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.

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 with Tony Logosz from Slingshot Kiteboarding

Slingshot believes their latest innovation, Fastrack, which is a new footpad and strap system, will be the next one-pump. Joining us on this week’s The Kiteboarder Podcast is co-founder and designer Tony Logosz to tell us about Fastrack, its development and advantages, and Slingshot’s plans for the new system on their 2010 line up of boards.

Slingshot Kiteboarding at AWSI 2009

Alexis Rovira from TKB gets the low down on the 2010 line up from Slingshot Kiteboarding at the 2009 AWSI in Hood River

TKB Audio of Videocast: Ben Wilson on SS Surf Program/New DVD

Ben Wilson from Slingshot Kiteboarding joins host Ryan Riccitelli for a live videocast interview. This is the audio only portion of the Videocast.

TKB Audio of Videocast: Ruben Lenten on Triple S and 2010 Signature Gear

Join The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net as host Ryan Riccitelli interviews Ruben Lenten live from Real Kiteboarding in North Carolina. This is the audio only portion of the Videocast.

TKB Videocast: Ben Wilson on SS Surf Program/New DVD

Ben Wilson from Slingshot Kiteboarding joins host Ryan Riccitelli for a live videocast interview.

TKB Special Videocast: Ruben Lenten on Triple S and 2010 Signature Gear

Join The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net as host Ryan Riccitelli interviews Ruben Lenten live from Real Kiteboarding in North Carolina.