End of January Special Offers Newsletter

ONE WEEK TO GO !
To avail of the Surfdock JP / Neil Pryde / Cabrinha STERLING ADVANTAGE DEAL !!!

Sterling has been all over the place BUT the deals available will still save you money for EXAMPLE:
IF YOU'RE AN IWA MEMBER a nice little package for racing in the Slalom Series could consist of :-
JP XCite Ride ES 130 with 7.2m Hellcat, X3 460, X3 160-210, UXT 34, PowerUbase all for €2069
JP Supersport FWS 127 with 7.5m V8 , X6 460, X6 180-230, UXT 34, PowerUbase all for €2579
JP FunRide 125 with Loft 5.9 O2 Freeride, 430 50% RDM Loft Mast, Loft Alu Mono Boom, Loft Skinny Ext,
B3 Deckplate all for €1819

KITESURFING EQUIPMENT
Cabrinha Convert IDS 12m Complete with 148 Prodigy Board €1299
Cabrinha Crossbow IDS Complete with bar & lines €1199

MORE WINDSURF DEALS
JP Funster 145 inc fin & footstraps: €859 / inc. 4.5m Solo Rig (X3 Mast/Boom/UXT/UBase) €1559

Offers apply until 31st January 2009 ......... NEW JP / PRYDE/ CABRINHA PRICES APPLY FROM 1st February.

SURFDOCK BACK YOUTH SLALOM SAILORS
The winner of the U-17 (or Youth ) category of the 2009 Irish Slalom Series will get the use of a Loft Sail Quiver for the 2010 season (3 Sails O2 Freeride / Loft 75% RDM Masts / Loft Monocoque Booms).
PLUS event entry fees. Plus a free Race Coaching Session. Courtesy of SURFDOCK.
Some terms and conditions apply... don't they always.
Only open to non sponsored / shop supported sailors
Winner must commit to competing in at least 3 Irish Slalom Series 2010 events
Check out [Irish Slalom Website] for full details.
More info on [The Loft 02 Freeride]

OISIN GETS THEM LOOPING
If you’ve been putting it off for years (like me !) then get in touch with Oisin, pack your “PMA” and be prepared to have a head cam capture it all in glorious detail ! Apparently with the right attitude and coaching, everyone can loop.... and this proved to be the case when a group of likely lads & one lass took the Looping Challenge with the man himself in Rush on the 10th of Jan '09.

Check out the evidence here on [our Vimeo page].
You can contact Oisin through the details on the video if you want to finally make your Looping Resolutions come true.

Judging by the very positive feedback these coaching sessions will be well attended in the coming months so book soon !!

One day in January... the Video.
And Speaking of Rush Beach... Regular Blogger and budding Spielberg.. maker Andy Radley has been up to it again, this time capturing a very stormy windy day in Rush Beach in January. Most of teh guys didnt bother going to the West Coast... why bother when you can get winds upto 50 knots in Dublin. Apparently hard to sit in the van and video... never mind windsurf !! A few more nice loops here too from OVG. [Check out the video]

IT’S ALL GOOD NEWS.....Surfdock passes it on !
With the strength of the Euro and being supplied mostly in Sterling & to some degree Dollars has made the last few months a challenging period. Most of our suppliers have suffered massive hits on exchange rates and some are initiating in season price increases.
So where’s the good news ?
Well now that the dust has settled it appears that practically all SURFDOCK prices are LOWER than in 2008.
Some of these changes are already apparent on our site and others will change as 09 product arrives in depth. For the best deals keep checking in as we are laoding up new products and prices every day! Here’s a few examples to whet your appetites !

WETSUITS PRICES FALL
Neil Pryde, Circle One & O’Neill Wetsuit prices are down at SURFDOCK .
Neil Pryde E3 5/3 now €299
Neil Pryde E1 5/3 now €189
Neil Pryde ELITE 5/3 now €459
Neil Pryde Combat 5/3 now €219
Circle One 5/3 Icon now €159
Circle One Noir 6/5/3 now €219
O’Neill Epic (Mens / Womens) 5/3 now €169
O’Neill Heat 5/3 now €199
O’Neill D-Lux Womens 5/3 now €205
O’Neill D-Lux Womens 6/5 with Hood now €239
O’Neill D-Lux Womens 6/5 with Hood now €239
O’Neill D-Lux Womens 6/5 with Hood now €239
Psycho II 5/3 now €309
Psycho II 6/5/4 with hood now €319

SURFBOARD PRICES DOWN TOO !
HiFLY 7’2/7’10 now €289
Circle One Retro Range from €385
Circle One Heritage Range from €369

NEW KITEBOARD PACKAGE
Coming soon Cabrinha Convert IDS with NEW Rival Kiteboard (12m/145cm) ...... €1325 !

