A new kiteboarding company called TB Kiteboarding has been created by Tom Bourdeau and Arnaud Ballu. According to the company, their goal is to offer simple, easy, and innovative products at a reasonable price. Their team includes Tam (Tamatoa Gillot) and renown snowkiter Chasta (Guillaume Chastagnol) TB Kiteboarding has two products listed, including the Mana [...]
The beautiful spot of Guincho, Portugal, is set to host – from the 3th ( registration before 2pm event start right after ) to the 9th of September 2007, the Guincho Wave Masters World Cup, an event co-organized with our partner Realizar. Following the first stage in Essaouira, Morocco, the African Mecca, the Guincho Wave [...]
The International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO) has a new website and system that rates instructors around the world. Their new system helps potential customers pick the right instructor in their area. Here is a news brief from the IKO site: With so many great instructors out there how do you pick the right one? Well the [...]
This Week: Dominican pro rider, Ariel Corniel, thrust EH Kiteboarding into the spotlight this June with his first place PKRA win in Cabarete — the first pro to win a sanctioned competition on a pure bow kite. Now, EH kites and boards are coming to the US, re-branded, re-skinned and re-named as Freak Dog Kites. [...]
Is he hang-gliding or kitesurfing? Cruise by Cabrinha’s website for more information.
KPWT rider Tom Herbert‘s new website is now online. The site has a number of sweet videos, so cruise on by www.tom-hebert.com to check them out.
Strong wind conditions today in Dunkerque, with gusts up to 30kts for the first day of competition, permitting to launch freestyle man and woman brackets. Not a surprise, Sebastien Garat (RRD) won all of his heats with spectacular moves in the final: back mobe 5, blind judge 3, a really powered front mobe, and [...]
Two-time PKRA world champion and Best team rider Kristin Boese was recently interviewed at www.bestkiteboarding.com. In the interview, Kristin describes her upbringing behind the Iron Curtain and her future plans on and off the PKRA. Here is a snippet from the interview: When I met up with the team last October in Brazil, I had [...]
Check out Ruben Len10′s new board, the Slingshot Lunacy. www.slingshotsports.com
Airush Kiteboarding is proud to announce their 2008 website. The 2008 website lists all their newest gear using a slick and simple user interface. Check out the new website by heading over to www.airush.com
Marc Ramseier of Gin Kiteboarding recently put out a video of his surf kiting trip to Indonesia. Check out his aggressive front side attack by clicking here.
The Best Nemesis HP (High Performance) is currently undergoing extensive final testing in Brazil. The Nemesis HP will be released in the near future. According to Best: the Nemesis HP flies faster, turns tighter and jumps higher than any other kite on the market. It delivers unmatched handling response for big wave surfing with ultimate [...]
Garat Men OVERALL DISCIPLINES after Morocco 1 – Sébastien GARAT (FRA) | 6560 pts | RRD 2 – Tom HEBERT (NC) | 5696 pts | AIRUSH 3 – Florian DAUBOS (FRA) | 4540 pts | NAISH 3 – Antoine AURIOL (FRA) | 4540 pts | KITELOOSE 5 – Sander LENTEN (NED) | 4120 pts | [...]
Sept/Oct 07 Issue: sneak peak of upcoming issue shipping in two weeks…. image: The First US Nationals Kite Course Racing Championship was held at Crissy Field, CA, from July 25-28. Pictured here is a race start on the last day of the competition with the hills of San Francisco in the background. Photo: Kim Kern [...]
This Week: Slingshot’s new REV is creating quite a bit of interest and is just starting to hit beaches worldwide. Team rider, instructional guru and all-around great guy, Mark Doyle, is our guest on the ASNews.net / The Kiteboarder Magazine podcast this Thursday and is ready to answer any questions you might have about [...]
Kiteboarding 4 Cancer Kicks off Inaugural Event in Hood River on August 25th! Kiteboarding 4 Cancer, a unique action sports fundraiser for cancer research, is kicking off its first event August 25th in the beautiful outdoor playground paradise of Hood River, Oregon. The first KB4C on August 25th will include a Kiteboarding Derby Race, [...]
From ikiteboarding.com: Andrew Johns. Husband, Father, Kiter, Windsurfer, Surfer and a super nice guy. Born 2 July 1976 and passed away on 5 August 2007 when he slipped on a mountain in Ceres and fell 150m down a Gorge. I will remember Andrew as a humble, polite and funny guy who was always a pleasure [...]
Cabrinha’s Jesse Richman sets a hang time record of 22 seconds! (from the water) The First Annual Crissy Kite Days 2007, presented by Confluent Entertainment and the St. Francis Yacht Club, took over the shores of San Francisco from July 25 through the 29 in front of thousands of spectators and kiteboarding enthusiasts. The event [...]
This Week: Fresh off the podium from winning BoarderX at the Big Air Wind Jam in San Francisco, Cabrinha pro rider Damien LeRoy joins host Ryan Riccitelli as this week’s guest on the ASNews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine weekly kiteboarding podcast. Damien will be talking about his increased role with Cabrinha, his new DVD [...]
Want to see more Crissy kiting carnage? Check out this video that shows boarderX and a gigantic tow-up.
Cabrinha: It hard to imagine that just 3 short years ago the Crossbow launched an entirely new level of performance and security that changed the face of kitesurfing. Today, in keeping with the philosophy that performance and security are no longer mutually exclusive, the Crossbow 3 brings you maximum performance, efficiency and security wrapped into [...]
3x World Champion Aaron Hadlow has a great website with information regarding a variety of kitesurfing topics. The videos posted on the site give his opinions of everything from going upwind to landing handlepass tricks. His news blog is updated with the latest information from the tour. He also answers questions from curious kitesurfers in [...]
If you want to check out some more photos of Jesse’s incredible 22-second jump, head over to www.kiteforum.com. Photos courtesy of Paul Lang
Press Release : The new Slingshot REV is the answer for every kiter looking for the performance requirements of a traditional “C” shape kite but more of the depower and range of a dedicated bow kite. The REV is a 4 line hybrid kite that has a unique compact bridle and comes complete with the [...]
