My Plan To Get My Weight Down To 80-85KG

I made the decision last month that now was the time to loose some weight. Although as a speedsailor it is handy to have the extra weight to help hold down the bigger sails but at the moment i am 100kg and want to drop my weight to 80-85kg to be a bit more agile and improve my light wind performance as most of my sailing is done in gusty conditions. As an incentive the KA European importer has said he will give me a free sail if i get my weight down to 85kg so this had made me more determined to loose the weight

I have been dieting for the past two weeks which has been hard as i am always hungry but i am determined to stick to it. Today i went into Argos to get myself some bathroom scales as i had none in the house to keep a record of my weight and got a digital body analyser bathroom scale which measures your weight, body fat percentage, muscle mass percentage and body water percentage which will give me more information than just my weight.

My first weight measurement is

Weight - 99.9

Muscle Mass % - 53.9

Body Water % - 46.8

Body Fat % - 32

I will be getting to the gym aswell to work on my overall fitness and tone my muscles for more endurance for racing and hopefully by the end of the summer i will be down to my target weight

Keep coming back to see how i'm getting on

Events I Plan To Compete In This Year

With the first event of the season only a few weeks away now i have finalised the events i hopefully plan to attend this year. If you are at any of these events and want to give my KA Sails a try come and find me and you are more than welcome to try them out

FEBRUARY

Irish Speedsailing Championships Round 1

(27th to 28th February 2010)

MARCH

Irish Speedsailing Championships Round 2

(13th to 14th March 2010)

Paddy's Day Fun Speed Meet, Malahide, County Dublin

(17th March 2010)

Irish Slalom Series Round 1, Newtonards, County Down, Northern Ireland

(27th to 28th March 2010)

APRIL

Speed World Cup, Gruissan Speedweek, Gruissan, France

(5th to 9th April 2010)

Irish Speedsailing Championships Round 3

(24th to 25th April 2010)

MAY

German Surf Festival, Pelzerhaken, Germany

(13th May to 16th May 2010)

Irish Slalom Series Round 2, Castlegreggory, County Kerry, Ireland

(22nd to 23rd May 2010)

JULY

Irish Slalom Series Round 3, Downings, County Donegal, Ireland

(17th to 18th July 2010)

Speed World Cup World Championships, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

(29th July to 3rd August 2010)

AUGUST

Irish Slalom Series Round 4, Garylucas, County Cork, Ireland

(14th to 15th August 2010)

SEPTEMBER

Irish Speedsailing Championships Round 4

(18th to 19th September 2010)

OCTOBER

Irish Speedsailing Championships Round 5

(9th to 10th October 2010)

Speed World Cup, Weymouth Speedweek, Weymouth, England

(16th to 22nd October 2010)

Irish Slalom Series Round 5, Roundstone, County Galway, Ireland

(23rd to 25th October 2010)

NOVEMBER

Speed World Cup European Championships, Port St Louis, France

(8th to 14th November 2010)

Irish Speedsailing Championships Round 6 Rollover

(27th to 28th November 2010)

There is also the Speed World Cup European Championships that i hope to compete at aswell that will be held in Port St Louis, France but at the moment the dates have not been confirmed for that event

2010 Irish Speedsailing Calender

Please see below the 2010 Speedsailing Calender

There will be 6 events as long as the weather co operates and there is enough wind. These will be location based depending on the wind. Again this year we will have a Silver (freeride) fleet so don't worry if you do not have the latest speed boards and race sails and havn't done any speedsailing, the silver fleet has been organised for anyone with wave kit or freeride kit to come along and compete. Through our many sponsors and supporters we will have great prizes at each event to hand out at each event.

There is also 1 fun event on Paddy's day where everyone is more than welcome to come along to Wind and Wave in Malahide, Dublin for an introduction to Speedsailing where all the top speedsailors in Ireland will be on hand to give advise. we will have spare GPS's available for you to use so don't worry if you do not have one.