WINDSURFING EQUIPMENT
Prices won’t be finalised until the end of the month BUT all indications are for LOWER board & sail prices than expected !

CHECK OUT ALL PRICE REDUCTIONS AT WWW.SURFDOCK.IE

SURFDOCK KIDS SUMMER CAMP ’09 PRE PAY SPECIAL OFFERS
To ease the financial strain in the coming year Surfdock is offering TWO special prepay offers for it’s popular Kids Summer Camp !
Normal rate €225 per week.
BOOK AND PAY BY 31ST MARCH ONLY €180
BOOK AND PAY BY 30TH APRIL ONLY €195
Phone us on 01-6683945 with credit card details to book or download our booking form and return with a cheque.

Have a great windy February,
See you soon... Alan & All the crew in Surfdock.

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One Day in January

Check out Andy Radley's latest video, of Oisin and a few guys sailing at Rush Beach on Saturday in 45-50 knots of wind. Oisin was mexed out on 3.6m FLY and JP Twinser 68, but still managed to pull off a few tricks for the camera... and a few crashes too!


One Day In January from Andrew Radley on Vimeo.

www.surfdock.ie

Circle One Booties tested

I'm no fan of wearing booties, particularly when it comes to wavesailing, but when it comes to going out in 4 and 5 degrees celcius at this time of year... then there is not much choice but to get rubbered up!

Anyway, my main issue in wave-sailing is that I really want to be able to get out of the straps quickly if I really have to - when I'm jumping, but most importantly when I'm waveriding. Same thing goes for getting twisted and contorted when freesytyling.

The inability to be able to bail from your gear if you have to, can lead to very nasty injuries - and my knee is the victim of such an accident. Not being able to ditch my gear from a big aerial wipe-out in Kerry years ago, has left me with a crushed meniscus and the need to drive an automatic van, as I have constant pain in my knee, which is aggrivated by using the clutch.

Many boots do the job fine.. but I feel hold me back as they have too much padding and rubber around the sides of the foot... creating too much grip to the board and the footstraps (for my big feet anyway)... and this means I will get my feet stuck.

The 3mm Pryde booties were doing the job great for me, but out of interest I got a pair of the Atan Boots, which are like a bootie that has been dipped in latex, esentially a smoothskin boot.
These were working better, but I found they started to stretch, and because they didnt have any strap to over the top of your foot, I found the heel would contstantly twist, which bugged the hell out of me, and started getting really uncomfortable. Also the smoothskin made them a sticky in the straps.

So Alan gave me a pair of the Split Toe Circle One boots to try out, and I am really impressed. They are basically a neoprene sock, with some kevlar on the sole and slight bit of stick-on Kevlar reinforcing.
The fit is really good, and they are the most flexible I have tried (even at 5mm)
As they are just double lined neoprene, they slip in and out of the straped really easily, and feel quite like being barefoot (in terms of ease of getting in and out). They also have a great strap over the top of the foot, which keep them tight and no movement on the heel or anywhere.
Best of all, I feel as confident as if I was sailing barefoot, which is the most important thing.

Bit of a rambling post.... but as you can tell, I'm suitably impressed!
10 out of 10, I'm keeping these ones!

Oisin.
ir777.

See them in the shop [here]

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New Year's Loopers

While the shop was packed full on the weekend because of our sale (which continues until the 24th) Oisin ran a New Year's jumping course over the weekend at Rush Beach.
A short video is posted here of some of the loopers, who finally broke the fear and went for their first ever loops, or sailed away.
Congrats allround!


New Year's Loopers from Surfdock Watersports on Vimeo.


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January 2009 Newsletter

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL !

I hope Christmas went well for you and that Santa was kind ! It’s been a bit chilly for general watersports, but I hope some of you hardcore people scored somewhere ... on the water !

JANUARY SALE
To ease you into the New Year Surfdock is having a ONE DAY 30% OFF SALE on the 10th of January.
This gives you ONE DAY to get the best bargains and stock up on great kit at crazy prices.

