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Announcing the Competition Winners : The Super Fun Days Out Photo Competition (In Association with Daytona Racing)

It has been a busy few months for all of us here at Super Fun Days Out. But now, a little behind schedule we have got together and picked our competition winners, all of whom will receive 2 Free Arrive and Drive Passes to Daytona venues of their choice.

We received some fantastic photos and competition was fierce. It was a really challenge to pick out the best photo and our favourite entries will appear in our Super Fun Days Out gallery as well as in a special gallery on the facebook. So without futher ado, here are the top three entries.

In 3rd Place –  Lorraine Gaw, Grimsby.

We loved this action shot from Lorraine, of a kart at full speed. She wins 2 Arrive and Drive passes to Daytona Milton Keynes. Congratulations!

2nd Place – Rose Pearson, Cornwall

A brilliant action shot which really fits with the fun days out vibe. Well done to Rose who wins two Daytona Arrive and Drive passes.

1st Place – Rob Morris, Somerset

We simply loved this shot of Rob in a Kayak, surrounded by white water on all sides. A brilliant photo encapsulating the extreme elements of the sport. Congratulations to Rob who wins Arrive and Drive Daytona passes!

Thank you for all entries. We will be announcing a series of smaller competitions sooner with zip wire, arrive and drive passes and more prizes up for grabs. Keep an eye out at www.facebook.com/sfdoz or follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/sfdo for the latest offers and info.

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What is? – Banana Boats

This week our article is provided by guest blogger and Super Fun Day Out fan, Anastasia Hadjivasiliou. She wins two tickets to the longest Zip Wire in the U.K. If you want to write for us check out our blog submission page. Remember, all blogs which are in fitting with Super Fun Days Out will be published, and all published bloggers win Zip Wire tickets. So get writing!

Anastasia’s Experience

In the past I have undertaken the sport of banana boating, which for those of you that don’t know involves  sitting on a massive floating plastic banana shaped object in the sea which usually sits around eight to ten people  and is pulled along by a high speed boat. The aim of the experience is to stay on for as long as you can whilst the  person driving the boat tries his upmost to throw you all off. This may involve sudden stops or random changes  in the direction you are going in. The ride eventually finishes when everyone has been thrown off into the sea  and left to splash around and watch as the others fall one by one.

The whole experience was mainly on impulse as it was done when we had relatives visiting us in Cyprus and they were keen to participate in the experience that they had done in the past. As they advised us it is usually better to have less people on the banana to ensure it bounces on the waves as much as possible whilst at the same time having the heaviest member of the party sitting at the back to make sure you don’t overturn as easily. (in this case my brother!)

The highlight of the experience is definitely being catapulted into the deep blue sea which luckily for us was quite hot in the summer. Another couple of words of advice is that wearing googles is not the best of ideas as you end up not seeing much either due to them steaming up or due to the water spraying from the boat ahead obscuring your vision. Also be warned that once you fall off you are expected to be able to climb back on which sounds easier than it seems, given the banana boat is very wet and slippery, leading to you needing strong upper muscle power to use the ropes you hang on to during the ride as a way back on.

If I was given the chance I would gladly jump on the opportunity to take part in this activity again although preferably in a group of people I know as it is not for the faint hearted and I would need someone to pull me back on like last time.

I unfortunately have no pictures of myself taking part in this activity, so the image above is from the place I did it, and the video should give you a good idea of what it involves. Thanks to Fhelmortho for posting this!


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Your Guide to the changes on Super Fun Days Out

On Saturday we were proud to be able to launch Version 3.0 of the Super Fun Days Out site. Our aim is to make your browsing experience easier, give you more chances to get involved and also allow to give you more options to link with your favourite sites such as facebook, twitter and youtube. This post will give a brief run down of the major changes and how they will affect, and hopefully improve your overall experience.

About Us

Have you ever wondered who is behind Super Fun Days Out or wanted to learn more about the company philosophy? This new page will give you more insight into the company, our goals, and the people behind the scenes working to make Super Fun Days Out, the number one place to go for adrenalin activities and extreme sports.

Activity Maps

As well as being able to use the map to find the companies near to you, you can now also have a look at our filtered list of providers under each and every individual activity map. Finding the right provider for you has never been easier.

