Archive for February, 2007
Feb 27, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews Interviews Mauricio Toscano from the PKRA
PKRA Organizer Mauricio Toscano This Week: Mauricio Toscano, a former Olympic Windsurfer, has been kiteboarding for the last 8 years. He became involved with the PKRA in 2001, when it was created. Mauricio was a competitor in the early days of Kiteboarding competitions when the German company BNC started a Kiteboarding World Tour. Unfortunately, BNC [...]
Feb 25, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
FUTURE THIS.
The latest all waves kitesurfing release from ACL Productions is entitled “Future This.” Filmed on location in Tahiti, Mauritius, Indo, Hawaii, Australia, Chile and Peru it showcases all the top names going ballistic in the waves!” Check out the trailer here!
Feb 25, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Kite-Line.Com offers demo program for 2007 kites
If you are looking for new gear, but want to try before you buy, you might want to check this out. Kite-Line.Com has implemented a demo program for the latest 2007 kitesurfing gear including kites and in the future will be offering demos of boards from all major manufacturers. The customer can select the appropriate kite [...]
Feb 25, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews.net Podcast Update
We are working on our servers. The new podcast will be available Saturday, February 24, 12pm PST. Sorry for the delay! Thanks for your support. If there is someone you would like to see featured on the ASNews.net Podcast, please send an email to ryan@thekiteboarder.com.
Feb 23, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews.net Interviews Ocean Rodeo Kiteboarding
Richard Myerscough at the Ocean Rodeo Factory THIS WEEK: ASNews.net interviews Richard Myerscough and Ross Harrington of Ocean Rodeo. Learn about the latest gear available from Ocean Rodeo.They were just interviewed by the Discovery Channel for OR’s new dry wetsuit. The other side of their business is that they produce dry suits for military including seals, [...]
Feb 18, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
PKRA 2007 Event Schedule
The PKRA kite world tour schedule for 2007 has been released. Here the location and dates: Venezuela April 17 Austria April 30 Italy May 29 Cabarete June 26 Tarifa July 3 Portugal July 23 Fuerteventura July 30 Germany August 18 Canada August 31 Brazil September 11 Chile September 25 www.PKRA.info
Feb 16, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
The Kiteboarder Jan/Feb07 Now Available Online
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 [...]
Feb 13, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Tournee Snowkite France February 10-17
On now: Tournee Snowkite in France!
Feb 12, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Saipan Kite Jam 2007 this weekend
The Saipan Windsurfing Association is hosting “Saipan Kite Jam 2007” this weekend, Feb. 10-11, at Micro Beach. Organizer Rob Jordan is calling on the public to watch the action-packed event which he expects will draw competitors from Japan, neighboring Guam, as well as a handful of kiteboarding enthusiasts from Saipan. “Be sure to stop by [...]
Feb 12, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews Interviews Konrad Bright: What works in the surf?
Konrad Bright enjoying himself in Hawaii THIS WEEK: Konrad Bright has been kitesurfing for the last seven years, previously in Southern California, but now on the North Shore of Oahu. Besides being a rider, Konrad has done graphic design work for a number of kiteboarding companies, including Wipika, Gaastra, Jimmy Lewis, and John Amundson. Konrad [...]
Feb 11, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Kevin Langeree in South Africa
Let’s go to South Africa with Kevin Langeree and check out pictures of the amazing conditions.To see the pics, visit the Dutch rider’s website Kevin Langeree
Feb 08, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Introducing OMEGA HD
High Depower Freeride Kite The Omega HD (High Depower) is a versatile freeride kite for any and all conditions. Whether it be kitesurfing or snowkiting, the Omega HD delivers durability, performance and security at an affordable price. FOR FURTHER PRODUCT INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL info@cabrinhakites.com www.cabrinhakites.com
Feb 07, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews.net Interview the Caution Boys: New Gear, Factory and Future
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 [...]
Feb 06, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Jan Schwartz gets an early, lonely start on kitesurfing season
A lone kite rode the wind currents through the sky above Waddell Beach last Thursday. In two months, the beach will be a kaleidoscope of kites — every color and size will loop and dive and swoop across the water, delivering dozens of kitesurfers harnessed to them to some of the best waves in Northern [...]
Feb 05, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
The kite is supplied in the 4-line bridled mode ideally suited for waveriding and freeride. This hybrid mode allows the kite maximum depower and flyable wind range, making it perfect for big fun, waveriding and jumping. In the 4-line mode the Ion2 allows massive depower and easy airtime. It turns quickly, has a huge wind [...]
Feb 05, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
A little bit of freestyle from Ruben Lenten
There is a nice video on You Tube that was shot in Australia…a little bit of freestyle from Ruben Lenten To reach Ruben’s web, click here !
Feb 05, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
February 2007
*INTERVIEW: Unstrapped and Unhooked with Felix Pivic
*SPECIAL: Where Have We Been?
*TRAVEL: Snowkiting in the Andes
Feb 01, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
