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Our club membership runs from 1st January -
31st December
2019 Membership form now available.
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18/03/2019
THAT WAS ONE WILD AND WINDY WEEKEND ON BREAN SANDS.
After last weeks storms, this weekend gone saw the SWATK Crew and members hit the beach for round 1 of the club buggy race series.
SATURDAY: with winds gusting over 40 mph and cross onshore, a few brave souls spent a few hours ripping up the sand and dodging the debris left by the tide. With GPS units strapped to their buggys it was a good day for speed runs, with the fastest run of the day made by Karen Cutbush at 52.5 mph.
SUNDAY: the wind speed had dropped off a bit but was still well above 20 mph forecast to build and onshore, perfect for a days racing. Pilots briefing called shortly followed by the first race, with little time for a break between each race due to the increasing wind speeds the racing was all over with in less than 90 minutes leaving all pilots exhausted but with smiles on their faces.
The racing itself was extremely close and intense with the pilots determined to catch up and overtake each other, making it highly entertaining for any spectator to watch. After the races the pilots managed to continue ripping up the beach before the winds increased lifting the sand and shifting it up towards the dunes, after 2 days of being blasted by high winds we left the Brean Sands feeling windswept but happy after a great weekend and fantastic start to the Race Season.
RACE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE RACE SERIES PAGE...
Video's and Photo's from the weekend will follow soon.
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THAT WAS ONE WILD AND WINDY WEEKEND ON BREAN SANDS.
After last weeks storms, this weekend gone saw the SWATK Crew and members hit the beach for round 1 of the club buggy race series.
SATURDAY: with winds gusting over 40 mph and cross onshore, a few brave souls spent a few hours ripping up the sand and dodging the debris left by the tide. With GPS units strapped to their buggys it was a good day for speed runs, with the fastest run of the day made by Karen Cutbush at 52.5 mph.
SUNDAY: the wind speed had dropped off a bit but was still well above 20 mph forecast to build and onshore, perfect for a days racing. Pilots briefing called shortly followed by the first race, with little time for a break between each race due to the increasing wind speeds the racing was all over with in less than 90 minutes leaving all pilots exhausted but with smiles on their faces.
The racing itself was extremely close and intense with the pilots determined to catch up and overtake each other, making it highly entertaining for any spectator to watch. After the races the pilots managed to continue ripping up the beach before the winds increased lifting the sand and shifting it up towards the dunes, after 2 days of being blasted by high winds we left the Brean Sands feeling windswept but happy after a great weekend and fantastic start to the Race Season.
RACE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE RACE SERIES PAGE...
Video's and Photo's from the weekend will follow soon.
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03/03/2019
We are 2 weeks away from the start of the clubs buggy race season. Saturday is the usual free flying session and a good time to get some practice in before the race day. Lets have a great turn out, if you haven't raced before and would like to give it a go this weekend is a great opportunity to find out more about it.
Details about the racing is on the Race Series Page.
Remember this weekend isn't just about the racing, it's also a good time to join in the fun and catch up / fly with other members.
See you all in a fortnight.
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We are 2 weeks away from the start of the clubs buggy race season. Saturday is the usual free flying session and a good time to get some practice in before the race day. Lets have a great turn out, if you haven't raced before and would like to give it a go this weekend is a great opportunity to find out more about it.
Details about the racing is on the Race Series Page.
Remember this weekend isn't just about the racing, it's also a good time to join in the fun and catch up / fly with other members.
See you all in a fortnight.
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17/02/2019
SWATK has always been about making sure our members have fun, over the 16 years since the club was formed back in 2003 there has been many road trips around the beaches of the UK and Europe.
With many friendships formed and some great memories made the following video created by Mark Coombs and Ian Lloyd is a fantastic compilation from the past 10 years of Club Members doing what they do best and that is having fun!!!
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SWATK has always been about making sure our members have fun, over the 16 years since the club was formed back in 2003 there has been many road trips around the beaches of the UK and Europe.
With many friendships formed and some great memories made the following video created by Mark Coombs and Ian Lloyd is a fantastic compilation from the past 10 years of Club Members doing what they do best and that is having fun!!!
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TEN YEARS OF SWATK from Mark Coombs on Vimeo.
19/11/18
Well folks
This weekend just gone saw the end of our buggy race season, it's been a hard season with half the race days cancelled due to the weather conditions, but we at least managed to get 3 races in on the final day despite the gusty off shore winds. The pilots did really well and seemed to enjoy themselves going by the girly screams that could be heard as they made their way around the course.
Well done to everyone who took part throughout the year, and congratulations to Ryan Mcgavin taking first place, Mark Coombs second and Bart Bristow with third place in the Depower Class. Also congratulations to our Sponsored Rider Adam Whiston taking home the first place trophy in the Handles Class.
A big thanks to Race Officer Assistants: Ryan Mcgavin, Russell Winters, Bart Bristow for all their help to run these race days.
For the full season race results go to the race season page....
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Well folks
This weekend just gone saw the end of our buggy race season, it's been a hard season with half the race days cancelled due to the weather conditions, but we at least managed to get 3 races in on the final day despite the gusty off shore winds. The pilots did really well and seemed to enjoy themselves going by the girly screams that could be heard as they made their way around the course.
Well done to everyone who took part throughout the year, and congratulations to Ryan Mcgavin taking first place, Mark Coombs second and Bart Bristow with third place in the Depower Class. Also congratulations to our Sponsored Rider Adam Whiston taking home the first place trophy in the Handles Class.
A big thanks to Race Officer Assistants: Ryan Mcgavin, Russell Winters, Bart Bristow for all their help to run these race days.