Follow Us

At Super Fun Days Out, we are keen to get you involved and become part our growing vibrant community. The Follow Us feature will allow you direct access to our facebook page, our twitter feed and our youtube channel. Join for up to date information on the latest goings on in the extreme sport world as well as for your chance to talk to us and win big in our competitions.

Footer

If you scroll to the bottom of the page you will see that we have made major changes to the site footer. You can now use it to navigate easily around the site giving you more options to visit from each page. You can also use the social media icons to follow us and submit your email address to receive our exciting new newsletter.

Hot News

This new feature can be found on every page and will bring you our latest and best deals from around the site. With a different deal featured each week be sure to check back to discover our latest product additions or for a stag or hen weekend you simply cannot miss out on. We add new activities and providers each week, so this feature will allow you to stay in the know.

Newsletter

Use the footer at the bottom of the page to sign up for our new and exciting Super Fun Days Out e-newsletter. Packed with the best deals, stories and useful information which we have gathered over the past few months, you don’t want to give this a miss. The first issue will be out in Spring 2011, so sign up now!

Search

If you had used the search before on the site you will notice we have made major changes to improve it. Now showing 15 results with information and pictures, you can be sure that with our you will be able to find exactly what you are looking for in the future.

Submit a Blog Post

Another chance for you to get involved you can use this new page to tell us your stories. We are eager to hear of your extreme exploits, your adventures and anything you wish to share about your love of sports and activities. Use this new feature, and if your post is published, you will be rewarded with 2 free tickets to the U.K’s longest zipwire. So get writing!

Vouchers

We are currently still finalising the new Super Fun Days Out voucher which will be redeemable on any and all products and packages you can find on the site. An excellent Christmas gift for adrenalin junkies and extreme sports enthusiasts everywhere, be sure to get yours soon. If you are interested in more information or would like to preorder one, please do get in contact at sfdoteam@superfundaysout.com and we will be in contact as soon as they are available.

If you want any further information about these features or any other aspects of the site, please do get in contact. We will be happy to help :)

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Announcing the first BIG Super Fun Days Out Competition (In assocation with Daytona Racing and Teamworks Karting)

It has so far been an exciting year for us. We have developed the site from its humble roots as an online directory, to offer you the chance to book activities directly with a host of different providers across the U.K. We are proud to be able to add to this every week offering the chance to book activities ranging from gorge scrambling to paintball at the prices offered by the providers themselves.

In addition we now have the facilities and ability to offer bespoke activity packages, whether they are for stag groups, hen groups, corporations or simply groups of friends. This has been an exciting development for us and it has delighted us to be able to provide you with action packed packages.

You will also notice a host of changes across the site in the coming weeks, including an improved search function, better social media integration and the chance for you to become more involved and to tell us your stories. But enough about that, on to the competition!

The Competition

At the start of 2011 we will be launching our new Super Fun Days Out vouchers, redeemable on any booked activity or package on the site. The voucher will include three separate extreme sport pictures and this is where you come in. We want your photos!

Photos must be representative of a Super Fun Day Out! To get you started, below are some possible ideas:

  • A picture of you or a friend trying an extreme sport for the first time
  • An action shot – perhaps a kart at full speed or a skydiver in freefall!
  • An artistic shot of your favourite activity or even its equipment!
  • Anything fun relating to any of the 80 activities on the site

The only rule is that all photos must have been taken by the submitter and they must have the right to distribute the photo. Any entrant breaking these rules will be disqualified. We will also disqualify photos which we feel are unsuitable for publication on our site. Please do bear in mind that your photo will appear on a voucher used by people of all ages and this will influence our decision!

The best 3 entries will be used on our vouchers throughout 2011 as well as winning 2 Arrive and Drive Adult Karting Passes each, redeemable at 7 of the U.K’s top racing venues. (Kent, Manchester, Sandown, Milton Keynes, Letchworth, Birmingham and Reading)

7 Lucky runners up will win 2 tickets to the jumps on U.K’s longest zipwire in Cornwall.

All photos which will adhere to the rules will appear in our final competition gallery on both the facebook page and the site.

