Think your hang-time is good? Think again! Cabrinha rider Jesse Richman recently launched a 22-second water to water jump at the Crissy Field Big Air Wind Jam. Those that witnessed the feat say that Jesse’s abnormal jump looked more akin to paragliding than kiteboarding. The weird, swirly conditions may have contributed to his abnormal hangtime. [...]
Want to watch the latest news from the kiteboarding world? If you are looking for the latest news from the kiteboarding world, you should check out Show #2 at www.kiteforum.tv. Toby, the creator of kiteforum.com, put together a 45 min show full of tech tips, competition results, travel locations, and the latest gossip from all [...]
The Jimmy Lewis Demo Tour will be in California July 26th through August 6th. During that time period, Jimmy Lewis and crew will be road tripping the California coast between San Francisco and San Diego letting everyone try the new ’07 Jimmy Lewis Kite, Surf, and Standup Paddleboards for free. A native of California, Jimmy [...]
Live web cam, click below. http://cams.exploratorium.edu:8010/1/control.html We will update you ASAP. Want to see all the action from Crissy Kite Days – including the pro Big Air Jam and qualifier? The Kiteboarder Magazine / ASNews.net are stoked to bring you LIVE webcasting from the Big Air Jam and US Nationals Kite Races this Friday, July [...]
Crissy Kite Days kicked off with the Wells Fargo US Kite Course Nationals on Wednesday, July 25 with a 9:30 a.m. race rules meeting which briefed seasoned and new riders about the conditions, course and rules for the three-day competition. The talent pool was impressive with some of the top North American and international [...]
The Kite Masters Portimao World Tour 2007 in Portimao, Spain kicked off to an exhilarating start as the competition began under way in the beautiful and sunny Praia de Alvor in the southern coast of Portugal. The crowds were treated to two major kiteboarding events, the Kiteboarding Course Racing World Tour and the kitemasters freestyle [...]
The long waited for 2.0 version of kitebeaches.com is finally online! The site has a complete new layout and offers all kind of information about kite and windsurf beaches. With about 3700 beaches listed it is the world’s biggest database for kite and windsurf beaches from around the world, still growing daily. Now you can [...]
This Week: Naish Kiteboarding has been creating quite a bit of curiosity and chatter with the revelation of their new Sigma outline and Geo-Tech canopy design technology. Tech out and get your questions answered directly from the designer this week when ASNew.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine interviews Product Manager Damien Girardin about Naish’s first release [...]
Crissy Field in San Francisco, CA, will soon welcome thousands of spectators and Big-Air Freestyle, Course Race, and BoarderX competitors during Crissy Kite Days, July 25-29, 2007. The five-day kiteboarding extravaganza kicks off with the first ever US Kite Course Nationals where intermediate to advanced riders are encouraged to turn out to experience this form of [...]
This Week: Cabarete wave riding veteran Brent “Skip” Schippidinni recently relocated to Mancora, North Peru, to pioneer what may be the next emerging hot kiteboarding spot in South America. Drawn by the country’s fabled left hand point breaks, endless down the line wave riding, and rich culture, Skip joins ASNews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine this [...]
48 % believe a single kite for all wind conditions. 23 % are willing to teach their passion to their children. 14 % do think i twill be a lend of paragliding and kite. 6 % are convinced they will make a living with it. 5 % see the come back of the wipika Classic [...]
Here are the results of the FIAT FREESTYLE KITEBOARD WORLD CUP 2007: Women Freestyle : 1st : Ainhoa Garcia (SPA) AIRUSH, EXLMO, AYUNTAMIENTO DE CADIZ, LIMIT WAVES 2nd : Helene Barriere (FRA) NORTH, OXBOW, COOL SHOES, FREERIDE ATTITUDE, ION 3rd : Kristin Boese (GER) BEST, LTU, MAUI MAGIC, ANTON BOARDS Read more here
The Levante continued its full fury all throughout the night up to the third day of the Movistar Kitesurf Pro Tarifa 2007. Winds with sustained speed of 40 knots (8 bft) continued to hammer down Valdevaqueros beach which prompted the race director to postpone the competition until the conditions settled down in the afternoon as [...]
The Cabarete World Cup 2007 drew to a close once again with a new men’s freestyle champion in the person of Ariel Corniel (EH, Dominican Republic) who has dominated much of the event with a display of new school kiteboarding tricks. Much of the event highlights came from this young kiteboarder to the delight of [...]
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). [...]
