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Parawing Ireland - Ozone Pocket Rocket V2 parawing in action, stocked at Paddy in the Elements Galway
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Parawing Ireland: every parawing we stock, and which one to buy

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Parawings in Ireland: the Ozone Pocket Rocket V2 and Powerpack, F-One Frigate and North Ranger compared — plus the boards to pair them with and...

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F-One Bandit TEC kite — full F-One range at Paddy in the Elements, Galway
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F-One kites and foils in Ireland: one brand, the whole quiver

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From the legendary Bandit to the Eagle downwind foil, we stock the full F-One ecosystem in Galway — kites, bars, boards, wings and foils.

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Code Foils 2026 new range — Kanga pump foil, X Series, 2XS fuselage — Ireland
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New Code Foils 2026: Kanga pump foil, bigger X Series and the 2XS fuselage

By Paddy

Code Foils just launched the Kanga pump foil series, two bigger X Series wings and a new 2XS fuselage. Full details from Ireland's only Code...

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Windsurfing gear Ireland - Mystic Stealthbar windsurf spreader bar at Paddy in the Elements Galway
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Windsurfing gear in Ireland: what we stock for windsurfers in Galway

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Windsurfing gear in Ireland — windsurf spreader bars, Mystic harnesses, year-round wetsuits, boots, gloves and FCS II fins, from Galway's watersports shop near Rusheen Bay.

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Ozone Vortex V2 Ultra-X big air kite
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Gear review: the Ozone Vortex V2 Ultra-X, tested in Connemara

By Paddy

Verdict up front: the Ozone Vortex V2 Ultra-X is a proper big-air and kite-loop weapon — yet it's far more usable than a kite this...

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Kitesurfing gift voucher Ireland - lesson vouchers and gear gift cards from Paddy in the Elements Galway
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Kitesurfing gift vouchers Ireland: lessons or gear, the present that actually gets used

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Kitesurfing gift vouchers in Ireland — lesson vouchers from €50 and gift cards that work on everything in the shop. From Galway's kitesurfing school and...

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Appletree Surfboards Ireland - Midlength V2 wing foil board at the official Irish dealer in Galway
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Appletree Surfboards Ireland: your official dealer, and the boards we ride for everything

By Paddy

We're the official Appletree Surfboards dealer in Ireland — handmade carbon kite surfboards, wing foil, downwind and Foil Drive boards, stocked and ridden in Galway.

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Ozone Element kiteboard Ireland - rider carrying the new Element twin tip on the beach with an Ozone kite
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Ozone Element first look: the new best first kiteboard, coming to Ireland

By Paddy

First look at the new Ozone Element beginner kiteboard — sizes, who it's for, and how to get one in Ireland from Galway's Ozone dealer.

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Ozone Flux V2 Ultra-X wing — why we bought the 6m, heavy rider Ireland
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Why we bought the Ozone Flux V2 Ultra-X 6m

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Paddy is over 110kg and just spent his own money on the Flux V2 Ultra-X 6m. The reasons why — plus what Tonic Mag and...

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