To submit your photos, simply email them to sfdoteam@superfundaysout.com along with your name, email address, home address and a contact telephone number. Please also indicate your preferred location for the arrive and drive passes.

The Closing Date is Friday 17th December, so get snapping!

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Anthony March

Name: Anthony March 

Place of Birth: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Now Lives: Southampton, Hampshire

When I’m not having a SFDO, I will be found earning pennies as: The General Manager at SFDO! Working on updating and maintaining the site on a day to day basis as well as developing the new packages sites, products and future voucher scheme. Lots to look forward to!

Sum up a ‘Super Fun Day Out’ in 10 words: Fresh, Challenging, Engaging, Adrenalin, Exciting, Unreal, Awesome, Fear, Accomplishment

The  most ‘Super Fun Day Out’ you’ve ever had: Kayaking down the River Rhone in 40C degrees, though the heat was not the fun bit.

Earliest Memory of a SFDO: Being taken White Water Rafting by my parents in the Rockie Mountains in Canada. I had a vague understanding when we were told it was one of the most dangerous rivers in the world, and what to do if we fell out to survive. Pure adrenalin ruled the actual experience though and it was amazing.

Craziest Sport You’ve Ever Tried: Probably the aforementioned White Water Rafting.

Next adrenalin activity you plan on trying: Zorbing looks fun so will have to try that at some point. I also really want to try quad bikes at some point.

Highest Height (excluding regular flights): 6000 feet walking on (Mt Ventoux)

Deepest Depth: What’s the depth of your average swimming pool?

Longest Distance: Never really counted. Probably somewhere between 15 and 20 miles.

Favourite Extreme Sport: From the ones I have tried it would have to be the watersports either kayaking or white water rafting.

Wackiest Sport You’ve Ever Heard of: Cheese Rolling (for at least the past 200 years) – There are few things wackier after all

Why you are involved in SFDO: Because they are paying me! No, Super Fun Days Out is a great company, with excellent prospects and a good purpose. All in all they are the kind of company I want to work for and see succeed. Getting to try some of their activities would just be a bonus!

Sum up your ideal day: ‘Love Life… Live It’: Wake up early enough to watch the sunrise and then have a nice hearty full English breakfast with friends. Pack up camp and spend a lazy morning kayaking down a calm and still river before changing at lunch to a large raft and taking on the rapids. BBQ in the evening with games, chatting and general merriment and then sleep. Oh and breathtaking views the whole time of course.

How I like to challenge myself: I like to think I would try (almost) anything once and that in anything I do choose to do, that I give it my best shot. I also am quite competitive and like to win, so it always good and challenging when the opponent is better than you.

Extreme Sports Film: Cool Runnings – agreeing with Bex again

Adrenalin sports I have tried include: Archery, Rock Climbing,  Shooting, Camping, Horse Riding, Hiking,  Hill/Mountain Climbing, Cycling, , Kayaking, Canoeing, , Water fun parks, , Tractor Driving, Laser Quest, Playzone, Golf, White Water Rafting,  Karting, Assault Courses, Ice skating (never could stand up), Dragon boating, Sailing, wow more than I thought!

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Bex is (un) famous…

superfundaysoutSuper Fun Days Out is featured in Venta, The University of Winchester’s alumni magazine. That’s Bex in the photo… but where is she in the text?!  Blogging away day and night… :-) Looking forward to hearing from others about their extreme/adrenalin/super fun days out. Email me if you have had interesting experiences, are promoting/undertaking an extreme sports event for charity. We will shortly be promoting questions to provide great blog content, and look forward to hearing from you!

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Xperience 09 (24-25 October 2009)

Xperience 09

A free weekend of extreme sports action at the coast, Xperience’09 will featureBMX, in-line skating, surfing and snow sports – perfect for those who like an adrenaline rush. Taking place in Tynemouth, Xperience’09 will play host to thousands of extreme sport enthusiasts from across Europe. Spectators will be able to join in on the action and learn from the very best in the business. With over 20 years of experience, Team Extreme will not disappoint with their exhilarating performances. Other highlights will include a live music stage, urban art and more.

