http://www.iconsurfcraft.com Icon surfcraft are the UKs premier manufacturer of ocean skis and surf life saving racing skis. en-gb 2012 Icon Surfcraft http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=94 Congratulations to Emily Corin for winning the U19 Girls 2011 British Surf Ski Series. Emily was one of 7 category winners who's names went into the draw for the Icon Surfski and she was the lucky winner!The other category winners of the 2011 British Surf Ski Series were:Ryan Larik - U16 BoysEmma Braggins - U16 GirlsTom Bolt - U19 BoysJack Staddon - Open MenChloe Bunnerr - Open WomenRichard Lewis - Masters MenKaren O'Donghue Harris - Masters LadiesCongratulations to all this years Champions! Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:16:08 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=93 GOLD COAST SKI RACE INFO. Forecast for tomorrow am (courtesy of Magic Sea Weed) 2.5 - 3 feet surf, 11mph NW winds. As a back up we do have an alternative venue at Crow Point (Google maps - Gold Coast Ski Race Alternative Course). As things stand the race should be happening as planned at Saunton. Please arrive by 8am should we change the venue. www.surfskigb.org.uk and enter online. Thanks Res Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:41:58 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=92 Weather conditions look perfect! 3 mph winds and slightly overcast. Will be a fast race. 3.45pm reg (North Devon Leisure Centre Car Park)4.15 briefing, 5pm start. See you there! Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:56:51 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=91 Our adjustable leg length Surfspec ski is now complete (pics in the gallery). We've made it adjustable by upto 6 inches so it should cater for a lot of club paddlers as well as for the growing teenagers of today! Our first one has been shipped to Ireland and the initial feedback has been really positive! Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:50:14 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=90 The weather forecast looks awesome and there might even be a cheeky little wave! Make sure you get to the beach early as the parking could be difficult. I'd recommend you get there by 9.30 as you could be queuing for a long time. See you there! Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:51:51 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=89 One year old Icon Surf Life Saving Racing Ski for sale. Good condition. £800.00 ono. Please contact Andrew (Milky) Byat on 07970505390 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:57:38 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=88 Excellent condition. One year old. Would suit approx 32/33" leg length. £750.00 Fri, 14 May 2010 22:16:21 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=86 A great piece of footage put together by Chloe! Enjoy.......... Sat, 08 May 2010 23:46:16 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=85 Just got back from Alicante competing in 'Europe's Biggest Ski Race'. They really know how to put on a great event. Standing on a start line with 230 paddlers is quite something! If you haven't been already, get out there next year. This race is virtually on our door step. A short flight with cheap accomodation, car hire and great weather. I was pretty pleased with placing 16th in the open men's category considering the standard of competitors ahead of me. I had to make do with being the third Brit home, with Ivan Lawler pulling into the top ten in 9th place and Glen Eldridge in 13th place. A lot of work to do if I'm to beat them next year! They have certainly laid down the gauntlet for the rest of the British Season. To give you an idea of who we were up against the top 10 consisted of: 1st place - Dawid Mocke - South Africa - World Ocean Ski Champion3rd place - Busto - Spain - Current and 6 times World K1 Marathon Champion4th place - Eric Larsen - Norway - Olympic gold/silver/bronze medalist9th place - Ivan Lawler - GB - 6 times World K1 Marathon Champion Enjoy the short piece of Spanish News footage. Who knows we might got our races in the spotlight one day! Tue, 04 May 2010 22:50:07 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=83 Please go to www.surfskigb.org.uk/home/ for info on the Rhoose Ski Race. Just scroll down the page and will find it. See you there next week :-) Mon, 03 May 2010 17:20:23 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=82 Postponing the race by two weeks was well worth the wait. The conditions couldn't have been any better. A cold start, but not a cloud in the sky and not a breath of wind. The race went off without a fault at 8.30am sharp. The mass start of 50 skis looked quite spectacular. For anyone watching, they were treated to a demonstration of World Class Paddling by Ivan Lawler (6 times World Kayak Marathon Champion). One year we will get 100 skis on the line and really grab the spectators attention! Congratulations to all who took part and many thanks to the safety crews and helpers who make the race happen. Tarka Ski Challenge 2010 - ResultsOpen MensOpen LadiesIvan LawlerZoe BetteridgeMark ResselFay MillsTim Widershoven Simon Garbett Robbie Sandbach Colin 'Biggles' Smith David Green Mark Turner Dave Parker Masters Men (40+)Masters Ladies (35+)Dave MillerClaire FrankPete Maycock Richard Lewis Nick East Stuart Sherman Chris Hewitt Richard Lark Alan Roberts Rob Knott Keith Watts Mark Redrup Peter Cropper Neil Johnson Chris Mooney Under 19 BoysUnder 19 GirlsBrandon LarkVanessa PearsonUnder 16 BoysUnder 16 GirlsTom BoltEllie ParkerMatt HewittCharlotte HewittJosh CatonEmily CorinJordan RobertsSophie PriddisMatt Trewhella Robin Fielder Conner Divine Ben Jolly Tom Onley Charlie Elliott Nick Trestail Double TeamSimon Lawrence / Martin FleetRob Hatten / Mark WoolacottLily Nichols / Grace ClarkJeff Pridis / Richard Harrison Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:04:08 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=81 Cloudless skies, sunny and no wind. See you there bright and early :-) Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:17:00 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=80 Sunny, 14c and 6mph winds. 