Archive for December, 2007
10 Year Anniversary of KPWT
Photo KPWT/Carlos Delicado From KPWT: KITEBOARD PRO WORLD TOUR 10 years Anniversary – KPWT celebrates 10 Years of kiteboarding 1998 – 2008 – It’s been ten years: Ten years of innovation and ten years of lifestyle. – 10 years of action on the best research in spot and wind left us with a long list [...]
Bay Area 2008 Fundraising Calendar
San Francisco Bay Area Kiteboarding created 2008 calendars to help with fundraising. Here is what they have to say about the calendars: We’ve recently completed the 2008 Bay Area Kiteboarding Fundraising Calendars and if you’re interested in one, they are shipping now. Cost is $17.50 plus shipping and all proceeds beyond printing [...]
The Kiteboarder Dec07 Issue Now Online!
Click on audio icons to listen to the stories and descriptions behind the photos…. We’ve been really busy the last few months working to improve your overall experience with our online magazine format. We’d love to know what you think! Email ryan@thekiteboarder.com with your feedback. Look for the icons in feature articles…… To [...]
Lou Wainman Temporary Website Now Online
The legendary Lou Wainman just launched the Wainman Hawaii kiteboarding website. If you want to see what the wild man is up to, cruise on over to www.wainmanhawaii.com
The Best RV is on Fire, Literally
The Famous Best RV recently went up in flames in the middle of South Dakota. Here is an excerpt from the Best website: We pulled in there and we’re like, “Oh SH^%t, there’s smoke coming out of the back again.” And keep in mind, this is within no time whatsoever. Graham has a look outside [...]
2008 Flexifoil Kiteboards
From Flexifoil: Flexifoil’s new kiteboard offering consists of three very individual ranges – Alpha, Delta and Omega. These encompass a variety of sizes and styles giving a total of six boards. Each of the boards have been individually designed and constructed to deliver outstanding performance, comfort and ease of use, strength and durability. The development [...]
SnowkiteMasters 2007
SNOWKITEMASTER 2007 : WIN A WHOLE WEEK IN SERRE CHEVALIER Flysurf.com in association with Serre Chevalier ski resort and snowkitingworld.comare giving away a ski holiday worth 900 €. The Serre Chevalier SnowkiteMasters is beginning this weekend … Easy to enter, just fill in the application below and answer correctly the simple question. Winner [...]
ASNews.net Podcast This Week: La Ventana Kite Race and KiteXpo – Test 16 brands!
This Week: This week, we have two special guests: founder of the La Ventana Classic Kite Race and owner of Palapas Ventana, Tim Halter, and Kent Forrest, the event emcee and volunteer. They will be joining the ASnews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine podcast to fill us in on the details of the Kite Race, Short [...]
KPWT Overall Rankings
Men : Sebastion Garat (FR) and Women: Kirstin Boese (GER) KPWT Overall disciplines World Champion 2007 For more information, head to the Kiteboard Pro World Tour website.
Win a 2008 Ozone Snowkite!!
photo by www.flyozone.com From Ozone: Win an Ozone Snowkite of your choice by entering our spot the Frenzy FX competition. Its easy to enter, just fill in your contact info and then by using your mouse select the co-ordinates on the picture of where you think the center of the “missing” Frenzy FX is. We [...]
Jupiter to Ft. Lauderdale Kite Race Party
Evolve Watersports is throwing a party on December 8th for the Jupiter to Ft. Lauderdale Kite Race. For more information about the party or the race, call Evolve Watersports at 1 800 841 1225 or check out the race thread on kiteforum.com
BenWilsonSurf.com
If you haven’t checked it out yet, you probably should. Ben Wilson has a webpage where you can find out more about his kiting style, bio, and his new movie, The Unknown Road. So if you are in to surfing with a kite, head on over to www.benwilsonsurf.com for more information.
ASNews: Live Interviews Return This Week with SS’s John Doyle
This Week: John Doyle, head chief of board design for Slingshot Sports. John joins host Ryan Riccitelli on this week’s ASNews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine podcast to tell us about how his time at Lear Jet working with composites has transferred to his design work at Slingshot and the company’s new 2008 board line up [...]
Big Waves Hit U.S. West Coast
A huge swell is about to hit the West Coast. If you choose to go out in the ocean, kiting or surfing, caution is advised. The forecast from Wetsand.com: Tuesday the 4th WNW swell will increase with early AM sessions running head high to a couple feet overhead at west facing breaks, DOH by noon [...]
December 2007
*TRAVEL: Snowkiting in Alaska
*INTERVIEW: Ruben Lenten: Kiteboarding Biggest Punk
*TRAVEL: Escape to Florida




