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Announcing our first Chapter Clinic!

Posted by Jo Malyon on Thursday, 16 February 2012 in Lancing / United Kingdom

KB4Girls Lancing Chapter April Clinic

New Season - New Trick!

Location: Lancing Beach (meet at the New Sussex Pub)

Date: Sunday April 15th

Time
: 10.30am - whenever we finish!

Price: £5 donation (goes to a local charity) or FREE for KB4Girl members!

Start the season off by nailing that elusive trick!

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upported by the Brighton Kitesurf Academy, Lancing Council and Lancing kite club - the first KB4Girls Lancing Chapter event this year will see girls of all abilities coming together to push their skills in an organised downwinder from Lancing Beach to Shoreham.

We will start the day with a video technique session held in the comfort of the local ‘New Sussex’ pub just by Lancing Beach, followed by a safety briefing. Then you will be put into a group to stay with on the downwinder. These groups will be made up of girls who want to master the same trick as you! Together you and the girls in your group will motivate and inspire each other to attempt and hopefully pull off your chosen trick!

At the end of the session you will be transported back up to the pub for a session review and debriefing!

Event requirements: To take part in this event you must be able to set up your own kit independently and be able to ride comfortably both upwind and downwind.

To register for this event please email us with the following details:

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Full Name:

Telephone No:

Emergency Contact & Number:

What trick would you like to master:

Do you have any limiting conditions that we should be aware of:

Do you agree to sign the liability and media use waiver at the event? Yes/No

Are you a KB4 Girls member? Yes/No

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Welcome to the KB4Girls Lancing Chapter!

Posted by Jo Malyon on Thursday, 19 January 2012 in Lancing / United Kingdom

WELCOME!

Welcome to the Lancing, UK Chapter! We (Andrina and Jo) are extremely excited about launching this chapter, and are already planning loads of exciting events for this year!

Lancing is one of THE BEST places to kite on the South Coast. It has something for everyone! Learning to kite is easy with the consistent summer winds and low flat water sessions. And more advanced riders can push their skills on flat water or take advantage of small swells that occasionally push in. To top it off we have a fantastic group of local kiters who never hesitate to help out or offer advice when asked.

Lancing has been host to two KB4Girls clinics so far, and at the last event we ran the first ‘friendly competition’ in association with our National governing body the BKSA. These last two clinics were thoroughly enjoyed by all participants (even the first clinic where there was no wind!)

Read all about the 2011 clinic (and fun competition!) here!

And click here for the KB4girls Lancing Video's 2010 and 2011

We are supported by the BKSA (British Kitesurfing Association) as well as our local club - The Lancing Kitesurf Club. We also promote appropriate insurance for participating at our get together's, if you do not have this already you can get this through becoming a member with the BKSA where you can also simultaneously join the Lancing kite surf club to help support our local kite scene- keeping the beaches open, safe and further allowing events like these to continue in you area.

CHAPTER EVENTS

We will be organising events every second sunday of the month from April to October. These will range from non-wind activities (e.g. riding the local Cable at Hove Lagoon, SUPPING, kite video sessions and simulator training etc) to kite clinics, downwinders, video/photo technique kite sessions and open days to encourage beginners. We will be organising a trip to Egypt to take part at the KB4 girls event there this year, and will be doing our annual trip to the West Country, read about our last one here:

andrinakelly.com/Westward Ho!

We will post details of upcoming events on this page and the KB4girls Facebook page. We are also always available in between chapter events if you want to kite or do something else, just get in touch (see below) with either one of us. We look forward to meeting you soon!

ABOUT US!

Andrina Kelly:

I have been kiteboarding now for 8 years, I did my IKO instrutor training in 2009 in Weymouth and am now a Level 2 IKO instructor, and I plan on doing the BKSA training this year. I currently teach through the Brighton Kite Surf Academy, which is based on Lancing beach, which is also my local beach and where i live( I can see the kite beach from my lounge.) I am also a KB4 girls UK ambassador. I have been fortunate enough to attend and coach at various KB4 girls clinics in Egypt, Turkey, New York and of course England. I am also now sponsored by BEST Kiteboarding. I am super excited about creating this KB4 girls Chapter with Jo. We met at the early days of our kiteing journey, and take great inspiration from each other. We are both super excited with how the female kite scene has developed and are looking forward to helping its growth continue.

www.andrinakelly.com

Jo Malyon:

I started kiting in 2003, after becoming bored of watching and videoing my partner all the time! I inevitably got the 'kite bug' and my passion and interest in kiting has (like most people) continued to increase year after year. Now sponsered by Airush and Shinn I continue to enjoy riding in one of the best spots on the South Coast of England, my local beach -Lancing.I have been active on the girls kite scene for some time organising social events and getting girls together for kite sessions, and have been involved in organising local KB4 girls events the last few years and am very excited about starting this chapter together with Andrina. Nothing motivates my kiting more than kiting with other girls! I plan on doing my BKSA instructor training this year, and am looking forward to 2012 -the year of the girls ;)