The 30% discount applies to the 08 RRP of all in stock items ... windsurf boards, surfboards, waterskis, wakeboards, wetsuits etc..
FOR EXAMPLE :-

WINDSURF BOARDS

Naish Freewide 120/140/160 was €1049 now €739
JP Funster 180 was €949 now €669
Fanatic Freewave 113 was €1499 now €1049
JP Freestyle Wave 92/102/107 was €1599 now €1119
PLUS LOTS MORE

SURFBOARDS

Circle One 7’10 Epoxy Custom was €499 now €349
6’11 Retro Egg was €429 now €299
6’11 Swallowtail was €429 now €299
7’9 Bic Natural Surf was €359 now €249
PLUS LOTS MORE

WETSUITS

Neil Pryde 5000 Series E3 5/3 Full Mesh Wetsuit was €349 now €249
O’Neill PsychoFreak 4.5/3.5 was €449 now €319
O’Neill Psycho II 5/3 was €369 now €259
PLUS LOTS MORE

KITES

Cabrinha Convert 9m2 c/w lines & bar was €1040 now €729
12m2 c/w bar & lines was €1110 now €779
Naish Helix 9m2 c/w bar & lines was € 1179 now €825
PLUS LOTS MORE

WAKEBOARDS and WATERSKIS

Jobe Virtue Combo Waterskis were €189 now €129
Jobe Empire & Eisenhauer Bindings was €429 now €299
Jobe 20/20 & Gravity Bindings was €419 now €289
Jobe Four Section Ski Rope was € 59.95 now €42
PLUS LOTS MORE

HARNESSES, BUOYANCY AIDS, IMPACT VESTS

Naish Elite Kite was €139 now €99
DaKine Tabu was €129 now €89
Neil Pryde High Hook B/aid was €79 now €55
Jobe Cobra Impact was €109 now €79
PLUS LOTS MORE

DON’T MISS OUT
REMEMBER ONE DAY ONLY

A MORE NORMAL SALE WILL RUN FROM 12TH JAN TIL 24TH


2009 PRICES... A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY !
While sterling struggles there is a small window of opportunity for anyone intending to buy new kit. It’s a small window as most of our suppliers are anticipating serious sterling price hikes at the end of January. If you are thinking of gearing up to go racing in 2009 this would be a good time to get a quote from us. Here’s how it works :-
Decide what you want to buy.
Phone 01 6683945 or email the shop: shop@surfdock.ie
Surfdock will take the current exchange rate (B of I “sell rate” for sterling on the day) and give you a quote that will apply for 24 hours.
We will also check availability and give you an ETA.
You decide if you want to order & confirm with credit card details.
Card will be charged as soon as we confirm availability.

The brands affected are: NEIL PRYDE, JP AUSTRALIA, NAISH, CIRCLE ONE, CABRINHA, SCRUB

Some Examples at €1 = 92p (n.b. we have no choice but to add 6.5% vat to UK prices due to their 15% rate )

JP Funster 145/160/180 €809
JP FunRide 125/140 €869
JP XCite Ride II ES €1049
JP Supersport FWS €1219

Neil Pryde Solo 5.5m €335
Neil Pryde TheFly 4.5m €469
Neil Pryde Hellcat 7.7m €589
Neil Pryde V8 7.5m €596
Neil Pryde RS Slalom 9.2m €677

Neil Pryde X3 460 Mast €209
Neil Pryde X3 160-210 Boom €149
Neil Pryde X6 490 Mast €429


SO IF YOU'RE AN IWA MEMBER a nice little package for racing in the Slalom Series could consist of :-

JP XCite Ride ES 130 with 7.2m Hellcat, X3 460, X3 160-210, UXT 34, PowerUbase all for €1969

JP Supersport FWS 127 with 7.5m V8 , X6 460, X6 180-230, UXT 34, PowerUbase all for €2450

You get the picture !!

Cabrinha Convert IDS 12m Comp €929
Cabrinha SwitchBlade IDS 12m Comp €1049
Cabrinha Crossbow IDS 13m Comp €1229

Circle One 7’10 Epoxy Custom €409
Circle One 9’6 Noserider €529
Circle One 7’2 Funboard €359


WATERSKIS & WAKEBOARDS
Those of you who have used our online shop will realise that our Waterski/Wakeboard section takes you straight to Denbol, our suppliers site. Your order is relayed to us and we then contact you re payment & any carriage details.
The Jobe 2009 Collection is now available to view/order [here]


IRISH SLALOM SERIES 09
The Calendar for this year’s racing is now available [here]
Attendance at these events in 08 was good ! Let’s make it great in 09 !


CHRISTMAS VIDEO
Andy Radley has been hard at work on the computer over Christmas, honing his video editing skills, and playing with special effects. Click [here] to have a look at his latest video 'WATER DANCE' on Vimeo.
Nice one Andy !


NAISH SUP’S IN STOCK
I now have a small stock of the 2009 Naish SUP’s . The 11’6 AST (inc EVA Deckpad) is available @ €1039 &
the 10’6 Epoxy Wood (inc Board Bag & EVA Deckpad) @ €1329.


