Posts Filed Under: KITESURF
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Closing Remarks: BVI Kite Jam 2010 posted on March 12, 2010 at 3:11pm
by Carl Giordano
British Virgin Islands, Nature's Little Secret
Tortola, British Virgin Islands – For ten years, the kiteboarding industry has struggled in its efforts to convince the American media that kiteboarding is for everyone. Most med...more
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A wife, mother and kiter posted on March 7, 2010 at 9:09am
Perth, Australia – We’re featuring Shannon Drucker’s story, a participant in Kristin Boese’s recently concluded kite camp in Australia. Besides Kristin’s hectic training schedule, producing kiteboarding/kitesurfing training videos and writing ...more
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BVI Kite Jam 2010: Unedited posted on March 1, 2010 at 6:58pm
by: Carl Giordano, sharing photos live from the BVI!
Tortola, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – Before sailing off into the BVI sunset, our correspondent Carl Giordano shared an SOS “no phone connectivity” the BVI Kite Jam catamaran sails in and out of in...more
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Woman Techie Who Kites: Tammy Camp posted on February 21, 2010 at 7:34pm
by: Jessica Valenzuela
Kiteboarding is about finesse and balance. Women can be better at it than men - Tammy Camp
This weeks’ Techie Who Kites feature is very special. Why? She’s our FIRST woman techie who kites on Just Kite It! Dan Larsen, our ...more
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Eye of the BVI Kite Jam 2010 posted on February 16, 2010 at 12:21pm
Tortola, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – Not all archipelagos are created equal. True, specially when you have Sir Richard Branson as a resident owner in one of the islands! BVI, an archipelago of some 60 idyllic islands, islets and cays in the North Eastern...more
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Beyond Palin’s Backyard – Jerome Josserand’s Kamchatka posted on February 15, 2010 at 6:01pm
by: Jessica Valenzuela
The Ripping It feature is dedicated to the pro-athletes of the kiting community or those aspiring to be pro-athletes. We’d love to feature you! Contact us.
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Jerome Josserand, Free Ride World Champion, photo courtesy ...more
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Soon My Love, Kiting Nitinaht Lake, BC posted on February 12, 2010 at 9:16am
by: Jessica Valenzuela; travel vignette from up and coming pro-kiter Dominique Granger
Nitinaht Lake, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada photo courtesy, Dominique Granger
When a kite spot has distinct reliable thermal wind it immediately is ...more
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Susi Mai at the Core Slider Jam posted on February 8, 2010 at 1:08pm
by: Susi Mai
Uber cool when one of the most recognizable professional women athletes of kiting-dom pens a post. In between her very hectic travel schedule Susi Mai shares the experience at the recently concluded Core Slider Jam 2010 in Woodman’s Poin...more
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Ripping It: Dominique Granger posted on February 8, 2010 at 8:35am
by: Jessica Valenzuela
The Ripping It feature section is dedicated to the pro-athletes of the kiting community or those aspiring to be pro-athletes. We’d love to feature you! Contact us.
Dominique Granger, pro-kiting athlete
It is not surprising ...more
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Going Pro: Recipe for UnKitemares posted on February 7, 2010 at 11:03am
by: Claire Lutz
Just catching up on my Going Pro posts? No worries, you can read about my first time on the board and my first post about my decision to go pro.
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This week, I want to share a little bit about kitemares. What is a kitemare? Kiti...more
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How to avoid shark attacks posted on February 4, 2010 at 12:11pm
Intro by: Jessica Valenzuela; Written by: Matthew G. Sexton
We requested Matthew, an avid kiteboarder, waterman and owner of a kiteboarding school in St. Petersburg, Florida to help offer insight on shark attacks and what you need to know to avoid this...more
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Ride On, Child of the Wind posted on February 3, 2010 at 5:03pm
by: Jessica Valenzuela; travel vignettes from Bjorn Mystic of Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Facebook planet. Yes, that is how Bjorn and I met way back in July 2009 when I sent an SOS message to any kiter who cared to listen to a newbie kiter. He’s seen me pr...more
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Flying The Flats, Key West posted on February 1, 2010 at 8:02am
by jessica valenzuela, travel vignettes from the author and her instructor Nick Obea, The Kitehouse
Jessica on her way to fly the Flats
The kite bug bit me again! After trying the New York (yes, Maurice there is kiting in New York!) kite scene in Se...more
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Going Pro: Breaking In, The First Time posted on January 31, 2010 at 11:36am
by: Claire Lutz
Last week we started a new weekly feature Going Pro, our Claire Lutz sharing her experience as she navigates the world of pro-kiting.
I remember the moment I arrived on Hatteras Island, NC. It was a surreal feeling, something I had nev...more
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