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Kiteboarding replaces Windsurfing in 2016 Games

icon — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:37:51 +0000

Kiteboarding is an amalgamation of other water sports such as wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, as well as gymnastics; creating one cool, extreme water sport. This hybrid sport has been chosen to make its debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, following a meeting and announcement by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). Check out the video below to see what you think of this new Olympic sport:

If you fancy taking up this extreme sport this summer, contact us today to get specialist kiteboarding insurance, as well as windsurfing insurance, surfing insurance and paragliding insurance.

Scottish Daredevil Defies the Odds

icon — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:58:18 +0000

We have another courageous adrenaline junkie for you this week. Dean Dunbar, born in Edinburgh, suffers from a rare condition called rod and cone dystrophy which has affectively resulted in Dean losing his eyesight.

He hasn’t let this hold him back though and he caught the adrenalin bug 2 years after the condition took away his eyesight completely, partaking in a skydive for the first time in his life. Speaking to the Daily Record, Dean speaks of how he got hooked on extreme sports,

“I can’t describe the feeling I got from the experience.

“They say that drug addicts keep taking drugs so they can get the same feeling of their first high – and I feel exactly the same about the skydiving.

“By the time my feet touched the ground, I was addicted to the buzz. Now I’m constantly trying to find bigger and better extreme sports.

Dean has no plans to hang up his pulse-raising boots just yet either, with plans to swim the English channel for his chosen Scottish charity.

To read more about Dean and his extreme sports experiences, here is his interview with The Daily Record

And you can vist his personal site here, to see what his present and future extreme plans are:

www.extremedreams.co.uk

Find a New Lease of Life in Extreme Sports

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:28:44 +0000

Hero, Barry West, has turned to extreme sports in the most extreme, adverse circumstances.

35 year old Barry was paralysed from the neck down after a horror car crash, but he hasn’t let that curtail his need for an adrenalin rush. Despite the limitations of being confined to a wheelchair, Barry has taken up extreme sports such as Skydiving, Scuba diving and paragliding as well as scaling Mount Snowdon an incredible 4 times!

Rightly so, Barry has also been selected as one of the torchbearers for this year’s Olympics for his local town.

We say hats off to Barry, and the great sense of adventure that he’s showing!

For more info about Barry and his inspirational activities, you can check out the full article on The Sun website HERE and also visit his website, Westyuk.co.uk

Paralympic ‘MurderBall’!

icon — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:55:28 +0000

Something caught my eye this week when checking out the sports involved in the Paralympics this summer. That eye-catcher was Paralympic Rugby- also known as ‘MurderBall’ and there’s a reason for that! This fast paced, end to end thriller of a specticle requires teams of 4 wheelchair-bound athletes to try and score a goal at the opposing end within 40 seconds. Anything goes here, bar physical contact, which results in an intense and often dramatic sport. Check out the basics here:

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Skydiving Championships hits UK TV Screens

icon — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:23:27 +0000

The UK’s National Open Skydiving Championships it to be aired for the first time on TV this summer. If you’re lucky to enough to have the Extreme Sports Channel you will be able to follow the competition over 4 feature episodes. The Championships requires teams of to create choreographed maneuvers whilst falling from a height of 10,000ft. This is an extreme sport that is definitely one to look out for this summer.

If the Championships inspire you and a group of friends to take up this adrenalin fuelled sport- you will need the right insurance. Our specialist Skydiving insurance is tailored around you. Call today for a no obligation quote

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