to keep pushing this side of his game hard.
Matt is an all round showman. He is ever the gentleman and at the events is always life and soul of the part. His presenting skills have unfortunately not been made use of enough, his character always shines through on camera.
Free Fun amateur wakeboard contest Sat May 14th
07/05/11 13:26
Wake up Brighton first Amateur wakeboarding contest - Sat 14th, 4pm - FREE
How it works
16:00 - 17:30 : Heats
Each rider gets a set number of passes with aim of performing one air / surface trick and one rail ride each pass.
Riders will be judged on best air and best rail
Top 5 riders go through to fina
17:30 - 18:30 : Demo by advanced riders
18:30 - 19:30 : Final Top 5 riders share an hour with best air and rail trick deciding winner
Limited spaces on a first come first served basis pre entry essential. Call 01273 42 48 42 to reserve spot or email
info@lagoonwatersports.co.uk to sign up.
Entry is FREE
Sponsored by
ION and the ION chill out area
Red Bull
Where ?
Hove Lagoon - BN3 4LX
wakecontestfyler
ION Essentials sponsor Wake Up Brighhton
22/04/11 14:52
Lagoon Watersports are pleased to officially announce ION, the global water sports brand, as the main sponsor for their brand new cable wake park ‘Wake Up Brighton’.
ION was founded in 2004 by the Boards&More Group, with the brand’s main focus on wetsuits, neoprene products, accessories and soft goods for the international kite, windsurfing and wakeboard market. Wake Up Brighton is the first System 2.0 cable wake park opening on the South Coast this spring and set to be one of the hottest destinations to be seen at this summer.
The sponsorship includes an ION Essential lifestyle area at Lagoon Watersports, Hove Lagoon, where riders as well as their friends and families can chill out whilst watching the cable action on the water. The astro turf chill out area, open from mid April, will be kitted out with ION bean bags and deckchairs. ION also provide staff uniforms and essential wakeboarding equipment including wetsuits, helmets and impact vests.
Nik Baker (K66), official distributor of ION Essentials in the UK said "We are stoked to be sponsoring such a revolutionary development in Brighton. I started windsurfing on Hove Lagoon as a teenager before continuing to become a World Windsurfing Champion, which makes it even more special to be involved at this level now. I am proud to be supporting wakeboarding and further sports development by ION being an official sponsor for Wake Up Brighton."
ION was founded in 2004 by the Boards&More Group, with the brand’s main focus on wetsuits, neoprene products, accessories and soft goods for the international kite, windsurfing and wakeboard market. Wake Up Brighton is the first System 2.0 cable wake park opening on the South Coast this spring and set to be one of the hottest destinations to be seen at this summer.
The sponsorship includes an ION Essential lifestyle area at Lagoon Watersports, Hove Lagoon, where riders as well as their friends and families can chill out whilst watching the cable action on the water. The astro turf chill out area, open from mid April, will be kitted out with ION bean bags and deckchairs. ION also provide staff uniforms and essential wakeboarding equipment including wetsuits, helmets and impact vests.
Nik Baker (K66), official distributor of ION Essentials in the UK said "We are stoked to be sponsoring such a revolutionary development in Brighton. I started windsurfing on Hove Lagoon as a teenager before continuing to become a World Windsurfing Champion, which makes it even more special to be involved at this level now. I am proud to be supporting wakeboarding and further sports development by ION being an official sponsor for Wake Up Brighton."
Cable wakeboarding for kite surfers in Brighton area
22/04/11 14:38
Here is a great review of how the System 2.0 works by Luke at Kite Surf Kings. It helps explain how it works.
Never having seen a 2.0 cable system, other than online, it was great to have the system explained and be shown some of the system’s capabilities. You really have to go down there and check it out for yourselves as it differs massively from the other cable parks.
Other cable parks I have been to have numerous people travelling in a loop around a lake where as Hove Lagoon’s new 2.0 cable system offers a much better experience for the rider by tailoring each ride to the individual rider based on their ability or what kind of trick they’re wishing to attempt.
I’ve met a number of people with misconceptions about the cable that are worth setting straight…
Because it’s a single line cable you must stop and start again at each end. No! Go and check it out, the ride is fluid as you’re able to do a carve turn at either end. After a few sessions you’ll probably be able to nail some pop jump transitions at either end like the guys yesterday. Mark told me about a huge raley transition Harvey nailed that makes me think that with the right cable controller we’ll be able to bring some of our favourite kitesurfing tricks off the sea and onto the Lagoon.
Because it’s for ‘everyone’ it can’t be that extreme! Dude! Because there’s only one rider at a time and the cables system offers instant stopping of the cable, change of direction and accelerating/decelerating the speed in which it travels the ride is tailored to the individual.
Loads of swimming! Yes at each of the cable parks I have ridden you stack and then struggle to get the board off your feet before swimming, then walking, back to the start point wasting most of your session time. Because there’s only one rider at a time it’s all about you, the cable controller plays a massive role here by stopping the cable when you stack so that you can get straight back up when you’re ready.
More time cueing than riding. Drop in sessions are an hour long, Mark’s told me that they’re planning to have no more than four people for each drop in session. The guys at Hove Lagoon will be monitoring the sessions and insuring time is split evenly and because there are no more than four riders, no one’s swimming and there’s no walking back from the far end of the lake after stacking, time’s spent on the cable rather than just at the cable park.
Click here for full review. Kite surf kings will be arranging their own private sessions with coaching from Luke and Lewis. Contact them for more details on 07878 399 419.
Never having seen a 2.0 cable system, other than online, it was great to have the system explained and be shown some of the system’s capabilities. You really have to go down there and check it out for yourselves as it differs massively from the other cable parks.
Other cable parks I have been to have numerous people travelling in a loop around a lake where as Hove Lagoon’s new 2.0 cable system offers a much better experience for the rider by tailoring each ride to the individual rider based on their ability or what kind of trick they’re wishing to attempt.
I’ve met a number of people with misconceptions about the cable that are worth setting straight…
Because it’s a single line cable you must stop and start again at each end. No! Go and check it out, the ride is fluid as you’re able to do a carve turn at either end. After a few sessions you’ll probably be able to nail some pop jump transitions at either end like the guys yesterday. Mark told me about a huge raley transition Harvey nailed that makes me think that with the right cable controller we’ll be able to bring some of our favourite kitesurfing tricks off the sea and onto the Lagoon.
Because it’s for ‘everyone’ it can’t be that extreme! Dude! Because there’s only one rider at a time and the cables system offers instant stopping of the cable, change of direction and accelerating/decelerating the speed in which it travels the ride is tailored to the individual.
Loads of swimming! Yes at each of the cable parks I have ridden you stack and then struggle to get the board off your feet before swimming, then walking, back to the start point wasting most of your session time. Because there’s only one rider at a time it’s all about you, the cable controller plays a massive role here by stopping the cable when you stack so that you can get straight back up when you’re ready.
More time cueing than riding. Drop in sessions are an hour long, Mark’s told me that they’re planning to have no more than four people for each drop in session. The guys at Hove Lagoon will be monitoring the sessions and insuring time is split evenly and because there are no more than four riders, no one’s swimming and there’s no walking back from the far end of the lake after stacking, time’s spent on the cable rather than just at the cable park.
Click here for full review. Kite surf kings will be arranging their own private sessions with coaching from Luke and Lewis. Contact them for more details on 07878 399 419.