Xenon 2013 Boards Collection

So as not to keep you in the dark any longer Xenon unwraps the 2013 boards collection. Once again, we present you with a range of superb boards that is designed to stand out in every aspect, whether it is the excellent performance, the unique, fresh design or the most intricate detail with which they are manufactured. And in case you ever wonder – yes, we deliberately want to be different! Enjoy

Xenon Vidra kitesurf board 2013

£649.00

Xenon Prisma kiteSurf board 2013

£649.00

Xenon Infra Kitesurfing KiteBoard 2013

£549.00
 

Xenon Rayo Kitesurfing KiteBoard 2013

£479.00

Xenon La Luz Kitesurfing KiteBoard 2013

For more information on the Xenon Range or to purchase:

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Cabrinha Kiteboard Factory: Behind the Scenes Video

Specializing in the newest techniques and latest innovations Cabrinha's new state of the art twin tip board factory has improved precision and quality for the 2013 Range. Headed up by product manager Dave Kay, the ultimate boardroom is up and running.


Cabrinha Board Factory from Cabrinha Kites on Vimeo.

For more information on the Cabrinha Kitesurfing Collection or to purchase:

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Surface2Air Sports Poole, 

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Ashley cross, 

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Poole, 

Dorset, BH14 8UB

GoPro Releases the Hero 3! Black, White and Silver Editions!

GoPro, the action camera maker, has refreshed its entire range, including the addition of the 4k-capable Hero 3 Black Edition. The existing Hero HD and Hero 2 models have essentially been re-housed in smaller cases with updated user interfaces and will sit alongside the Black Edition as the White and Silver Editions, respectively.

But we are really excited about the Hero 3 Black Edition which can shoot at up to 3840x2160 pixels at 15 frames per second. It also has 2.7k mode (2716 horizontal pixels) at 30 or 24fps, and a Protune mode that offers higher bit-rates and a neutral color profile better suited to post-processing.

The Hero 3 Silver edition, essentially a Hero 2 in the latest smaller body, also gains Protune mode for its HD output - a feature added via firmware to existing Hero 2 models. The latest models also gain Wi-Fi control to allow remote control via the recently-announced App, while the Black Edition includes a waterproof Wi-Fi controller.

The Hero 3 models have a redesigned lens, which GoPro describes as 'ultra-wide' with 'reduced distortion,' though no details of angle-of-view or whether this distortion is optically or digitally corrected are given. The smaller Hero 3 bodies house a fractionally smaller battery than previous models and use MicroSD, rather than full-size SD cards. There is also a redesigned waterproof housing with a flat lens for the new models.
The new cameras will be available in November, with the Black Edition costing around £359.

 

Go Pro Hero 3 Black Edition Camera

OK its here: The Go Pro Hero 3 Camera is finaly here We have 3 Editions to offer our customers now tho and Surface2Air Sports have tested them all and all we can say is it just gets better and better. Go pro Hero 3 Camera's have yet again taken it to the next level with some awesome features. should your upgrade? hell yer see why below:

Smaller, lighter and 2X more powerful, again.
The Wi-Fi enabled HERO3: Black Edition is the most advanced GoPro, ever. No expense was spared during its development, resulting in a GoPro that is 30% smaller, 25% lighter and 2x more powerful than previous models. Wearable and gear mountable, waterproof to 197' (60m), capable of capturing ultra-wide 1440p 48fps, 1080p 60 fps and 720p 120 fps video and 12MP photos at a rate of 30 photos per second, the HERO3: Black Edition is the world's most versatile camera. Built-in Wi-Fi, GoPro App compatibility and the included Wi-Fi Remote (normally a separate  accessory) make the HERO3: Black Edition all the more versatile, still.

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Smaller, Lighter...Better

Weighing in at a scant 2.6 ounces, the HERO3: Black Edition is 25% lighter and 30% smaller than previous models.

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2X Faster Video Performance

The HERO3: Black Edition captures professional, cinema-quality video at 2X the resolution and 2X the frame-rate of previous models while delivering 2X better low light performance. Slow-motion aficionados and industry professionals will love the HERO3: Black Edition's 1080p-60, 720p-120, WVGA-240, 960p-100 and 1440p-48 video modes while those desiring a cinematic look will appreciate the ultra-high resolution 2.7kp-24 and 4kp-12 (Protune only) video modes.