Read more. Xperience 09 is part of the Juice Festival.

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@Sfdo on Portwiture

SFDO Portwiture 28th September
The other day, we stumbled upon “Portwiture” (through a Tweet, of course), which describes itself as grabbing “photography fromFlickr that matches the content of your most recent Twitter updates. The result is a serendipitous visual representation of your Twitter profile.”  Being curious to see what it would produce for @sfdo, on 28th September, we were pleased to see that the screen was full of images of adrenalin sports, which is of course what we are all about – we were clearly talking about a lot of watersports, snowsports and adrenalin cycling on that day, so on the evening of 3rd October, we took another look, and there we are, still full of sports images, although we’ve clearly been talking about horses a lot today!
SFDO Portwiture 3rd October

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Dominic Northcott

Name: Dominic Northcott

Place of Birth: Plymouth, Devon

Now Lives: Southampton, Hampshire

When I’m not having a SFDO, I will be found earning pennies as: Subject Administrator for all the Sport courses at the University of Winchester, working on www.superfundaysout.com, or at home.

Sum up a ‘Super Fun Day Out’ in 10 words: New, Exciting, Extreme, Heart-Pumping, Fast, Fun, Challenging, Scary, Adrenalin.

The most ‘Super Fun Day Out’ you’ve ever had:
Skiing for the first time in Austria when I was about 14. Pure blue
skies, great snow and being away from the parents made for a great time.

Earliest Memory of a SFDO: I must have been about
10 or 11 attempting the death slide at Flambards on a school trip.
Looking back it was not that scary but when I was younger, scariest
thing I had done and the buzz when you got to the bottom, awesome.

Craziest Sport You’ve Ever Tried: AK-47 Shooting in
Poland, and being told by our driver, if you want to kill someone, use
a silencer. No wonder I missed every target.

Next adrenalin activity you plan on trying: Hopefully Windsurfing and Scuba in Cuba next April, but as it is my honeymoon, we will wait and see.

Highest Height (excluding regular flights): Not sure, how high is a skiing mountain range.

Deepest Depth: Bottom of my bath.

Longest Distance: Did some hiking when I was younger, not sure how much I walked, probably about 10 miles or so.

Favourite Extreme Sport: Anything involving Snow, so skiing and snowboarding.

Wackiest Sport You’ve Ever Heard of: Bog snorkeling.

Why you are involved in SFDO: Because I was forced
to by the managing director. Only joking Yaz. Wanted to be part of
something new, something I believed in, and all being well part of
something that will succeed beyond my wildest recognition.

Sum up your ideal day: ‘Love Life… Live It’: Sunrise First
you have to be with either friends or family. Wake up in a log cabin;
snow has fallen the night before. Perfect conditions to go out on the
ski slope for some fun. Ski all day, and in the evening out for some
après-ski.

How I like to challenge myself: Trying new things, would rather regret something I have done, rather than thinking what if I had tried that.

Extreme Sports Film: Point Break.

Adrenalin sports I have tried include: Abseiling,
Assault Course, Hiking, Surfing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Go-Karting, Quad
Biking, Camping Sea Swimming, Paintballing, Laser Quest, Golf, Horse
Riding, AK47 Shooting, Pistol Shooting, Water Fun Park, Rock Climbing
and Mountain Biking.

Note: awaiting photo

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Hugh Bassett-Jones

Name: Hugh Bassett-Jones

Place of Birth: Southampton, Hampshire

When I’m not having a SFDO, I will be found earning pennies as: Senior Applications Developer at the University of Winchester.

Sum up a ‘Super Fun Day Out’ in 10 words: Awesome, exciting, fun, joy, exhilarating, scary, maximum, shocking,  heady

The  most ‘Super Fun Day Out’ you’ve ever had: As someone who doesn’t particularly enjoy dark and cramped spaces, caving at Cheddar George was the most exciting and scary day out. My jokes about turning out the helmet lights and pretending to be ghosts did not go down well, but that may have been because we were all a bit nervous. At one point we had to put our battery packs on the side of our bodies to fit through a tiny gap in the floor!

Earliest Memory of a SFDO: The funfair at Butlins when I was growing up.

