Windfest 2003 at Hunstanton. (28/29 June)

Another last minute rush and the roads were heaving, but it was well worth the effort as Windfest turned out The Place To Be last weekend. Lots of sponsored riders, designers and general kite celebs made the weekend pretty memorable but which kiting weekends aren't?! Thanx are due again to God (for the weather) and Adam (for the roof over my head, tea Saturday night and a constant supply of alcohol and smokes throughout the weekend!). Not the best arena to fly kites..

Not very much kiting action on the Saturday, but plenty of chilled live music and kite mates old and new to catch up with. I believe there was supposed to be a kitesurfing event happening over the weekend, but I managed to completely miss it if it did happen. STACKED Guerillas (Now you won't see that very often)

The only competition I did spot was the Awards for Best Vehicle. Everybody seems to of gone van-crazy this year Naish, Flexifoil, Da Kine etc had some stunning rigs, but give me the open-top jeep anyday. Saturday night's party was courtesy of Flexifoil and I remember very little of it to be honest! I certainly recall wanting to lay back on the sea wall, and (as my eyes gradually focussed) realising the drop over the back was about 15 feet! the more I drank, the more I convinced myself I was going to fall off and cause a scene.. Don't they look good? continued below.

Windfest 2003 at Hunstanton. (28/29 June) continued
Sunday proved better for wind, and I headed off down to Brancaster to see some kitesurfing - unfortunately forgetting to take my camera down to the beach. Managed to have a play with a pretty big guerilla (!), and cooled down with some body dragging on the 4.9 Blade. Sorry I didn't get more pics, but I was having such a fun time. ;-) BBC National Trainer Adam Jones (click on pic for homepage)

Sponsored rider Chris Calthrop, among other things, the first person to kitesurf jaws. (click on pic for homepage)

I hear this guy can fly kites

Flexifoil sponsored rider Danny Seales wonders if Adam's realised he's broken out in spots, and asks if he's been to Canada recently.

View from the Flexifoil van. Checkout the Clever little sods in the Windfest Skatepark. Go there..

The 2nd prize for the Best Vehicle Award goes to And the winner is the open-top jeep. How fab is this? Eh? But where do you put your buggy Mr Preston?

KitegirlUK Author. Email : KitegirlUK@thisisull.com Photographs copyright  ©2003 , and courtesy of KitegirlUK.

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