3 days to go and it looks like we'll have an amazing morning for racing. It's going to be an early start, but you'll be able to enjoy chilling out in the sun afterwards feeling very good about yourself. Don't be late! Race briefing is at 8am and the race start at 8.30am sharp! See you there. Will we get 100 boats on the line for the first time ever? Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:19:18 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=79 If this weekends weather is anything to go by next Sunday's race will be awsome! It's an early start, but it was last year and we had 77 boats on the line! Let's see if we can make it 100 this year! That would make it the biggest ski race in Britain by far and one of the biggest in Europe. Please see revised details on the Tarka Ski Challenge PDF below. Look forward to seeing you there! Happy Paddling. ResDownload a PDF of this information: Tarka Ski Challenge PDF. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:42:08 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=78 Hi All. Apologies, but we've made a decision to postpone the race until Sunday 18th April. It will be an early start (approx 8.30am) but hopefully the weather will be much nicer! The met office forecast for tomorrow is 20 mph winds with upto 38 mph gusts and increasing. I'd rather make the decision now while you still have time to plan the rest of your weekend. Happy Easter and we'll look forward to seeing you in two weeks time. :-) Final details of race on 18th April to follow. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:22:24 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=77 Warm Up For The 2010 British Surf Ski Season - New Spectator Friendly Course. Organised by: Saunton Sands Surf Life Saving Club Registration: 09:00 – briefing 09:30You can register at: bryansmith271@btinternet.com and pay after raceStart time: 10:15 ‘prompt’ (high tide 10:46)Entry: £6.00 per personCategories:Open men – long courseOpen ladies – med courseMasters men (40+) – med courseLadies (35+ ) – med courseU19 men / ladies – med courseU16 men / ladies – short courseOpen double* – med course* Open double ski may be male, female or mixed in any age; it is just one category. BUOYANCY VESTS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL PADDLERSSLSA accredited race Ages as in SLSA rules - minimum age 13yrs Parking: North Devon Leisure Centre Car Park - Barnstaple. Contact: Mark Ressel (07929 160 146). Please check back here on Sunday evening (4th April) for any possible changes/updates to race details. Download a PDF of this information: Tarka Ski Challenge PDF. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:10:21 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=76 We have a second hand (1 year old) Surfspec Ski for sale. Apporx leg length 33. Excellent condition. £750.00 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:20:02 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=75 So, its time to tell you a little more about our new Icon Ocean Ski. We have been working closely with Rob Feloy (a renowned kayak designer) to produce a ski that can compete with the best on the market! Obviously the proof will be in the pudding and it won't be long before we know if we have cracked it! At present, Ocean Skis are in an 'unlimited class' which means that no design rules or restrictions apply - for now anyway! So in theory you can go as long and narrow and as light as you want. However there are some obvious practical restrictions, minimum beam being one ... you do have to be able to sit in / on the ski ....displacement being another. We've done our sums as I guess has everyone else. As you may have realised most unlimited class skis are approx. 6.4M x 0.45M ... this is the resulting compromise between maximising waterline length, optimal beam / length ratios, minimising wetted surface area etc. All fine and relatively simple for flat water racing. However, optimising hull shape for differing paddling conditions becomes much more interesting .... and less precise. With the new Icon Ocean ski we have brought together many years of boat and kayak design, along with many years of paddle racing and ocean paddling experience. We have decided to design the new ski to excel in down wind / wave running conditions. As you can see from our graphics, we've looked closely at many features. These include rocker lines, cross section shapes, flat tail sections with sharp chine lines and a transom stern. The concept is to stay with the pack in the flat or upwind, turn down sea, pull onto the runners and your away! If all goes to plan our plug should be complete by the end of February. It won't be long and we'll be loading pictures of the first Icon Ocean Ski and indeed the first Ocean Ski to be made in GB!! Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:24:01 GMT http://www.iconsurfcraft.com/blog.php?id=74 Welcome to our long awaited new website! You will see some great improvements straight away and many additions to it as we get stuck into 2010. Firstly, we want to thank all our customers that took the leap of faith and chanced the new 'kid on the block' ICON ski last year. We hope you've been really happy with your ski and been equally happy with the service we have provided. Just as a reminder, your feedback is greatly appreciated (positive or negative). The good stuff we can build on, and the rest we can improve on. 2009 was our first full year in production. The ICON brand is now a regular sight on the starting line. To help grow our sport, ICONSURFCRAFT have already donated two 'Surfspec' skis and and a £250 voucher as prizes. So far the lucky winners have been Freddie Hedger, Steve Hardman and Neil Johnson. Check details for sponsorship of the 2010 Ski Series. There were many exceptional results during our first year. The key highlights being: 2009 British Surf Life Saving Championships Gold MedalsOpen Men Single Ski - Dan HumbleOpen Men Ocean Man - Dan HumbleU16 Boys Ocean Man - Freddie HedgerMasters Men 40-44 Single Ski - Simon GarbettMasters Men 40-44 Ocean Man - Simon Garbett2009 British Long Distance Ski Series Gold MedalsOpen Women - Zoe BetteridgeU19 Men - Brandon LarkU16 Boys - Freddie HedgerCongratulations to all and good luck in 2010! Keep checking in regularly. News on the imminent launch of our Long Distance Ski to follow! Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:39:09 GMT