Craziest Sport You’ve Ever Tried: Duel Hydro Zorbing. Two of us in a giant ball with water, bouncing down a hill on the coldest day of the year! Brrrr! It was like a cross between being in a washing machine and playing on bouncy castle!

Next adrenalin activity you plan on trying: Off to Guernsey soon to try out some water sports.

etnaHighest Height (excluding regular flights): Top of Mount Etna by cable car (3329 m)

Deepest Depth: Probably about 100m caving

Favourite Extreme Sport: JCB racing? Madness!

Wackiest Sport You’ve Ever Heard of: Kite surfing Goes right through you, apparently…

Extreme Sports Film: TRON. Light cycles? Check. Crazy games? Double check. Is it real? Coming soon.

Adrenalin sports I have tried include: GoApe, ZipWire, Potholing, Abseiling, Rock Climbing, Assault Course, 10k, Pedalos, Water fun parks, Paintballing, Laser Quest, Playzone, Golf (Driving Range), Paragliding, Aqua Zorbing, Bungee Rocket, Caving

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About Yaz El-Hakim

Name: Yaz El Hakim

Place of Birth: Truro, Cornwall

Now Lives: Southampton, Hampshire

When I’m not having a SFDO, I will be found earning pennies as: Director of Learning and Teaching at the University of Winchester (teaching Sport Psychology), setting up www.superfundaysout.com, or at home with my (very patient) family.

Sum up a ‘Super Fun Day Out’ in 10 words: Fun, Smiling, Fresh, Adrenalin, Community, Service, Helping, Excitement, Experience-based (can that count as 1?), Awesome

The most ‘Super Fun Day Out’ you’ve ever had: I did a sponsored parachute jump (static line for anyone who has also done one). It was a Super Fun Day Out but scary as hell because I very nearly thought my parachute hadn’t opened and moved my hands on to the cut away (opens the reserve chute) just to look up before I did and see a glorious open chute above (serious relief) and loved the ride down from there!!

Earliest Memory of a SFDO: I did a camel ride in Africa when I was very young which was fun at the time. But I guess my first one was aged 7 on an assault course in Cornwall. It was set up by the army (I think) at a time when Health and Safety did not rule the world and 7 year olds could hold on to handles with leather straps around their wrists and fly down a 40ft zip wire! Left me smiling for ages.

Craziest Sport You’ve Ever Tried: Only tried Horse Riding once and I know its not that crazy but sitting on the back of something that you do not have full control over, scared the living daylights out of me (although my wife said I hid the fear quite well – the horse knew if you ask me!)

Next adrenalin activity you plan on trying: Hovercrafting at Adrenalin Quarry (hopefully on my Birthday in August). In the same week I also intend to Surf for a couple of days and also do the UK’s Longest Zip Wire also at AQ.

Highest Height (excluding regular flights): 4,000 feet parachute jump

Deepest Depth: Around 5m caving

Longest Distance: Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award The Peak District (76ish miles in 3 days hiking)…beautiful rain for 2.5 days!

Favourite Extreme Sport: It would be a toss up between three, Paintball, Snowboarding (no waiting for waves) and surfing (when you catch a good one – it feels awesome)

Wackiest Sport You’ve Ever Heard of: Cheese Rolling (for at least the past 200 years) – Agree with Bex, looks fun but very painful

Why you are involved in SFDO: I have always wanted to have my own business (then being a workaholic has real benefits) and have always loved helping people and doing fun things. This idea had many attractions within it and after positive conversations with some activity providers and two hard working colleagues (now partners), I thought ‘Lets do it!’ So I am involved, in order to provide a helping hand to anyone wanting to find out where an SFDO is and how to contact them (as well as joining a community of others who are also interested). Whilst, helping the businesses to get really cheap national advertising as small businesses don’t have the budgets of national businesses to market themselves on that scale.

