‘kiteboarding’ KPWT/ Carlos Delicado © The dates for the 2009 United States Wind & Water Open (WW09) have been set, and not only has the event expanded in length, it’s expanded in stature. This year’s event will be headlined by the 2009 North American Course Racing Continental Championships as well as the US [...]
Spring is around the corner and that means wind, sun and swell for California kitesurfers! Come join the fun as kitesurfers from around the state converge in Pismo Beach, CA, for the annual Pismo Beach KiteXpo sponsored by Xtreme Big Air and supported by The Kiteboarder Magazine. New this year, SUP Demos! A great [...]
That’s Right!! Someone is going to win an all new 2009 Liquid Force HiFi Hybrid 5th Line Freestyle Kite- Size of their choice!! Why would we do this?! Well the HiFi is one of the best freestyle products at Liquid Force and we want to SHOUT IT OUT to the world just how good it [...]
HUGE seas, extreme fatigue and speeds of up to 35mph. These are just some of the challenges a Winchester man will face as he aims to set a new world record in kitesurfing endurance across the English Channel. Ashley Overton hopes to sail into the record books as the first person to kitesurf across the [...]
PODCAST #140: Joining us from South Africa, our guest on this week’s The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net podcast is Peter Stiewe from Best Kiteboarding. With Best since the beginning, Peter’s newest creation is the 2009 Kahoona, a delta/hybrid kite.Now’s your chance to ask Peter any questions you might have about the new Kahoona, Redline Safety [...]
2009 SLINGSHOT RPM V-blog from SLINGSHOT SPORTS on Vimeo.
An Ottertail man, Mark Johnson, who was severely injured in a kite boarding accident Saturday afternoon on Otter Tail Lake, is recovering after being taken by ambulance to the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in Minneapolis. Johnson, 55, suffered a broken neck and was treated at the HCMC’s neurosurgery trauma center. His daughter, Katherine Johnson, [...]
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Podcast #139: This week, our special guest on The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net podcast is Slingshot co-founder and chief kite designer, Tony Logosz. Tony will be joining host Ryan Riccitelli live this Thursday evening to talk about Slingshot’s new RPM kite and DD2 Control Bar. Sponsors: ASNews.net, SlingShot Kiteboarding, fubar.com Show #139 (33:06Min. – 7.6MB)
On January 31, the 6th Annual Jupiter Kiteboarding Invasion went off in great conditions. North winds from a cold front that came through late Friday afternoon brought 20 – 25 knots and a nice little swell with waist to overhead waves. It was a bit cold for us wimpy Florida people with air temps in [...]
The PKRA 2009 World Tour Schedule will be published on February 10th. The information has been confirmed in the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association website. Which means that the kiteboarding scene will still have two world circuits – PKRA and KPWT – despite talks between the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) and the PKRA circuit lead by [...]
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