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3X Faster Photo Performance

The HERO3: Black Edition's photo performance is 3X improved, now boasting 12MP burst capture at a staggering 30 frames per second with 2X better low light performance compared to previous models. Still Photo and Time-lapse Photo modes remain the same but are now joined by a new Continuous Photo mode that captures continuous 12MP stills at a steady 3, 5, or 10 photo-per-second rate, up to 30 photos at a time.

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Improved Sharpness, Less Distortion

The HERO3's reduced-distortion, 6-element aspherical lens combines with user-selectable Ultra-wide, Medium and Narrow field-of-views to deliver more perspective-capture options than ever before. Add the totally updated flat-lens waterproof housing that delivers stunning image sharpness both above and below water and you've got one of the most powerful and durable image capture solutions on the planet.

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Redesigned Audio System

Understanding that sound quality is as important as image quality, GoPro engineers completely redesigned the HERO3 to be as adept at capturing the subtle, natural sounds of voice and music as it is at capturing the immersive sounds of sport. Also improved is GoPro's already famous wind-noise reduction, ensuring that you'll hear more of your passion, be it your engine or expletives, and less of the wind during high speed activities.

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Built-in Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi Remote Included)

The HERO3 Black Edition features built-in Wi-Fi and includes GoPro's Wi-Fi Remote accessory. The Wi-Fi Remote is normally available as an accessory but is included with the HERO3: Black Edition. The Wi-Fi Remote is waterproof, wearable and can control up to 50 Wi-Fi-enabled GoPros at a time from a range of 600'. The HERO3's built in Wi-Fi means it can also be controlled by iOS or Android smartphones and tablets running the GoPro App. The GoPro App enables full camera control and live scene preview on any compatible iOS or Android smartphone or tablet.

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The HERO3: Black Edition is compatible with all GoPro mounting accessories and older generation BacPacs™ along with the newer generation LCD Touch BacPac and 2nd generation Battery BacPac. However, as all HERO3 cameras have a new size and shape they require HERO3-specific Wrist, Skeleton and 3D housings so be sure to check for HERO3 compatibility when purchasing any new housing accessories.

What's Included

• HERO3: Black Edition Camera
• 197’/ 60m Waterproof Housing*
• Wi-Fi Remote + Key Ring
• Remote Charging Cable
• Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• QR Buckle
• J-Hook Buckle
• 3-Way Pivot
• 1 Curved Adhesive Mount
• 1 Flat Adhesive Mount
• Assorted Mounts and Hardware
• USB Charging Cable

Key Benefits

• Wearable, mountable design
• Immersive, wide angle capture of your favorite activities
• Professional quality HD video & 12MP photos
• Built-in Wi-Fi enables remote control via included Wi-Fi Remote or live video preview and remote control on smartphones and tablets running the free GoPro app.
• Rugged housing is waterproof to 197’/60M and captures sharp images above and below water
• Compatible with all GoPro mounts for attaching to gear, body, helmets, vehicles and more
• Compatible with LCD Touch BacPac™ and second generation Battery BacPac™
• Backwards compatible with older generation BacPacs™
• New advanced camera settings: Looping video, Continuous Photo, Manual White Balance control, Protune Mode, allows to shoot photos while recording video and more.

Key Specs

• Professional 4k Cinema 12 fps / 2.7k cinema 30 fps / 1440p 48 fps / 1080p 60 fps / 960p 100 fps /720p 120 fps and more video capture
• 12MP photo capture with 30 fps burst
• Wi-Fi Built-In
• Wi-Fi Remote Compatible (included)
• GoPro App Compatible (FREE)
• 197’/ 60m Waterproof Housing*
• Assorted mounts and hardware included for attaching to helmets, gear and more

For more information on the GoPro Cameras or to purchase:

Visit: www.s2as.com

Call: 01202 738 448

Or visit the shop in Poole:  

Surface2Air Sports Poole, 

14-16 Station Road, 

Ashley cross, 

Lower Parkstone, 

Poole, 

Dorset, BH14 8UB

Want to learn how to kitesurf? Come to S2AS Kitesurf School

S2AS has been recognised as the largest and finest kitesurfing companies in Europe right now. We sell a large variety of top quality products for a range of sporting activities such as bike riding, snowboarding, wakeboarding and many more. What you may not know is that we provide kitesurfing lessons so you can learn to kite surf safely!

Kitesurfing is recognised as the world’s fastest growing watersports. England is leading with thousands of people taking up this adrenaline pumping activity every single year! This sport is accessible to everyone and can create so many opportunities that you would have never considered before, however, we recommend you learn by investing in proper tuition in order to learn in a safe environment.

