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.

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.

TKB Podcast with Chris Cousins from Eclipse Kiteboarding

Eclipse Kiteboarding was founded in 2006 and experience a few years of rapid growth. 2009 has marked a lot of changes for the company, with the company being the subject of a number of forum threads over the past few months.

For those of you who follow the online forums, you know there's been a recent shakeup at Eclipse Kiteboarding. Things might be changing, but Eclipse isn't going away. For this podcast from The Kiteboarder Magazine, Chris Cousins, founder and owner of Eclipse calls in to set the record straight about the current state of Eclipse Kiteboarding.Listen in as Chris talks about the status of the Eclipse Bulletproof Warranty, the development of the new Eclipse Surge C-Kite, what her thinks of online forums, who to contact if you've had issues with Eclipse Kites, and the problems they've had with their control system.

Dimitri Maramenides from Epic Kites

Dimitri Maramenides talks about his new kiteboarding company, Epic Kites.

The Kiteboarder October 2009 Issue Now Available Online

Be sure to click on the audio clips for tips on using the GoPro (Brendan Richards cover shot), Kevin Langeree’s thoughts on the final stop on the PKRA tour and the possibility of claiming his first title, and Alex Fox totally stoked on winning his first competition at Slingstock/Bridge of the Gods.

Gavin McClurg from the Best Offshore Odyssey, 10/23/2009

Gavin McClurg from the Best Offshore Odyssey calls in from Malaysia to give The Kiteboarder Magazine an update on the progress of their five-year around the world kiteboarding adventure.

Kristin Boese, October 16, 2009

Professional kiteboarder and Playboy model Kristin Boese calls in to give us an update on her world.