This Week: Great Lakes waterman Joe Bidawid and co-founder of the Women’s Kiteboarding Association, Tonia Farman. Both have been personally affected by loved ones with Cancer and are spearheading two events this August to raise awareness and funds for this disease which affects over 1.3 million Americans each year (source: 2006 stats, American Cancer Society). […]
This Week: pro rider and designer Simone Vannucci, formerly of RRD. Simone just branched out on his own this year and is gearing up to roll out Royal Kiteboarding’s first product line up, mid next month. He joins us to talk about his new company and its first products, the Era kite, the One board […]
This past week, REAL Kiteboarding, in affiliation with sponsors Red Bull, John Wayne Cancer Foundation and Outer Beaches Realty, hosted their 2nd Annual Triple-S Invitational. Triple-S stands for Surf, Slicks and Sliders. The Triple-S is a freeride kiteboarding competition by invitation only with many of the best pro riders in the world participating including Andre Phillip, Kristin Boese, Sky […]
The replacement for the Waroo Pro the Nemesis HP is being worked on as we speak, the new kite is Ez-pump equipped with a simplified LE access valve, no screwing.. The front bridle configuration has been completely revised to give much faster turning and more depower from less bar travel without sacrificing any of the […]
The Kiteboarder June07 Issue Now Online! We have been receiving excellent response from shops and riders about The Kiteboarder Handbook, a 14-page guide absolutely jam-packed with useful info and tips, written by TKB Staff and the best instructors across North America! Whether you’re a beginner or experienced rider, you’ll find real and timely info […]
This Week: This week, our guests are Gabe Brown and John Gomes, who are involved in the organization of the upcoming Big Air Wind Jam in San Francisco, this July 25-29. The all new event will feature the first ever US Nationals Kite Course Racing Championship, as well as BoarderX and Freestyle competitions. Demos, live […]
This Week: Will is one of the early kiteboarding pioneers whose name, face and riding shots have appeared in virtually every kiteboard magazine worldwide. Passionate about the surf side of the sport from the beginning, Will just launched Blade’s US Demo tour in San Francisco this Monday, May 28, and will be touring both coasts […]
This Week: Dereck Camacho was born in Trinidad, grew up and Singapore and Hawaii, and lived in Antigua and Barbados before finally settling down in Florida. He is the founder of Kitescoop.com and started shaping surf and windsurf boards in college. He got hooked on kiting after seeing Dre and the rest of the local […]
McGee Beach is the perfect site for an event with a huge beach, built-in bleachers, and within walking distance of downtown. Over 40 kiteboarders from the US, Canada, South Africa, Europe and Mexico turned out for the annual US Wind & Water Open (USWWO), formerly known as the Velocity Games, from May 11-13. Corpus Christi, Texas, […]
ASnews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine will be webcasting LIVE from the US Wind & Water Open (formerly The Velocity Games) May 11, 12 and 13, wind and internet connection cooperating! Check out the live action and interviews anytime after 12noon Central at www.uswindandwateropen.com or https://cherrytap.com/lounge.php?l=1293 You might catch John Gomes, Steve Gunn, Jeff Ruoss or […]
FYI, the name of the event has changed from the Velocity Games to the US Wind & Water Open. Here are some other updates: Podcast and live webcasting: May 10 we will podcast from the event opening night mixer and will also have live webcasting on May 11, 12 and 13th. Skipper/Rider Meeting time change: […]
This Week: Just six months ago, pro-rider Dimitri Maramenidis took many of us by surprise and launched Eclipse Kiteboarding. Together with his partner Chris Cousins, the two have been busy setting up their network and getting Eclipse kites into the hands of dealers and riders throughout the world.This week, ASnews catches up with the two […]
This Week: ASNews.net interviews guests Nico Ostermann and Bruce Johnson, the new US distributors for F.One. F.one was one of the original kiteteboarding companies, founded by French waterman Raphael Salles in 1996. 100% dedicated to kiteboarding, the company has enjoyed good growth and market share in Europe since its inception, especially in its own backyard […]
This Week: Kite Course Racing continues to grow in popularity as the Cabrinha Race series gears up to begin their season, and The Velocity Games hosts the competition format for the first time this May. Race Series Organizer John Games from the Bay Area and former Olympic windsurfer and VP of Sales and Marketing at […]
