Dollymount Beach, Clontarf, Dublin
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May 2014
Our annual Dublin Kitesurfing and SUPing Competition is almost here. The Battle for the Bay 8th Edition is about to return on Sat 24th & Sun 25th May 2014. All ages are welcome – free entry for young and old! The concept of the Battle is very simple: Fun, Wind, Water…and Fun!!!
The best riders in the country and from around the globe will come and compete in one of the best kitesurfing spots in the world:
Dollymount Beach! Home to our Puremagic gang. This will be the 1st league of the IKSA (Irish Kitesurfing Association) Tour.
The SUP event also counts for the International 2014 ISA-SWS Tour. After a long winter of hard training and this year we are very excited to welcome the Irish stop of the KITEBOARDER CROSSING TOUR! Join us for a very unique weekend at the beach! Everyone is welcomed, young and old, to join this amazing celebration of Irish Kitesurfing, SUP
The idea of the event is to have as much fun as possible. So bring your friends, your family, to enjoy an amazing extreme water show and have a great day on the beach! Demonstrations of new toys will be organised thanks to our Watersport partners…it will be the best chance you have to try out what’s hot or ask the pros from some reviews!
If you want to learn about the sport, powerkite and SUP introductions will be offered by qualified instructors.Who knows, you could be competing by next year! There will be a live music stage with great Djs playing all day long providing the soundtrack to the day. And there’ll be plenty to eat at the Food Village. Plus Funfair Attractions and a Kids Zone for the kids. So bring your picnic blanket, swimming trunks and suntan lotion (and maybe an umbrella just in case) and come down to the beach!
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The fun doesn’t stop on the beach. There will be lots of late night parties at partner venues locally and in the city centre when the sun goes down! This year Expect SOME Magic Line-up!!!!
FRIDAY MAY 23rd
6-9pm WARM UP Pure Magic Headquarters
370 Clontarf Road
Official Opening 8pm
Live Dj, Drinks and food bits…
Option to warm up more afterwards at G&W CLontarf
SATURDAY MAY 24th
LIFE IS PURE MAGIC AFTER PARTY
Venue: The GENERATOR 9pm Late
What to say… Dublin is the place to be, and Pure Magic, with all our friends from Generator, John Lemon, Erdinger, Spin1038, Absys records, Dj Manu and all the rest will bring you into a musical wonderland. 2 Stages, eclectic styles… Bring your friends and lets have some MIGHTY CRAIC!!!! no words can describe what you will live there…
SUNDAY MAY 25th
CHILL OUT NIGHT Live music and Jam Session to unwind at the CLontarf best pub Gilbert&Wrights…but is it so chilled out??? Follow us!
Partying is a religion!!! Can you handle it?? 
The concept of the Battle is very simple: Fun, Wind, Water…and Fun!!! The best riders in the country and from around the globe will come and compete in one of the best kitesurfing spots in the world: Dollymount Beach! Home to our Puremagic gang. Everyone is welcomed, young and old, to join this amazing celebration of Irish Kitesurfing, SUPing and Dublin style beach fun. You can expect loads of surprises during the bumper packed weekend!
This will be the 1st league of the IKSA (Irish Kitesurfing Association) Tour. The SUP event also counts for the 2014 ISA Tour. After a long winter of hard training and this year we are very excited to welcome the WORLD KITEBOARDER CROSS TOUR! Join us for a very unique weekend at the beach and help us celebrate our 8th Anniversary!
World Kite Boarder Cross Racing
Standup Paddle Boarding Competition
Wakeboarding Big AIr
The Children Transform Project
Demonstrations on the beach
Kite introductions for the newcomers
Funfair & Kids Zone; Beach Volley; Slackline
Live Music
Food Village & BBQ
The Legendary Battle Party Night
Are you ready to handle it?
Wind conditions at Dollymount are generally very good, the beach is considered to be one of the best kitesurfing spots in the world! And is on the doorstep of Dublin’s city centre.
It is a magical spot with the beautiful surroundings of the nature reserve at Bull Island and the occasional flaming sunset colors. Shallow waters and 4 km of sandy beaches makes this spot a heaven for kitesurfers. Thanks to the local authorities and the action of IKSA, KItesurfing has been growing there in a very sustainable way and it is with great pride that we try to keep it like that! When the wind dies, Bull Island is the perfect heaven for Stand-up Paddle boarders, cruise around the island, surf the Ferry Wave or Explore the majestic Ireland ‘s Eye!
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Have you ever dreamt of riding the oceans, or flying like a bird? HAve you ever thought Dublin Bay could be the perfect place for cruising on a Paddle board with your mates? Come and try the most exciting but surely the most accessible extremes sports ever, in Dublin!!
We offer all you can need in our magic sport: from kitesurfing and Stand-up Paddleboarding lessons with our certified instructors to a range of new toys in stock at the shop! The lessons can be taken from complete beginners for the first thrills on the water up to advanced riders to improve their tricks repertoire!
Puremagic and IKSA are deeply grateful to all our amazing partners and friends who have all been on our same boat since the beginning and who have made all this magic happen, including this 8th Edition of Battle for the Bay!
We are also very thankful to have the chance of sharing our passion with our unique events like the Battles! We love our sports, our music, our people and this is always a great pride and pleasure to welcome all of you guys in the Magic! Big Thanks to all our partners, old or new, for 2014 and wish them a great adventure with this very special edition! The family is growing year after year which allows us to deliver a better and bigger show to YOU!!!
Thanks to you, generous and passionate friends!
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STill loads of information to be added but we hope that you like the new design! Great job from the best Geek and Racer in the world Jade O Connor! Explore all the sections and get ready for the battle 2014: THE WORLDS, THE VIKINGS and the MIGHTY CRAIC!!! Stay tuned
Mark the date in you calendar, more information coming soon. If you thought last year was huge! Your in for a surprise. More Fun, More Events, More Food, More Prizes, and even bigger Superstars dropping by to your local beach for the ‘Mighty Craic’!!!!
