Catching some air (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Catching some air
10:57am Monday 8th October 2012 in News
LIFE’S A BREEZE: Action from the finals of the UK Kitesurfing event on the seaffront at Redcar
Redcar played host to the finals of the UK Kitesurfing Championships over the weekend.
About 100 of the UK’s top professional kitesurfers took part in a three-day event with four British Power Kite championships including kitesurfing, kite land boarding and kite buggying competitions.
The event took place on the beach in front of Majuba Road, Redcar, a site famed for its large expanse of sand and consistent winds.
It is the fourth year in a row Redcar has played host to the some of the top kitesurfers in the UK.