Whether you are a pro, amateur or everyday Joe/Jane kiteboarder, this year’s Velocity Games in Corpus Christi, Texas, offers something for everybody. Scheduled for May 11-13, 2007, the games are offering riders the chance to win a piece of the $15,000 prize in three race disciplines: BoarderX: The BoarderX is open to 32 riders on […]
The latest edition of The Kiteboarder is now available online. CLICK HERE to access the download center. Be sure to check out the video link trailer for the new DVD, Testimony III: Taking Davenport, a unqiue documentary type film about the growing divide between windsurfers and kitesurfers in Santa Cruz, California. The new 50-minute movie has tons of […]
This Week: Gavin joins Asnews.net to share with us the highlights of the places they have discovered so far, and to give us a taste of what is yet to come.What began as a dream two years ago, became a reality this February for the Best Odyssey’s CEO and Captain Gavin McClurg. He along with […]
In light of the enlarged sandbar and expected congestion at the Event Site, this year, representatives from various key groups have worked out a viable solution for shared access along the Hood River Waterfront. Though the new real-estate is property of the Department of State Lands (Oregon), a local push to work out a system […]
This Week: Managing director of kite design and R&D Peter Stiewe joins ASnews.net this week from Best’s new testing facility in Western Oz. Peter has been designing traction, LEI and windsurfing sails for more than 10 years. He will be talking and answering your questions directly about Best’s new kite for the first time, the […]
Dave pre-kiteboarding…. THIS WEEK: Dave Loop has come a long way since his days with the band Screams of Pain. An avid windsurfer, Dave landed his dream job with Naish in 1997, first repping the company’s windsurf line, then their new kite line in the Northeast. Lou Wainman worked for Dave before he started kiteboarding. […]
Right after Leucate’s Mondial du Vent event, Port St Louis du Rhône will host the firsts tep of the PKRA Kite World Speed Cup from April 11-17. After that, speed trials will be held in Fuertaventura, followed by Nambia and and finishing in Weymouth (UK) in October. For more info check the PKRA Speed Cup […]
If you are new to kiteboarding, you may not have heard of Niccolo but for others, he was one of the hot groms from Maui just a few years back. Niccolo is sponsored by Takoon. Check out his promo clip here
Check out the new Bat Wing video from Windwing by clicking here New features include: ABS Kevlar and carbon Aramid fiber scrim material that scallops the trailing edges of the kite and its wingtips. Swallow Tail cutout notch at the center strut is designed to give the Batwing a high aspect feel with low aspect […]
If you missed the live videocast from Slingshot’s new R&D test center in Australia where Jeff Tobias talked about the R&D process, and new/improved features on the 2007 Fuel, it is now online! Check here for the full hour interview and look at Ruben’s favorite kite. Also, kitesurfereen.dk put together super detailed shots of every […]
The April07 printed edition of The Kiteboarder Magazine is now available! Ozone’s Mat Gerdes talks about the newest sport hitting Europe by storm. CloseUp profiles Flexifoil’s Peter Trow and North’s Tonia Farman. Canada‘s Chris Glazier offers tips from an OG, Workbench explores your Bladder Issues (no relation between the two:) In-depth interview with kiteboarding […]
The Kiteboarder Magazine Jan/Feb07 issue is now available for viewing online! Be sure to check out the new dvd clip of Dan Moore (Billabong XXL Wave winner) and Reo Stevens killing it in the waves, courtesy of Dave Ogle from Oglevision.com. The clip was running on Utube, but Dan put together a special, extended version […]
Peter and Poul experience Sri Lankan Culture, on a break from the rigorous factory time spent designing…. THIS WEEK: Caution’s signature flame graphics are easily recognizable on kites and boards around the world, as are the Schiebel brothers, the founders of Caution Kites. However, many of you may not know that the boys were both […]
If you kite in Hood River and want to ride or try slider, then you might want to contribute to this NWkite fundraiser. See this link for more info.
Pura Vida in Las Terrenas, 3 hours from Cabarete is looking for an instructor that speaks both French and English. Las Terrenas in located on the East side of the island and has a more ‘tranquillo’ atmosphere than Cabarete. It has a very strong French influence, which is why you need to speak […]