Sum up your ideal day: ‘Love Life… Live It’: Sunrise –Hot air balloon ride to watch the sunrise then skydive down to a snow capped mountain peak (with snowboard attached ready to release at the top), board all the way down. Then grab the paraglide waiting to take me from the end of the snow down the rest of the way to the coast (shooting some pals with a paintball gun – acting as an airborne target myself). Land on the beach and grab the handle at the seas edge to enjoy a little wakeboarding for a bit. Midday – press a button on my snowboard and it transforms into a surfboard (spend rest of day with friends on the beach and surfing. Having a BBQ watching Sunset and then sit around the fire playing games and chatting with drinks followed by a good nights sleep (under the stars would be best but a big bed could be very tempting).

That sounds awesome!!!

How I like to challenge myself: I constantly try to challenge myself because they are the times in life that I am most alive and love life the most.

Extreme Sports Film: Either Point Break or Drop Zone

P.S. Never ever watch Frostbite!!!! – If you do let me know how far in you got before switching off – I managed it all as a dare but I will never get that 90 minutes back!!!

Adrenalin sports I have tried include: Skydiving, ZipWire, Archery, Abseiling, Rock Climbing, Assault Course, Camping, Horse Riding, Surfing, Hiking, Cycling, Skiing, Motor Racing, Sea-Fishing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Coasteering, Jet-Ski, Waterskiing, Windsurfing, Sailing, Body Boarding, Water fun parks, Theme Parks, Snorkeling, Air-Rifle, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Off-Roading, Tractor Driving (from Cornwall), Paintballing, Laser Quest, Quad Biking, Golf, Camel Riding, White Water Rafting, Snowboarding and Mountain Biking.

NOTE: awaiting photo.

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Bex Lewis

Bex-Lewis-SurfName: Bex Lewis

Place of Birth: Cuckfield, West Sussex

Now Lives: Winchester, Hampshire

When I’m not having a SFDO, I will be found earning pennies as: Associate Lecturer at the University of Winchester (History, Media Studies, <edit 28/9/9> No longer Design for Digital Media, but Blended Learning Fellow</edit>), setting up Digital Fingerprint, or tour leading with Oak Hall.

Sum up a ‘Super Fun Day Out’ in 10 words: Fun, Challenge, Excitement, Adrenalin, Fear, People, Photos, Achievement, Something new

The  most ‘Super Fun Day Out’ you’ve ever had: My 33rd birthday in Peru, where I undertook a wobbly boat ride to the Ballestas Islands, undertook Pisco tasting followed by dune-buggy riding and sand-boarding, before heading off to Nazca for more Pisco!

Earliest Memory of a SFDO: Not sure I can remember, but with 4 brothers, and membership of the Brownies/Guides, I’ve done my fair-share of tree-climbing, camping, archery, rock-climbing, canoeing, etc. before I could even think about getting nervous doing it!

Craziest Sport You’ve Ever Tried: The snowboarders park on skis in Saas Fee. This video gives some idea… afterwards, it went into half-pipes, etc. I gave them a go!

Next adrenalin activity you plan on trying: Canyoning. I tried to do it in Queenstown, New Zealand, but it was rained off (once we’d seen 2 tree-branches floating down the river, which had risen 2 metres by the time we’d all zip-wired over the top of it).

Highest Height (excluding regular flights): 15,000 feet skydive

Deepest Depth: Around 30m scuba diving

Longest Distance: On foot? The Moonwalk at 26.2 miles, in a car, probably motor racing, well, it was fast(ish) anyway!.

Favourite Extreme Sport: Well, I’m more of a ‘give it a go’ kind-of-girl, but I’d like to skydive again with my eyes open, and stand up on a surf board more than 3 times in a week!

Wackiest Sport You’ve Ever Heard of: Cheese Rolling (for at least the past 200 years)

Why you are involved in SFDO: I have undertaken so many of the adrenalin sports (albeit abroad) I could write about my experiences of each almost single-handedly (but I won’t, let’s get others involved!), and as I was recently described as a ‘Queen of Social Media’, I wanted to let others know about the opportunities to do these sports, whilst scouting out more UK opportunities for myself! I am responsible for this blog, the Twitter feed and SFDO on Delicious.

Sum up your ideal day: ‘Love Life… Live It’: OK, let’s take a snow day! Up early, good breakfast, get a good crowd, catch the early snow – try something new, breaks for views, hot chocolates and gluhweins, more skiing – bit more lazy, a good meal/chat, crazy games, crash out and do it all again!

