VIDEO: TKB Trick Tips: Tacking a Kiteboarding Race Board

Kasey Campbell walks us through the steps of tacking a kiteboarding course racing board.

The Kiteboarder Magazine December 2010

The December 2010 issue of The Kiteboarder Magazine features:

*TRAVEL: Alaska Roadtrippin: A Trip to Thompson Pass

*BACKWOODS: Tobago Cays with the Zenith Ocean Crew

*How to Save Access at Your Local Beach

*INSTRUCTIONAL: Land a 313 and Back Mobe

*Sean Mertens and Jannicke Stav Profiled

*Launch: How to Sell Your Old Gear Online

The Kiteboarder Magazine October 2010

The October 2010 issue of The Kiteboarder Magazine features:

*TRAVEL: Kiteboarding Vanuatu: The happiest place on earth

*INTERVIEW: The Unstoppable Billy Floyd

*The TKB 2011 Gear Preview Guide: What to look forward to on the new gear

*INSTRUCTIONAL: SUP Kiting: Worth the Effort?

*Adam Koch and Adriana Harlan Profiled

*Launch: Social Media for Kiteboarders

PODCAST: Mark Shinn on Shinn Kiteboards and the History of Kiteboarding

Living by the motto “nothing endures but change”, Mark Shinn has consistently redefined himself and his riding as the different sports around him have evolved over the years.

A former pro windsurfer, Mark saw the potential of kitesurfing early on and was one of the sports first pro riders.

In 2002, he achieved the unthinkable when he won the PKRA and KPWT titles in the same year and has since moved on to start his own company, Shinn Kiteboarding.

Now with one year under his belt, Mark joins on today’s The Kiteboarder podcast to talk about the business side of kitesurfing, his new entry into North America with a new distributor and his 2011 product line.

PODCAST: Raphael Salles on the 2011 F-One Products

Our guest on today’s podcast brought to you by The Kiteboarder Magazine is the founder of F-One, Raphael Salles. Established in 1996 as one of the first kiteboarding companies in the industry, F-One launched the Bandit, a delta-shaped kite, in 2008 and has dedicated its kite line to this shape for the last few years.

Raphael is joining us live from Mauritius as his team and importers demo F-one’s 2011 line and put the finishing touches on a few products.

The Kiteboarder Magazine August 2010

The August 2010 Issue of TKB features:

*13,000 Miles of Kitesurfing: 15 Countries over 145 Days in a VW Van

*From the Beginning: An interview with Wainman Hawaii’s Franz Olry

*Breaking the Light Wind Barrier

*Demystifying Kite Design

*Instructional: Nuclear Grab, Unhooking in Waves, Hitting a Slider

*Naish’s Sam Light and Mystic’s Claire Lutz Profiled

*Workbench: Repair or Replace Your Wetsuit?

VIDEO: TKB Trick Tips: Twin Tip Tack

The Twin Tip Tack is a great way to change directions without loosing any ground downwind and is basically a low backroll transition.

PODCAST: Kitty Hawk Kites Opens Waves Village

TKB Podcast: Eat, Sleep and Breathe Kiting at Waves Village

Our guest on this week’s The Kiteboarder podcast is Chris Moore, kiteboarding operations manager of Kitty Hawk Kiteboarding in Rodantee, North Carolina. With waist deep water for miles and the best surf spot in the Outer Banks directly across the street, the center just opened Waves Village, an upscale kiteboarding resort complete with amenity-packed condos, a full-service restaurant, 5,000 square foot retail shop, skateboard park, expanded demo center, air compressors, hot showers, dedicated kite launcher/lander and more.

Best of all, the facility is open to the public! Chris is also a lead PASA examiner. He is joining us here today to talk about the new resort and amenities, the riding scene in the outer banks, and what’s going down at PASA.

VIDEO: TKB Trick Tips: Kiteloop

The Kiteloop is not a very technically difficult move, but it takes a lot of commitment to pull off right.