STAY WARM & HOPEFULLY SEE/HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU ON 10TH JANUARY

Cheers..... ALAN


www.surfdock.ie

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December Newsletter

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS
Surfdock will be open every day (YES INC. TUESDAYS ) until & including Christmas Eve. Post Christmas opening hours will be posted on the website in the newsletter later.

Mon- Fri 10am – 6pm
Thurs LATE OPENING til 8pm
Sat 10am – 5pm
Sun 12 noon – 5pm
Christmas Eve 10am – 4pm MINCE PIES & FRESH COFFEE with a secret ingredient !
Dont forget, OUR ONLINE SHOP IS OPEN 24/7, buy online and you will recieve customer loyalty points - saving you money.

WELL THERE GOES 2008 !
It’s been an interesting year once again in the watersports business with the weather not entirely playing the game when it came to summer ! This did however mean that most windsurfing events had wind and were well attended & contested. However, the “doom & gloom” media driven situation that we find ourselves in has had the inevitable affect on lives and livelihoods. I’ll apologise now for any shortfalls in stock that may occur in 09 as stock levels are one area that may have to reflect the downturn. There will naturally be no reduction in the service that I and the Team try to offer.

On a positive note I know that there are some great events planned for next year especially on the windsurfing front ... slalom, wave & now speed are combining to bring good & diverse competition to your area soon !!

Also on the plus side interest rates & fuel prices are down. Maybe the trip west for the weekend isn’t over for good ! You’ve got the gear... get out on the water !

And even more positive.... expect some decrease in the overall price of a number of your favourite toys, wetsuits etc in the New Year. That is if our UK suppliers don’t suddenly adjust their prices upwards due to the floundering pound. Let’s hope not.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for supporting Surfdock in the past year and in many cases for the last 17 years !! See you soon or in 2009 !

Happy Christmas from the Surfdock Shop Crew...Alan, Denise, Ant, Aimee & China Blue.
And the Team.. Oisin, Jeff, Noelle, Fintan & Dave .

JUST ARRIVED AND A FEW CHRISTMAS IDEAS:
The 2009 Naish SUPs arrive just in time for Christmas .. in 11’6 AST construction and eva deckpad €1149 & 10’6 Epoxy Wood , eva deckpad & board bag €1449. more details [here]

If you are stuck for Christmas ideas, this is a very good place to start: [HERE].

Or here is a selection to start with (click on any item to get more details):

SEAT COVERS from NEIL PRYDE €37.95 or NORTH CORE, Single: € 29.95/ Double: €39.95
THE WINDSURFING MOVIE €29.95, (plenty more DVDs in the shop)
SCRUB BALANCE BOARD €74.95, SKYWATCH ANENOMETER €59.95,
STORM RIDER GUIDE TO EUROPE BOX SET €49.95, KITE AND WIND GUIDE TO EUROPE €45,

CIRCLE ONE SURF BOARD BAG €49.95, PRYDE MENS E3000 5/3 SUIT €219, O'NEILL LADIES EPIC SURFSUIT €189,

O'NEILL PSYCHO II SURFSUIT €369, New GATH CONVERTIBLE HELMETS, NP AUTO WAVE & CROSSOVER HARNESS €129, SCRUBS and TURFDOG MOUNTAIN BOARDS, TIME AND TIDE CLOCKS €39-54.95, GO PRO HERO3 HELMET CAM. €199.
Check out Oisin's first test video of the Helmet Hero on Vimeo [HERE].

And of course, don't you can also order GIFT VOUCHERS directly from the website, or by phoning the shop, and they will be posted straight to you the same day.

PRODUCTION BOARD WORLDS, Dungarvan..
Unfortunately the wind didn't blow strong enough, or from the right direction to run official competition at the Production Board Speed World Cup. The sailors were dogged with a week of calm frosty conditions, and promising forecasts that never really materialised enough to make the action happen..
Word is though that all the International competitors were suitably impressed by the course, and could see it's huge potential. There are already plans for an Irish Speed series next year, The Belgian and Danish National Championships in Dungarvan, a possible World Record attempt, and also the Production Worlds again next Autumn.

Dungarvan is on the map ! Congrats to Martin Waldron and all the local crew for getting the event together.
To have a look at a few pictures of the Production Worlds, go to: [http://www.waterfordpeoplephotos.com/] and choose 'Events'. There you will see 3 pages of pictures from the event.

Also, there is now a video of some speed runs from the Irish Nationals on Surfdock's VIMEO page: [HERE]

Keep an eye on the website, as we add more Christmas Products, and add all the 2009 equipment available with new pricing.
Hope to see you soon !

[go to surfdock site]

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