Since 1999 S2AS has been providing the best quality professional kite surfing courses and power kite lessons. We have been established as one of the oldest kitesurfing and powerkite centres in the world due to our 13 years’ experience in our particular field of expertise. We are BKSA/IKO accredited and only employ accredited instructors who are recognised throughout the world for their quality of teaching.

Throughout the South of England we have three centres open for you to learn to kitesurf, if that wasn’t enough we are also one of the largest schools around.

One of the most contributing aspects when learning to surf is the direction of the wind, as we teach on a large range of beaches this means that we can instruct in just about every wind direction. Teaching months run from March to November, and we can run anything from individual and tailored lessons to full two day courses.

Prices range from £129 to £375 depending on what course you would like to choose, you can find a full break down of our course structure by clicking here.

After taking part in our kitesurfing school you may question what to do next. Well they say practice makes perfect and that is exactly what you should want to do after tuition, this may require you to purchase your own equipment or rent supervised kit.

For more information please visit our website or call us on 01202 738448.

GoPro Launches ProTune Software Update

We like to be helpful here at S2AS so to all our customers and those out there with a Go-Pro we thought we'd share the news of their recent ProTune update which will greatly help improve the videos of any serious film-makers

Protune™ is a new HD HERO2 video mode that unlocks the camera’s full potential, yielding stunning image quality and cinema-caliber video for professional productions. Content creators now have far more flexibility and workflow efficiency than ever before.

PROTUNE™ KEY BENEFITS INCLUDE:
High Quality Image Capture
Protunes’s 35Mbps data rate provides less compressed cinema quality image giving content creators more flexibility in post production.
Neutral Color
Protunes neutral color profile offers more flexibility during post production color correction. Protunes log curve captures more detail in shadows and highlight.
Film/TV Frame Rate Standard
Now record video in 24FPS and easily intercut GoPro content with other source media without needing to perform FPS conversion.

PROTUNE RESOLUTIONS:
Protune is available in the following HD HERO2 resolutions:
RESOLUTION FPS
1080p 30, 25, 24
960p 48
720p 60, 50
COMPATIBILITY:
Compatible with professional color correction tools, editing programs, and GoPro CineForm Studio.

To upgrade, which is free to existing customers, is available today via download as part of the latest version of CineForm Studio, the free version of the edit-prepping software. In addition to adding support for 24fps frame rates and virtually artifact-free 35 Mbps data rates, the Protune upgrade should also expand options for colorists during preliminary grading sessions. The software now includes a neutral color profile, log curve encoding, for better control off your shadows and highlights, and reduced sharpening and noise reduction. A number of looks presets are also included in CineForm Studio as part of the upgrade.


Yet another reason to grab one of these fantastic little camera. To view the GoPro range click here:

-- Go-Pro Camera Range --

For more information on the GoPro Cameras or to purchase:

Visit: www.s2as.com

Call: 01202 738 448

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Surface2Air Sports Poole, 

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Ashley cross, 

Lower Parkstone, 

Poole, 

Dorset, BH14 8UB

Kitesurfing...On Salt?! With Bruna Kajiya and Airush 2013

Check out Bruna Kajiya and Red Bull Teaming up for this epic adventure in Brazil! Always pushing the boundaries in the most remote areas! The video is awesome but starts to get interesting about half way through when they ditch the wet stuff and ride on salt!

Check out the Airush collection on our website

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Call: 01202 738 448

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2013 Never Summer Proto CT Snowboard Review

2013 Never Summer Proto CT reviewed at the Snowboard Test earlier this year in Kaunertal, Austria. The review is done by Jonny from Absolute Snow (one of our stockists). This is a really great review with loads of detail on the tech involved and also how this board is to ride. A little biased perhaps, as Jonny loves this board so much he bought one for himself last season! Given that he gets to test every board on the market pretty much - it just goes to show how great a board it is!

Find out more about the Never Summer Proto CT. or CLICK HERE to buy!.

 

 

 

For more information on the 2013 Never Summer Collection or to purchase:

Visit: www.s2as.com

Call: 01202 738 448

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Ashley cross, 

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S2AS Are Proudly Attending Freeze Festival 2012

  

Relentless Energy Drink Freeze in Association with Metro 2012 Announces New Additions to Line-Up

· Scratch Perverts and Jacob Plant to headline the Energy Sessions Bar sponsored by Relentless
· Dynamite and Shy FX to headline The Desperados Factory stage
· Main stage headliners are DJ Shadow on Friday and Public Enemy on Saturday
· Visit freezefestival.com/music for the full line up

Surface 2 Air Sports will be in the Retail Village giving you a preview and hands on with the best 2012 and 2013 snowboarding gear! Come check us out! 