VIDEO: TKB Trick Tips: Kiteboarding S-Bend

The S-Bend is a combination of the raley and front roll. This is a very basic unhooked kiteboarding move. For more kiteboarding articles, news, and videos, check out http://www.thekiteboarder.com

VIDEO: TKB TRICK TIPS: The Raley

The Raley is one of the easiest unhooked moves to do in kiteboarding and is a building block for many more advanced moves. The Kiteboarder Magazine takes you through the steps of your first raley. For more kiteboarding news, videos, and articles, visit http://www.thekiteboarder.com

PODCAST: Puerto Rico IKA Caribbean Championship

Our guest on this week’s The Kiteboarder podcast is Karla Barerra of Kitesurf Puerto Rico. Inspired by her participation in the IKA World Kite Racing Championship in Corpus Christi back in April, together with a group of three windsurfers, Puerto Rico will host a windsurfing slalom series and the first IKA Caribbean Championship in Puerto Rico July 9 – 11.

TKB Electronic Magazine April 2010

*INTERVIEW: The Baja Joe Story
*TRAVEL: Five Family Friendly Destinations
*SPECIAL: La Ventana 2010 Event Wrap Up

TKB PODCAST: Phil Midler on his Record Breaking Journey

Phil Midler from XLKites joined us today to give us a recap of his amazing Journey of nearly 240 miles of kiteboarding along the Texas Gulf Coast.

On May 10 at 6:20 a.m., two Americans quietly set out to break the world kiteboarding distance record. Their goal: kiteboard from South Padre Island, TX, to Houston, TX, a distance of 257 nautical miles. Kiteboarders Phil Midler, 30, Co-Owner of XLKITES kiteboarding stores and an avid mountaineer, and Mitch Andrews, 40, a pilot for Continental Airlines, knew the task would be mentally and physically demanding but the reality of their endeavor proved to be much more challenging than either could have imagined.

On Tuesday, May 11 at 8:15 a.m., Midler completed his journey in near impossible light wind conditions, 27 miles ahead of Steen Carsten’s current record of 178.5 nautical miles. Pending Guinness Book of World Records verification, Milder unofficially beat the current record armed with a 2010 10-meter Slingshot RPM and a 5’4” Slingshot Celeritas surfboard by completing 205.5 nautical miles from the XLKITES shop in South Padre Island to Matagorda, TX, next to Highway 60 in 17 hours. For the exclusive full story, see http://www.thekiteboarder.com/wordpress/2010/05/american-phil-midler-breaks-kiteboarding-long-distance-world-record/

TKB PODCAST: 2010 Bridge of the Gods Preview

Our guest on this week’s The Kiteboarder podcast is Tony Bolstad, lead organizer for the upcoming Bridge of the Gods event in Stevenson Washington. This year’s event will happen earlier than in year’s past and is quickly approaching this upcoming June 19. Just over a month away, the Bridge of the Gods is one if not North America’s longest running kiteboarding events which has helped launched many riders into their pro riding careers.

TKB PODCAST: Nine Time World Champion Kristin Boese

Our guest on this week’s the Kiteboarder podcast is nine time world champion Kristin Boese from Germany. Just back from the IKA World Kite Racing Championship in Corpus Christi, TX, where she placed third overall among the women. Kristin is joining us today from Hood River, Oregon where she will be based from this summer in between events and her newest venture, Kiteboarding for girls.

TKB PODCAST: Gary Siskar from Liquid Force Kiteboarding on the Kiteboarding Industry

Our special guest this week is Gary Siskar, the new brand manager for Liquid Force’s kiteboarding division. Gary had extensive experience in surf and snow with such companies as Burton and OP before coming on board with Liquid Force. He is also the owner of Samana Chakra, a boutique hotel, surf camp and yoga retreat in Mancora, Peru. Gary is joining us today to talk about Mancora, what he hopes to accomplish with Liquid Force and what lessons we might be able to learn from his past experiences in the action sports world.

Gary also talks about the problems he sees in the kiteboarding industry and what he thinks can and should be done to promote the continued growth of the sport.

TKB PODCAST: Aaron Hadlow

This week, our special guest on The Kiteboarder podcast is pro rider Aaron Hadlow. At just 21 years old, Aaron started on his path to becoming the five time world kiteboarding champion on the PKRA tour at 10 years old when he first started flying his dad’s kites.

Off the world tour in 2010 to pursue other interests and projects, Aaron joins us today to talk about why he decided not to compete on the PKRA Tour this year and tells about about his history in the sport, his views about the state of competitions, and what we can expect from him in the coming year.

