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My KSP World Tour 2011-12 Highligh video

2/18/2013

A week of being stuck in ill allowed me to edit down my 2 years competing on the KSP World Kitesurfing Wave Tour to 4 mins of action.
Had some great waves in Mauritius twice and in Peru. Shame we got unlucky in Cape Verde, Portugal & Ireland.
I'd like to thank everyone who made this possible. Especially my sponsors-
North kiteboarding, ION, Freeriders & Pasty Adventures.
For 2013 I am planning on some exciting kitesurfing trips to score amazing waves in far out places.
If the KSP goes back to some epic wave spots in 2014 I may try and compete again but for now I've had enough of sitting around and using up my valuable holiday time and hard earned money for nothing! Instead I am going to spend my holiday time searching for new kitesurf waves and concentrate on making money at home with the school & fishing in Cornwall so that I can get away next winter.
Hope you like it
Cheers
Lee

KSP Ireland so far

10/20/2012

Here I am in Achill Island for the 3rd stop of the KSP World Tour for kitesurfing in waves. So far we’ve had a couple of days of rights. Up at Easkey where ive wanted to kite for ages we had some waves although in bit bumpy and blown out in 40mph easterlys. Next we went down to Bellmullet and found a nice outer bombie throwing a few short cheeky ones.

Looks like comp is on early tomorrow with a 6am rise to drive to Elly beach on Bellmullet.

Im up in heat 3 against my good mate Barrell Master, Mauricio Pedreira and ASP surfer Pedro Henrique both from Brasil, so im gonna use the cold and rain to my advantage and put the backside attack through to round 3.

Tune in live at www.kspworldtour.com and catch all the pics from Joe at his JNP Facebook page

I’M off for a Guinness

Slancha

Lee

Thanks to my sponsors- North Kiteboarding, ION, Freeriders & Pasty Adventures

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9th KSP One Eye

9/18/2012

Round 1 = big choppy & raining

I am super pleased with my riding at One Eye this year finishing in 9th place only losing to event winner Patri in the non elimination Round 1 and then narrowly missing out to 3rd place finisher Sebastian in Round 5.
The highlights for me were beating local trials winner Jerome in round 2 as he absolutely kills it at his home spot and then beating 2 x World Champ Abel Lago in round 3.
The Barrel session on Saturday was also epic. By far the best hour i've ever had in the water doing any sport!
Out of the 2 weeks I was there we only had 2 days without wind and on these days the surf was epic. We found an amazing right on the south coast which was 8-10ft heaving barrels and the other day we surfed One eye for some amazing left hand barrels with only my friends.
On the water I used the 2013 North Rebels in sizes 6,7 & 9 and i can safely say these new kites are amazing. For boards on the smaller days I used the 2013 North Pro 6'2 and on the bigger days I used my Resin8 Shotgun 6'0 which i designed with Carl Welton specifically for One Eye after last year and it worked super well!
Surfing i used the North Pro, Resin8 Tokoro 6'3 and my trusty Ultimate Style 6'6.

Big congrats to all the winners especially Patri & Ninja for killing it and standing out from the other competitors every time they went on the water and a big up to Barrel Master Mauricio for taking out the Barrel comp. So pleased one of our crew won it ;)

Big thanks to North Kiteboarding for getting me there and to my other sponsors for their continued support- Ion, Freeriders, Resin8, Pasty Adventures.
Also thanks to the organizers for such a great event and the local crew at Club Mistral for being so friendly and helping our little crew out with anything we needed. You guys are awesome and make it such a great place to spend time ;)

Also I'd like to thank my family and friends for all the support they give my
me both when I'm away and at home.
I couldn't do it without you.

Loads of epic pics and vid coming soon.

Peace
Lee

Through to Round 3 KSP One Eye

9/7/2012

I am through to Round 3 here in Muaritius after some nice waves in round 2 scoring a 5 & 6.17 against local trails winner Jerome Bonieux. I was riding the 2013 Rebel 6m as it was super windy and big around 12ft with some huge sets of up to 20ft faces. In the morning for round 1 it was super choppy and I couldn't find any decent waves in the 3 man heat which left me in 2nd with Patri advancing to round 4.
Today i am up against 2 x World Champ Abel Lago, but feeling confident. Sun is shining and its looking good for some epic waves. Should be on around 2.30 which is 11.30 uk time.
Had some epic surfs here so far, will post pics and more tales from the tour up soon. got to go get Mauricio and Juan up now and have a session at One Eye before the comp starts.
Big thanks to my sponsors, North Kiteboarding for helping me out and making such a good kite. The 2013 Rebel is rocking.
Happy waves
Lee

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Kitesurfing waves in Cornwall new vid

7/3/2012

Here is a small vid I knocked together of me testing out the new Resin8 Kitesurfboards in Cornwall back in April. For kitesurfing lessons in Cornwall at Gwithian and Marazion go to my school website www.pastyadventures.co.uk West Cornwalls only BKSA recognised kitesurf school.

