The 2008 Night Series Line Up!
Fat Face launches dates for the Night Series 2008
The Night Series is the only series of events in the world, held under the cover of darkness, where amateurs compete alongside the pros – often with surprising results!
Last year the events attracted 1,153 Competitors, 33,500 Spectators, 2,115,661 Newspaper, Magazine and Web readers and 5.83 Million TV viewers in the UK, with millions more through its international TV distribution. This figure is set to rise considerably as more people get to know about the events, which have been growing steadily underground for some time.
The dates are as follows for the Fat Face Night Series 2008:
| Night Ski | Manchester | 17 May |
| Night Surf | Newquay | 28 June |
| Night Sail | Plymouth | 5 July |
| Night Jump | Thorpe Lakes | 19 July |
| Night Air | Gloucester | 16 August |
| Night Windsurf | Hayling Island | 6 September |
| Night Ride | TBC | 4 October |
NEW FOR 2008
The Fat Face Night Sail will take place at the Mountbatten Centre in Plymouth and will feature dinghies in a new style sprint concept. The event will be raced close in to shore for optimum spectator viewing.
The Night Series events - as a general rule - feature heats held throughout the day to eliminate up to 350 competitors who sign up to race. Finalists who make it through the rounds are then qualified to take part in the main heats held at night, where spot lights flood the sea, snow or track and maximum concentration takes over.
For many, even the professionals, competing in the dark is a completely new experience, as Pro Windsurfer and Fat Face Team Rider, John Hibbard explained at the inaugural Night Windsurf in 2006: "The compulsory forward loop was generally in the flood light but then we were flat out in the dark. We literally just had to feel our way along the course; a completely new and powerful experience, especially when you’re trying to avoid fellow competitors! It takes a very special skill, which you learn when you're out there!"
This year we're aiming to make the Fat Face Night Series the biggest and best series of events yet. Keep checking for updates or for more specific details contact us at nightseries@fatface.com
