Fresh off the press, the newest edition of The Kiteboarder Magazine is now available at your local shop, from your local instructor or via subscription! LAUNCH: Exteme Vision from Extreme Elements 411/SMACK: Get the latest news on what’s going down in the kiteboarding world ASK THE MD: Surfer’s eye and the advantages/disadvantages of polarized versus [...]
From: http://www.jeremietronet.com/ I left Nice Airport on thursday ( France ) and flew to Zurich where I had to catch an other plane to Malaga in Spain. Alberto the Ocean Rodeo dealer in Spain www.boardriderscompany.com , came to pick me up at the airport. I was super hungry, so we went straight to a nice [...]
Event: International Kiteboarding Competition “Sprite Cup” Dates: 13 to 17 of August 2008 Place: Santa Marianita Beach and Murciélago Beach. Manta –Ecuador. Time: 10a – 4p Sign in Fee: 100 USD (Includes a Sprite rashguard and a Liquid Force T-shirt) Type of event: Freestyle and Long Distance. Kite Cross (demonstration event only) Categories: Men’s Open [...]
Kiteboarding.com is now recruiting team riders from all over the world. Simply promote kiteboarding.com and receive credit towards a future purchase of new 2008 gear. Here is how this sweet new program will work: 1. Sign up Online. 2. Within 5 to 10 business days you will receive a confirmation email with your unique code. [...]
From: surfertoday.com The 2008 US Nationals were held in wild conditions just under the Golden Gate Bridge. Like the 2007 event, the 2008 event was hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club and run with the precision of a finely tuned Swiss watch. The US Nationals are sanctioned by US Sailing, the governing body of [...]
This Summer: The Pacific Northwest has a ton of events for you to enjoy and participate in from jaw-dropping kiteboarding action to old school/big air competitions to cause-related course/boarder/endurance racing. This week our guests on The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net weekly podcast are the co-founder of Kiteboarding for Cancer, Tonia Farman, and kite event director [...]
From: Cabrinha The Cabrinha team of Jesse Richman, Damien Leroy and Jeff Kafka descended upon the NelScott Reef Rodeo in Lincoln, Oregon, to capture the top three spots over a field of 20 pros. The course consisted of a one mile upwind leg, around a buoy to port, followed by a 5 mile downwind [...]
For a limited time, receive a $200 gift certificate from Slingshot with the purchase of any 2008 T3! Killer accessories, clothing and other fun swag to choose from — see www.slingshotsports.com for more info or click here for your closest Slingshot dealer~
source: www.jeremietronet.com My trip in Coche was very very Nice, Linn and I spent a month there staying in one of the hotels close to the spot. We went there to get enough freestyle footage for the next movie I am editing now. Venezuela was the last place we visited in our trip to the [...]
The Kiteboarder Magazine’s June08 issue is packed full of useful info and tips for beginner to advanced riders — it’s our biggest issue of the year! Rewritten every year to keep up with new gear, techniques and teaching methods, the FREE online version is now online with tons of links that will directly take you [...]
Check out Alvaro Onieva’s 2008 Website:www.alvaronieva.com
This Week: Our special guest on the Asnews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine podcast is David Hildalgo of Humboldt Kites and Villa Monica Hostel in Ecuador. The windy season on the Ecuadorian coast starts every year around May with the arrival from the south of the cold water Humboldt current, and lasts through December or January. [...]
Information on the new Cabrinha Crossbow IDS (Intelligent Depower System) is available on kiteforum.com and at www.cabrinha.com. Check it out!
This Week: Kite Racing continues to grow but nowhere is this segment of kiteboarding flourishing like in the San Francisco Bay Area. Four years ago, John Gomes, a native California and resident of San Francisco, decided to develop a way to race kites over a course so that no judges are required – the first [...]