TKB PODCAST: Jon Modica on the Cancellation of KPWT Jamiaca

Our guest this week is Cabrinha pro rider Jon Modica from Florida. Jon has largely competed in regional events in the US and Caribbean and this year chose to do the KPWT tour. As many people know, the first tour stop in Jamaica was canceled after only 15 riders showed up and there were many problems at the event site.

Jon is joining us today to talk about what went down at the event, what he thinks about the current competing tours and politics with the IKA, and how other pro riders are feeling about the state of the competition circuit.

TKB PODCAST: SPI Kite Roundup, May 1-9, 2010

2010 SPI Kite Roundup organizer Brett Newcomb calls in from South Parde Island, Texas to fill us in on the details of the upcoming event, scheduled for May 1-9, 2010.

The 2010 South Padre Island Kite Round-Up is the world’s largest and longest yearly amateur kite boarding competition and kiteboarding equipment demo. This year the event is scheduled for May 1st-9th, 2010 on South Padre Island, located on the southern Gulf Coast of Texas. South Padre is home to steady winds and warm weather all year round, which makes it a perfect place for kitesurfing. There are plans for multiple amateur kiteboarding contests to be held this year.

These include, but are not limited to events such as: Downwind Race, Freestyle, Wave Sessions, Speed Trials, Boarder-X, SUP Races and many more. In addition to the amateur competitions, there will be tons of kiteboarding clinics as well as kiteboarding gear demos from many of the industry’s leading kiteboarding equipment manufacturers. This is your chance to try out, and personally fly all of this 2010’s new kite surfing kites, power kites, trainer kites, kite boards, land boards, and a whole range of the latest kite board equipment. Get the full information at http://www.spikiteroundup.com/

TKB PODCAST: Kite Racing World Championships Happening April 22-25, 2010

This week, The Kiteboarder Magazine interviewed Nils Stolzlechner about the 2010 Kite Racing World Championship, being held this year in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Nils gives us an update on the event, which is no longer associated with the Texas International Boat Show. He also lets us know what he thinks about the current IKA/PKRA/KPWT debacle currently going on in the world of competitive kiteboarding.

The event will be happening April 22-25, 2010 and there is currently $20,000 up for grabs in prize money. For more info, check out http://www.njsdesigns.org/US_Continentals_2010.html

Listen to the podcast by subscribing to the TKB Podcast in iTunes.

The Kiteboarder Magazine February 2010 Online Edition

The February 2010 Issue of The Kiteboarder Magazine features a behind the scenes look at the making of Shades of Green, 5 Domestic Snowkiting Locations, and a special kiteboarding instructional, Off to the Rescue

TKB Podcast: 2010 Jupiter Kite Invation

Jeremy Green checks in to fill us in on the details of this year’s Jupiter Kite Invasion, happening January 29-31, 2010. For more information, check out http://jupiterkiteboarding.com/store/jupiter-kiteboarding-invasion-p-2147.html

TKB Podcast: Kite Racing World Championship at the Texas International Boat Show

This week, The Kiteboarder Magazine interviewed Nils Stolzlechner about the 2010 Kite Racing World Championship, being held this hear in Corpus Christi, Texas at the Texas International Boat Show.

The event will be happening April 22-25, 2010 and there is currently $25,000 up for grabs in prize money. For more info, check out http://www.txintlboatshow.com/

The Kiteboarder December 2009 Online Edition

This issue of The Kiteboarder Magazine features Caught on Tape: an interview with Chris Tronolone, TRAVEL: Amazing Los Roques, and a Bus Trip to San Quintin, Baja California

TKB Podcast: 2010 La Ventana Classic, Paddle Royal, and KiteXpo Preview

This week, The Kiteboarder Magazine interviews guests Tim Hatler of Palapas Ventana, Marie LeClerc from Elevation Kiteboarding/Baja Joe’s, and John Ashley from Paddlesurf.net on the upcoming La Ventana Classic and Kite/SUP Expo kicking off this Sunday, January 17. With $3300 in prize money and an expanded schedule which includes wave riding/strapless, all girls/island crossing, race and freestyle clinics 1/17 through 1/20, with the main event including comps, free demos, parties and more from the 1/20 through 1/24, be sure to listen to this interview if you’re heading down to Baja for the event! Don’t forget the work party on 1/19. See www.thekiteboarder.com and www.palapasventana.com for the most up to date info.