In the calender aswell is the 2 confirmed Speed World Cup Events if anyone is interested in competing in these.

Hope to see you at the events this year and if you have any questions please get in touch

John Kenny Awarded Several Monthly Award's For January Here In Ireland

A good friend of mine and fellow Speed Sailor here in Ireland, John Kenny has been named Irish Independent /Afloat.ie “Sailor of the Month” for January after pushing the bounds of waterborne wind-powered speed in Ireland in winter’s big breezes. Kenny achieved a personal best of a burst of 45.3 knots (it’s 84 kph) and averaged 42.52 for the 500 metres at Burrow Beach, Sutton, County Dublin

Checkout out the links below

http://www.afloat.ie/news/sailor-of-the-month-john-kenny/

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/speedking-kenny-breezes-to-sailor-of-the-month-award-2040418.html

Speed World Cup Calander

Just recieved this mail. from the Speed World Cup and looks like there will be a few events organised despite the world wide economic situation. Hopefully i will be able to get to some of the events this year. Please see mail below:-

Dear Speed Sailors,

It is a difficult task in nowadays economical situation to finalize a full events calendar, that’s why most of the events below are still to be confirmed. Most of them only need a signature under the contract, but a few are really hard to realize. We do our very best to confirm the remaining events as soon as possible.

The world championships will be held in Fuerteventura for both Windsurfers and Kiteboarders, and we are working hard to get everybody back to Walvis Bay in Autumn for a combined event.

Still missing are several national championship events, we have included those of which we know the dates already.

Keep following us on our website www.speedworldcup.com as well as on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/SpeedWorldCup/283487256022?ref=nf) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/speedworldcup)

Here is what we have up till now. See you on the water soon !

Class Title Pricemoney Factor Status ISWC BABC Gruissan Speedweek Gruissan, France 05.04.-09.04.2010 0 € 1.0 OK ISWC FFV European Championship Port St. Louis, France June/July TBC 15000 € 6.65 TBC ISWC World Championships Fuerteventura, Spain 28.07.-02.08.2010 25000 € 8.25 TBC IKA World Championships Fuerteventura, Spain 28.07.-02.08.2010 10000 € 6.10 TBC ISWC Production Worlds Karpathos, Greece TBC TBC TBC TBC ISWC African Championships Walvis Bay, Namibia September TBC TBC TBC TBC IKA African Championships Walvis Bay, Namibia September TBC TBC TBC TBC ISWC Swedish Championship Torkelstorp, Sweden 02.10.-03.10.2010 0 € 1.0 OK ISWC UKWA British Championships Weymouth, England 16.10.-22.10.2010 0 € 1.0 TBC IKA BKSA British Championships Weymouth, England 18.10.-24.10.2010 0 € 1.0 TBC IKA North American Champs Marthas Vineyard 23.10.-07.11.2010 TBC TBC TBC

For Sale

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Masts

460cm 100% Carbon RDM KA Sails Mast - £185 (Spare top section included in sale)

MAST EXTENSIONS

Chinook 38cm RDM Extension (US 2 pin) - £15

North Sails 100% Carbon Platinum 50cm Extender - £45

WETSUITS

5/3mm Spartan Reflex (XL)(Brand New) - £110



5/3mm Pro Motion Storm Winter Suit (XL Short) - £45

3/2mm Pro Motion Storm Convertible Summer Suit (XL Short) - £40

2mm Pro Motion Wizzard Short John (XL) -£25

1.5mm Pro Motion Hooded Vest (XL) - £20
(Great for the winter under a winter suit)

FINS

28cm Vector Fins Maui Rockit Carbon Fin - £80

24cm Vector Fins Maui EX Speed Fin - £80

22cm Vector Fins Maui Raven STB Assy Fin - £80

20cm Vector Fins Maui Raven STB Assy Fin - £80

If you are interested in any of my windsurfing gear please contact me at:-

alastairnichol@gmail.com

Keep checking back as i always have kit for sale