10th October 2006
Cornish kitesurfer Andreya Wharry departs for Fiji kitesurf competition with a new sponsor.
Cornish kitesurfer Andreya Wharry will leave for Fiji today to compete in the world’s richest ever kitesurf event for women.
Wharry will face 11 of the top women kitesurfers - including three world champions - in the Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey, which runs from 15th to 22nd October.
One person hoping Dreya will have a successful time in the competition is Newquay businessman Simon Kellam from Camelot Casino Slots, who won a £1000 sponsorship package in a prize draw held at The Hotel and Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay last Friday.
Camelot Casino Slots will join Dreya’s existing sponsors White Stuff, Flexifoil, Bradleys and the Extreme Academy with logo placement on Dreya’s kiteboard and competition rash vest for the event. Mr Kellam also won a meal for two at Fifteen Cornwall; a day’s individual powerkite or kitesurf lesson with Dreya; photographs and signed event memorabilia.
“I would like to say a massive thank you to all the businesses who entered the prize draw, and in particular congratulations to Simon,” said Dreya, 35, from Newquay. “Without the support of all my sponsors I wouldn’t have been able to take part in this event, which really means a huge amount to me.
“The Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey is set to be a really different kind of competition - the location is stunning and the invitation list for competitors reads like a who’s who of the best kitesurfers from the last decade.”
Organised by three times PKRA world champion Cindy Mosey, the Island Odyssey is an all-girl adventure combining kiteboarding, learning, friendship, island exploration and a world record attempt by the best professional women kitesurfers.
The 12 professional riders will be competing in three different disciplines: freestyle, inter-island racing and boardercross. And, if conditions are favourable, the girls hope to set a new kitesurf speed world record.
They will also be joined by 28 up and coming amateur kitesurfers who will benefit from coaching sessions with the pro riders and witness some incredible competition.
“Everyone at the Extreme Academy wishes Dreya the best of luck in the Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey,” said Will Ashworth, Managing Director of The Hotel & Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay. “Dreya has proved time and again that she has extraordinary levels of endurance and determination, and I am sure her latest challenge in Fiji will be no exception.”
The Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey takes place at the Kadavu island chain, Fiji, from 15th to 22nd October.
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Notes For Editors
Andreya Wharry is a former national and international Gladiators champion, wing-walker and world top ten kitesurfer. In September 2005 she set a world distance record by kitesurfing 134 miles from The Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay in Cornwall, to County Waterford in Ireland - a feat that saw her recognised by National Geographic Adventure magazine as one of their Adventurers of 2005.
The Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay is one of Britain’s leading venues for beach sports. Founded in 1999, the Extreme Academy comprises specialist schools for surfing, kitesurfing, waveski and mountainboarding; technical equipment hire; and the Extreme Store, stocking a wide range of clothing and technical equipment. The Beach Hut, newly refurbished and now located on the ground floor of The Extreme Academy, is well known as Cornwall’s coolest beach hangout, and a great place to eat.
The Hotel, Watergate Bay. After an extensive programme of refurbishment and a merger with the Extreme Academy, The Hotel, Watergate Bay offers an unique contemporary beach lifestyle on the north coast of Cornwall. Still family owned and run, The Hotel features a fresh modern look, AA Rosette dining and a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Facilities include 70 bedrooms, two restaurants, two pools and a tennis court.
White Stuff, the fashion lifestyle clothing label, was founded in 1985. They currently have 35 White Stuff shops and over 100 wholesale outlets throughout the UK as well as a website and mail order business. The brand is definitely fashion for lovers not victims – and this is reflected in the relaxed styling, lovely detailing and discreet branding on their quality clothing. White Stuff customers are 25-40 ‘something’s’ who know the fashion trends but have their own sense of style.
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