My little vid from KSP Portugal trip

6/15/2012

Heres a little vid from my trip to the KSP World Tour event in Guincho with a bit of the drive and riding before and after the comp where we unfortunately had no wind and didn't finish.
Thanks again to all my sponsors

I am now back home in Cornwall and had an epic session today with Richie Sills full power on the Neo 5m.
To learn to kitesurf in Cornwall, UK go to my school site website www.pastyadventures.co.uk

KSP Portugal so far

6/5/2012

Im through to Round 3 after dominating my round 1 heat in less than ideal conditions. I was using the 12 Fuse and Wam 6'0 from North Kiteboarding. Next up I have Mitu in Round 3 of the Guincho Pro 1st stop of the 2012 KSP World Tour.
Wind is now coming up after a few days of light wind but we have had some epic surf and enjoyed a nice party at the Volvo Ocean Race in Lisbon. The live webcast is much better this year so be sure to tune in to www.kspworldtour.com
Meanwhile back in the UK its finally warming up and its windy so Blake is running lessons while I am away. Go to www.pastyadventures.co.uk for kitesurfing lessons in cornwall.
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Ready for KSP Cape Verde

11/28/2011

After some epic sessions at home lately and a couple of surfs and kites at Porthleven this week, I am now ready and packed for the last leg of www.kspworldtour.com in Cape Verde. In my bag I have- 6'3 Resin8 Tokoro, 5'7 Resin8 Scoop, 6'0 North Wam, 2012 North Rebels 7 & 9m. The perfect quiver to surf and kite and looks like we are going to get some good swell on the weekend. Just hope theres enough getting into Ponta Preta in the next few days to get used to it as not been there for a few years now.
Been testing out the Dynabar from Jay this past week and had some good sessions at Gwithian as well as Lev so tried it out on my backhand as well as frontside. Seems good and allows you to get round a bit more on your turns without twisting your side. Check out the pics where you can see it working. Big thanks to Joe Cockle from www.jnpevents.co.uk for the pics. Be sure to check out the gallerys on his site for all the action here in West Cornwall.

I am running some coaching holidays in the New Year in conjunction with www.sportif.travel
Firstly a wave and freeride camp to Dakhla, Maroc 5th - 12th Feb
and an Improver camp to Sagafa, Egypt 24th Feb - 2nd March
more details on website http://www.pastyadventures.co.uk/holidays.html

cheers
lee

KSP Mauritius-One Eye Pro. Can't wait!

7/22/2011

The KSP have just released details of the upcoming event at One Eye, one of if not the best kitesurfing wave on the planet. Can't wait to get there but still in need of some sponsors to help me represent Cornwall and the UK on the highest level world championship tour. See below for the offical press release-

July 21, 2011: The inaugural Mauritius One Eye Pro is set to kick off this year’s KSP World Championship Tour and promises to deliver high caliber, action packed kite surfing. From September 23 to 29, 2011, (with a possible extension period until October 2, 2011) the world’s best kite surfers will vie for the first of three coveted KSP World Tour event titles.

The event will take place at One Eye, a world-class kite surf wave located directly in front of the Indian Resort and Spa at the base of the Le Morne Mountain, a World Heritage Site, renowned for it’s stunning scenery, pristine turquoise waters and perfect surf.

Local organizer Patrick Desvaux de Marigny states: "We are proud to be able to bring the first ever stop of the KSP world championship tour to One Eye in Le Morne, Mauritius. This event will go down in history, not only for being the launch of an amazing tour with a big future but also for radical wave conditions that give the riders the ability to express their kite surfing styles and techniques to the max."

The KSP is excited to announce it's cooperation with some amazing local partners and sponsors, such as the main event partner the Indian Resort and Spa that agreed not only to host the event, but to also supply free accommodation for the world’s top 24 male and 12 female kite surfers.

Nadine Cameleyre, Managing Director of the Apavou group says: “The Indian Resort and Spa is scattered amidst a succession of lush tropical gardens of 7 hectare, bordered by immense, pristine beaches of white sand just in front of the surfers’ mythical spot One Eye. It is within this exceptional site that the KITE SURF PRO world championship tour event will be held in September 2011. It is with much joy that the Indian Resort is associating in this event as a main sponsor. Through this worldwide event, the Indian Resort shows its implication in the development of this sport in Mauritius and in the promotion of the spot & the destination.”

Additional partners for the Mauritius One Eye Pro include Mauritours Ltd. Travel & Tourism Company, the local travel partner that will also offer free airport/hotel shuttles for all riders, as well as Club Mistral Mauritius, the KSP logistics partner for the event.

The KSP is honored to be working with such an exemplary list of sponsors and partners and is looking forward to a very exciting Mauritius One Eye Pro and the kickoff event to the 2011 KSP World Championship Tour.

For any further info please visit www.kspworldtour.com or contact us at info@kspworldtour.com