How I like to challenge myself: Feeling the Fear and doing it anyway… preferably with a camera to hand to prove that ‘I did it’! In Queenstown I watched the Bungee, but didn’t have the money – someone then suggested I do a bungee in South America for about $30 – no way, I like adrenalin, but I ain’t that crazy!

Extreme Sports Film: Cool Runnings

Adrenalin sports I have tried include: SkyDive, GoApe, ZipWire, Canyoning, Archery, Abseiling, Rock Climbing, Assault Course, Helicopter Rides, Camping, Horse Riding, Surfing, Hiking,  Scuba Diving, Cycling, The Moonwalk, Skiing, Motor Racing, Outdoor/Night/Beach Swimming, Hot Air Balloon, Sea-Fishing, Kayaking (including at night), Canoeing, Diving off rocks, boats & waterfalls, 10k, Light Airplane, Jet-Ski, Swimming with Dolphins, Pedalos, Sea Swimming, Body Boarding, Cable Cars, Water fun parks, Motos in Thailand, Paddling, Snorkelling, Tobogganing, Air-Rifle, Off-Roading, Tractor Driving (I’m a farm girl!), Thai Kickboxing, Paintballing, Laser Quest, Playzone, Quad Bike, Power Boating, Luge, Golf (Driving Range), Camel Riding, White Water Rafting, Sandboarding, and generally beating my fear of heights for new experiences/a good view!

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SFDO in the Daily Echo

Daily Echo, July 2009 See more on the Daily Echo site.

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Award Winning Super Fun Days Out

Award-WinningYaz El-Hakim, Hugh Bassett-Jones and Dominic Northcott, all staff at the University of Winchester, had a vision for “the best, most comprehensive, most intuitive and free of charge directory for anyone wanting to take part in any extreme or adrenaline sports anywhere in the country.” They made their vision a reality after securing a Business Start-Up award, and have since joined up with Bex Lewis and Helen Owten who take on the social media side of the company. Facing stiff  competition from others at the University of Winchester, Super Fun Days Out was one of only two successful businesses in the November 2008 rounds for new business start-ups, and the funding has been put to good use.

The Business Start Up Scheme

The Business Start Up Scheme provides a grant of up to £5000, mentoring and access to the full range of facilities in our Enterprise Suite the Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre, such as a spacious bookable meeting room. It is open to University of Winchester students, staff and graduates (last five years), located in Hampshire. Applications, in the form of a business plan, are judged by a business panel, and shortlisted applicants are invited to present their proposal to the panel. There are two award rounds a year, in May and November. Read more on the Business Start Up Scheme homepage.

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Why Super Fun Days Out?

The Name

Super Fun Days Out was the company name that made us smile the most!

Adrenalin Sports Galore!

The Purpose

The vision was that all the companies trying to put a smile on your face would be on one site, not selling for them, not taking a commission, but directing the demand straight to the provider, who need it most for the sustainability of their provision.

I thought this was something people would appreciate both for seeing ‘what is available’ in your area or in an area you may visit on a break or holiday in the UK.

The Story

The reason behind the company was first generated when a friend of mine invited me onto his stag weekend to Cornwall (where I was born and raised). I said ‘yes!’ immediately, knowing it would be a cheap weekend and liked the idea of going deep-sea fishing and surfing.

This idea was destroyed when he said the flights, accommodation for two nights, fishing and surfing, with entry to one club would be £260 (I quite literally almost fell off my chair). Being from Cornwall and knowing the area well I did my own research, rang three phone numbers and booked the holiday provisionally for £100 per head (without flights) with full day surfing within 30 minutes!

I decided to do some more research into the industry as locating the activities was a little repetitive and I thought ‘the information for all these activities must be advertised somewhere on the web’. Through my research and conversations with my brother-in-law (Will Sneyd– owner of Adrenaline Quarry – amazing!) I realized that agents and websites that sell deals all take a cut or commission of the booking.

This website aims to change that by directing the bookings and all the money directly to the provider of the activity. It also wants to provide national advertising opportunities to these companies… hence the creation of Super Fun Days Out.

Have a terrific fun-packed day out! Love life, live it!

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