For the full season race results go to the race season page....
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11/11/18
Next weekend will be the last Race day of our 2018 Buggy Race Season, and the SWATK AGM (For members only).
Saturday is the usual free fly day and the last chance to get a bit of practice in before the racing on Sunday.
Sunday morning the AGM will be held on the beach before the racing, and will start between 10.00 and 10.30.
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Next weekend will be the last Race day of our 2018 Buggy Race Season, and the SWATK AGM (For members only).
Saturday is the usual free fly day and the last chance to get a bit of practice in before the racing on Sunday.
Sunday morning the AGM will be held on the beach before the racing, and will start between 10.00 and 10.30.
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16/9/18
Well that’s another Swatk weekend over. There were tears there was blood and a lot of laughter and that’s before the race day lol . Big hand to Adam the Swatk sponsored rider on passing his practical PKA test .Theory next then see you at Brean for round one of the PKA series. Saturday saw some very close flying which was not without its traumas (Russ). Sunday saw 3 races not the best direction and lumpy winds and a very fast incoming tide . This was some great short course racing with some of the cones under water as well as the pilots . Well done to all the pilots that took part and well done to Adam not the easiest racing and thanks to Daz, Russ and David for a great race day .
Race Results are now up on the Race page.
Photo's and video's from the weekend to follow...
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Well that’s another Swatk weekend over. There were tears there was blood and a lot of laughter and that’s before the race day lol . Big hand to Adam the Swatk sponsored rider on passing his practical PKA test .Theory next then see you at Brean for round one of the PKA series. Saturday saw some very close flying which was not without its traumas (Russ). Sunday saw 3 races not the best direction and lumpy winds and a very fast incoming tide . This was some great short course racing with some of the cones under water as well as the pilots . Well done to all the pilots that took part and well done to Adam not the easiest racing and thanks to Daz, Russ and David for a great race day .
Race Results are now up on the Race page.
Photo's and video's from the weekend to follow...
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9/9/18
We are 1 week away from Round 5 of our race weekends.
Details for this weekend is on our race page...
This means we are just over a month away from our final race day at the end of October, which we will be sharing with the PKA at the start of their Race Season... more details of this will be posted early next month...
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We are 1 week away from Round 5 of our race weekends.
Details for this weekend is on our race page...
This means we are just over a month away from our final race day at the end of October, which we will be sharing with the PKA at the start of their Race Season... more details of this will be posted early next month...
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12/8/18
Next week is the 4th round of our race season, current forecast for next weekend is looking good and as we have only managed to hold a few races we could do with a few more.
Details for this weekend is on our race page...
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Next week is the 4th round of our race season, current forecast for next weekend is looking good and as we have only managed to hold a few races we could do with a few more.
Details for this weekend is on our race page...
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SWATK ROAD TRIP 2018 from Mark Coombs on Vimeo.
14/7/18
The past few weeks has been the club has been busy check out the our video/photo gallery to see what we have been up to.
We have finally had our first buggy race of the season, go to our race page for the results.
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The past few weeks has been the club has been busy check out the our video/photo gallery to see what we have been up to.
We have finally had our first buggy race of the season, go to our race page for the results.
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14/6/18
SWATK EURO TRIP 2018
This week has seen some club members and family head off on a 2 Week Road Trip around Europe. You can follow where they have been on our news & articles page...
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SWATK EURO TRIP 2018
This week has seen some club members and family head off on a 2 Week Road Trip around Europe. You can follow where they have been on our news & articles page...
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EURO'S 2017 - HOYLAKE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Tuesday 29 August to Saturday 2
Last week saw 5 club members join the England team to take part in European Kite Buggy Championships competing against 4 other countries Scotland, Germany, France and The Netherlands. Well done to Karen Cutbush, Ryan McGavin, Barry Cook, Russell Winters, Bart Bristow and the rest Team England.
RESULTS can be found here www.kitebuggyeuros.com/
and Video coverage of the event below thanks to Bicycle Production.
Last week saw 5 club members join the England team to take part in European Kite Buggy Championships competing against 4 other countries Scotland, Germany, France and The Netherlands. Well done to Karen Cutbush, Ryan McGavin, Barry Cook, Russell Winters, Bart Bristow and the rest Team England.
RESULTS can be found here www.kitebuggyeuros.com/
and Video coverage of the event below thanks to Bicycle Production.
EUROS 2017 HOYLAKE from Mark Coombs on Vimeo.
RACE WEEKEND 5th/6th AUGUST 2017
This weekend was Round 4 of the Club race season at Weston Super Mare Windzone, we had a great turnout with 12 Pilots racing round a short course. Check out news & articles and see what some of our members comments from this weekend, race results are posted in the Race Series page and a few photo's and video can be found in our Photo/Video Gallery.
This weekend was Round 4 of the Club race season at Weston Super Mare Windzone, we had a great turnout with 12 Pilots racing round a short course. Check out news & articles and see what some of our members comments from this weekend, race results are posted in the Race Series page and a few photo's and video can be found in our Photo/Video Gallery.
SWATK is not only just about kiting, there is an active social side to the club. Our latest social event was a road trip around Scotland.
Check out some the sights we saw as we traveled from the West to the East Coast of Scotland in the photo gallery.
Check out some the sights we saw as we traveled from the West to the East Coast of Scotland in the photo gallery.
TUESDAY Night Kite Fly is now finished for this year
they will be back in Spring 2018....
Weather permitting: check their facebook page.
they will be back in Spring 2018....
Weather permitting: check their facebook page.
