Lee 'Pasty' Harvey - Professional Kitesurfer from Cornwall
 
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Callum receiving his prize
Pasty Adventures Racing

Saturday 14th August saw the first Pasty Adventures race day at Newlyn, Penzance.

With 7 of the country’s top racers coming to kitesurf in Cornwall and a Northerly force 6 blowing, the action was intense.

With Lee’s dad acting as race officer along with several helpers on board their fishing boat, a lengthy upwind downwind course was set with the start/finish line half way up the beat acting as a gate.

Using 10 & 11 meter kites and the new breed of wide boards from North, speeds were well above 30knts for the guys at the front with some spectacular wipeouts coming from the guys towards the back as they were trying to stay in touch with the top 3.

Taking the prize Pasty and continuing his winning ways from the BKSA  Barrow event was Callum Edge with 3 firsts and 2 seconds, proving that time on the water and practising with the new wider boards is key to winning races.

Denzil Williams was not far behind with a couple of firsts and organiser Lee Harvey snapping at their heels in 3rd but slightly lacking pointing ability upwind.

 

A great success and a valuable training session for the UK’s top racers, Pasty Adventures will be running many more in the run up to the 2011 Course Race Worlds in Tarifa.

Big thanks to Mike Harvey for providing the committee boat and setting the course, Adam Harvey for time keeping, Dave Scooby for flags and Joe Cockle for camera and video.

Thanks to support and prizes from North Kiteboarding, Westcountry Watersports, Gul, Freeriders surf shop and 9 Bar.

Stay tuned to www.pastyadventures.co.uk for all your kitesurf needs in Cornwall, the next race day and much more coming up in the autumn, including wave clinics, guiding, surf coaching and adventures.

 

 
 
 
Well after around 3 weeks of constant wind and surf, it has finally gone flat here in sunny cornwall.
Time to work now and hit the gym in hope that the wind will come back for next weeks BKSA comp at Watergate.
some pics of the last day when it was smaller at Gwithian thanks to http://joecockle.blogspot.com/
and how good is the Evo 7! try one now