Archive for July, 2008
Jul 31, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
What photographers want when shooting images
There is a great thread on the Puget Sound (Washington) forum started by photographer Jim Stringfellow about what photographers are looking for when shooting and how you should set up your moves. Check it out and you could be featured in an upcoming magazine:-) Enjoy! http://www.pskite.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1699
Jul 30, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Carafino and Flysurfer Lightwind Magic
Magic Light Wind Alliance from Jean-Marie CHABOUD on Vimeo.
Jul 29, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews.net Thurs: Naish Designer Presents the 09 Line Up!
This Week: For 2008, Naish Kites launched its first generation Sigma series kites with Geotech technology and introduced the Smart Loop on its control bar. This Thursday evening, join The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net for a live interview with Naish kite designer Damien Girardin as he talks about Naish’s 2009 kite line including the Torch, [...]
Jul 28, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Kitesurfing Egypt
Kitesurfing Egypt Sham el Sheikh from Sam Light on Vimeo.
Jul 27, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Damien Leroy Breaks Into Reality TV: Show Airs Sunday 7/28!
Break out the popcorn and grab a front row seat as Cabrinha’s Damien Leroy plays Brooke Hogan’s love interest this Sunday evening on Brooke Knows Best VH-1 at 10p PST. The scenario: Brooke meets Damien, a hot kite surfer and plans a house party so she can invite him to the bash. But at the [...]
Jul 25, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
2009 Naish Cult Website
The Naish Cult 2009 website is now online. To check out the latest edition of the Cult, head to www.naishkites.com
Jul 22, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews this week: Wainman HI Rolls Out First Products This Week!
This Week: As the North American Sales Manager for Wainman Hawaii, Shawn will be joining host Ryan Riccitelli to talk about the company’s new kite, the Rabbit, which starts hitting retailers and beaches this week. How does the new three strut, delta-shaped kite work? What else is coming down the line from Wainman and when? [...]
Jul 22, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Gorge Games Freestyle Results
From: Kiteforum.com Event: RESULTS 2008 Summer Gorge Games –Kiteboarding Freestyle When: Kiteboard Freestyle – Thursday, July 17th Where: The Event Site Hood River, Oregon Info: http://gorgegames.net/events/kiteboarding.asp Results: Pro Mens Freestyle 1) Alvaro Onieva 2) Jon Van Malsen 3) Damien Leroy 4) Joey Pasquali Pro Womens Freestyle 1) Clarisa Hempel 2) Tonia Farmen 3) Melissa Gil [...]
Jul 19, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
PKRA Fuerteventura
From: Surfertoday.com: Fuerteventura once again will host a Grand Slam Event of the PKRA Kiteboarding World Tour. It will hold 3 official disciplines Freestyle, Racing, and Speed for over $77,000 USD in Prize Money. Fuerteventura is well known as the most extreme PKRA Kiteboarding World Tour Event due to the guaranteed strong winds encounter at [...]
Jul 18, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Everything you need to know about kite repairs!
We got a chance to visit Jeff Howard, Owner of Pro Kitesurf in Corpus Christi, TX. Jeff had some spare time to explain the process of repairing kites and what you can do to prevent any damages to your own kite. Jeff takes us through the materials needed for a repair, what you can do [...]
Jul 17, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Improve Your Wave Riding with Bertrand Fleurry and Tuva Jansen
Want to take your wave riding to the next level? Bertrand and Tuva have organized a wavea riding camp in Morocco, Europe’s best wave spot for kiting. Scheduled for October, see www.bertrandfleury.com for complete info.
Jul 15, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
PKRA Portugal
From: surfertoday.com: With an awesome support from the kiteboarding community around the world, the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) – the globally recognized professional kiteboarding organization is once again here in Portugal to host two major kiteboarding events – the Kite Masters Portimão World Tour 2008 and the second annual Kiteboard Course Racing World [...]
Jul 11, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
Stand Up Paddleboarding — from triathlete POV
Great informative video on SUP from Surftech RE: the core health benefits of SUP…
Jul 09, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
PKRA Tarifa
From: surfertoday.com Set against excellent wind conditions and sunny weather, the Telefonica Movistar Kite Pro 2008 in Tarifa, Spain had an exciting grand finale in contrast to yesterday’s long wait for the wind. The morning started with a lot of it with the strong and westerly Poniente wind making its debut into the final games. [...]
Jul 09, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
ASNews.net Thurs: The Future of Kite Racing
This Week: Major advances were made this year in board design for kite racing, as exhibited by the number of prototypes and custom boards at the 2008 US Nationals in San Francisco. Interest in kite racing has taken off, so much that rumor has it that North is planning on releasing a race-specific production board [...]
Jul 07, 2008 | 0 comments | View Post