The UK’s biggest Winter Sports Festival and Après Ski Party, the Relentless Energy Drink Freeze in Association with Metro, has added more top music acts to the weekend line-up who will be performing on the Energy Sessions Bar sponsored by Relentless and The Desperados Factory. Bringing an eclectic range of electronica and dance acts to this year’s event, the Energy Sessions Bar promises not to disappoint Dance fans. Headlining the stage on Friday 26th is one of the world’s most progressive DJ collectives, Scratch Perverts, with support from the unmistakable sounds of Jay Da Funk and brilliant British duo Plastic Thumbs. Closing the Energy Sessions Bar on Saturday 27th, with unrivalled talent on the decks is Jacob Plant, Majestic & Annaca and DJ masters Urban Knights.

Fans can also enjoy a feast of entertainment at The Desperados Factory with top DJs set to perform across the weekend. On Friday 26th catch Dynamite lighting up The Desperados Factory with support from hip hop meets electronica duo The Nextmen. Then on Saturday 27th, drum and base specialist Shy FX will close the Freeze party for Desperados following support from the brilliant Raf Daddy (The Two Bears). The Desperados Factory will also showcase top skateboarding talent on the Skate ramp, drummers and body graffiti artists ‘The Urbanist’.

Returning this October (26-27th), to the iconic Battersea Power Station towers in London for the fifth year, over 35,000 expected fans can enjoy world class winter sports action on the slope during the day and by night, electric performances on the main stage by hip hop trailblazers Public Enemy, American hip hop pro DJ Shadow, new collaboration project from Mark Ronson vs Zane Lowe, A-YO! and hip hop legend Grandmaster Flash.

In addition to the music, the world’s best skiers and snowboarders will be jetting in for the International Snowboarding and Ski Big Air competitions. Acts performing are below and more names will be added to the line up shortly: Main Stage: DJ Shadow Public Enemy Grandmaster Flash A-YO! (Mark Ronson v Zane Lowe) Stanton Warriors DJ E-Z Snatch The Wax Swami Barracus Smiler Astroid Boys Future Disco Vagabondz Energy Sessions Bar sponsored by Relentless: Scratch Perverts Jacob Plant Jay Da Funk Urban Knights Plastic Thumbs Phuture {hunk Crooked Cats Loud Minority ft. Russ Jay & Melvo Baptiste Natty Bearface The Desperados Factory: Ms Dynamite Shy FX The Nextmen Fat Daddy (The Two Bears) Major Look Murkage Star One (Resident) Madam X (Resident) Duke Rebel Bingo For further information and tickets visit the homepage for the London Festival – Freeze 2012 Tickets are priced at £40 for a day pass, £65 for a season pass for both days, with a child’s day ticket at £20 and a child’s season ticket at £35.

Wainman Maui Cruzin 2.0 Video

 The Wainman crew is back with another sick video showing off their Rabbit Kite Range and Boards!

For more information on the Wainman range or to purchase:

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Crazyfly 2013 Kitesurfing Gear Teaser Video

CrazyFly Kitesurfing is back for another year with its 2013 awesomeness! Their classic kites and boards are back as well as their new entries for this season! Check out the promo video below:

For more information on the 2013 Crazyfly Collection or to purchase:

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Call: 01202 738 448

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Capita Horrorscope FK 2013 Snowboard Review

The Capita Horrorscope FK is and all round awesome freestyle jib and urban snowboard. People come back to this board year after year not just because of the awards it has won ( 2010 good wood award) and its extremely good price but due to its feeling on the slopes.

The board soft flex (4/10 in a scale of 1-soft 10-hard) makes this board an absolute pleasure to ride no matter the condition and what you where up to the night before. Due to these reasons the Capita Horrorscope FK has gone from a last minute limited edition release to Capita's best selling board and its easy too see why people love it soo much.

The ‘Flat Kick’ reverse camber helps make it playful and the flexibility makes this board very poppy meaning its a joy to ride and jib around with. All this coupled with some sweet graphics for 2013 makes this the most wanted board of 2013.

This Board has Become an instant favorite with S2AS staff and Team Riders a will be highly recommended within the S2AS Poole store.