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Kiteforum TV – Show #2

Want to watch the latest news from the kiteboarding world? If you are looking for the latest news from the kiteboarding world, you should check out Show ... Read More...

Jimmy Lewis California Road Trip July 26 – August 6th

The Jimmy Lewis Demo Tour will be in California July 26th through August 6th. During that time period, Jimmy Lewis and crew will be road tripping the Calif... Read More...

Crissy Kite Days Kicks Off – Day 1 Results

Crissy Kite Days kicked off with the Wells Fargo US Kite Course Nationals on Wednesday, July 25 with a 9:30 a.m. race rules meeting which briefed seasone... Read More...

Asnews: Kite/Paddle board 4 Cancer and win new 08 Quivers!

This Week: Great Lakes waterman Joe Bidawid and co-founder of the Women’s Kiteboarding Association, Tonia Farman. Both have been personally affecte... Read More...

ASnews this week: What’s up with the Big Air Wind Jam

This Week: This week, our guests are Gabe Brown and John Gomes, who are involved in the organization of the upcoming Big Air Wind Jam in San Franci... Read More...

Asnews interviews Will James as he launches Blade Kites US demo tour

This Week: Will is one of the early kiteboarding pioneers whose name, face and riding shots have appeared in virtually every kiteboard magazine wor... Read More...

Asnews Interviews Board Shaper Dereck Camacho

This Week: Dereck Camacho was born in Trinidad, grew up and Singapore and Hawaii, and lived in Antigua and Barbados before finally settling down in... Read More...

US Wind and Water Open Wrap Up

McGee Beach is the perfect site for an event with a huge beach, built-in bleachers, and within walking distance of downtown. Over 40 kiteboarders from the... Read More...

Live Webcasting from US Wind & Water Open Starts Friday!

ASnews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine will be webcasting LIVE from the US Wind & Water Open (formerly The Velocity Games) May 11, 12 and 13, wind and inte... Read More...

Velocity Games now US Wind & Water Open, Other Updates

FYI, the name of the event has changed from the Velocity Games to the US Wind & Water Open. Here are some other updates: Podcast and live webcasting: May... Read More...

Asnews Interviews Eclipse Kiteboarding This Thursday

This Week: Just six months ago, pro-rider Dimitri Maramenidis took many of us by surprise and launched Eclipse Kiteboarding. Together with his pa... Read More...

ASnews Podcast: The Resurrection of F.One in the US

This Week: ASNews.net interviews guests Nico Ostermann and Bruce Johnson, the new US distributors for F.One. F.one was one of the original kitetebo... Read More...

ASnews this week: Kiteboarding in the Olympics?

This Week: Kite Course Racing continues to grow in popularity as the Cabrinha Race series gears up to begin their season, and The Velocity Games ho... Read More...

Windsurfers, Kiters and the Port of Hood River Coordinate for Shared Access

In light of the enlarged sandbar and expected congestion at the Event Site, this year, representatives from various key groups have worked out a viable solu... Read More...

Asnews Interviews Best on New Yarga: Listen and Win a Kite!

This Week: Managing director of kite design and R&D Peter Stiewe joins ASnews.net this week from Best’s new testing facility in Western Oz. Peter h... Read More...

ASnews.net Interviews Special Guest This Week

Dave pre-kiteboarding.... THIS WEEK: Dave Loop has come a long way since his days with the band Screams of Pain. An avid windsurfer, Dave landed his dream j... Read More...

California to survey non-motorized boat users including Kiteboarders/Windsurfers

The California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is conducting its first-ever study of non-motorized boating in California. DBW is a State age... Read More...

Kite Film features Mark Shinn in the Waves

Waveslayer Mark Shinn is always a pleasure to watch. This week's Kite Film features Mark playing in the waves with some cool overhead cam riding footage. Chec... Read More...

Jan/Feb07 Issue of The Kiteboarder Now Available!

Fresh off the press, the Kiteboarder's first edition for 2007 just started mailing last week. Our cover and main feature is of Felix Pivec, one of the 'last m... Read More...

Eclipse Kites Website Now Online

Dimitri Maramendis' new kite company, ECLIPSE KITES just launched their new website January 1st 2007. A percentage of all our proceeds will go to the John... Read More...

Win A North Rhino07 Kite! Contest Ends Jan 10

You still have a little over a week for your chance to win North's new Rhino. For content, click here... Read More...

New Water Toy: The Dolphin Boat

It looks like something from a James Bond film. Shaped exactly like a dolphin, this boat is the latest toy for millionaire adrenaline junkies. The Sea... Read More...

Happy New Year from The Kiteboarder and ASNews.net

From our family to yours, the staff at The Kiteboarder and ASnews.net wishes everyone a very happy, healthy and windy new year for all! NEWS UPDATE... Read More...

Kitebeaches.com now linked to Google Earth

Now you can get a Google Earth file with all 3000+ kitebeaches listed on www.kitebeaches.com! Each beach is marked with a small KB logo. If you are... Read More...

ASNews.net Podcast #61: Bahamas Kite Race Update, Entropy and Florida Riding

ASNews.net PODCAST #61: Asnews.net caught up with organizer Neil Hutchinson (live) on the heels of the first qualifying race for the Bahamas Kite Race finale... Read More...

Cabrinha North America Launches The Word

Adventure Sports/Cabrinha Kiteboarding just launched The Word, a newsletter updating you on the newest Cabrinha products, company happenings, team rid... Read More...

ASNews.net Podcast #60: Globe Kite’s Mat Pendle, former lead designer Wipika/Takoon

ASNEWS.NET PODCAST #60: Last night founder and head designer, Mat Pendle, of Globe Kites joined host Ryan Riccitelli on ASNews.net Podcast # 60. Ma... Read More...

ASNews.net Podcast #59: Ozone’s Rob Whittall

World Champion paraglider pilot, adventurer and kite designer Rob Whittall joins ASNews.net this week to talk about the evolution of snowkiting and where he t... Read More...

2007 Telefair Nationwide Snow Kiting Tour

Riders of all types can participate in this year’s expanded TeleFair Tour. Now in its 4th year of offering snow kiting clinics, this exciting nationwide t... Read More...

Pro Surfer and Kiteboarder, Josh Mulcoy on ASNews.net

ASnews.net welcomed pro surfer and kiteboarder Josh Mucloy as its special guest this Thursday, November 16,2006. Born, bred and currently residing in Santa Cr... Read More...