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Liquid Force Demo Tour Kicks Off!

The Liquid Force European Demo Tour has just kicked off, right now the guys are in Poole in the UK and will be here tomorrow all day too. Camber Sands on Sunday and then off to France on Monday where they'll jump in the RV and get busy with the rest Europe. Riders Brandon Scheid, James Boulding and Kite Designer Julien Fillion will be on hand along side Gary Siskar to talk you through the new kit and all the developments for 2012. Plus of course you can ride the kit yourself and maybe even pump up a kite or two with the Max Flow Inflation System! For more information and dates for the tour check out [...] Read More

Fri 18th May, 2012 @ 4:11 PM

O'Neill PKRA Holland Day Two

Coverage from Day 2 of the PKRA Holland! [...] Watch This

" Feast your eyes on more highlights from the O'Neill Kiteboard World Cup in Scheveningen, and hear what local favorites and Team O'Neill riders Kevin and Jalou Langeree had to say about conditions on Day 2.[...]"
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Thu 17th May, 2012 @ 2:05 PM

Best Sponsors KSP!

BEST are proud to announce their sponsorship of the 2012 EDP Kite Surf Pro Cascais at Guincho. With their R&D dept headquartered within site of the waves at Guincho beach BEST are ideally positioned to partner with the KSP. Kite designer Peter Stiewe commented, “There’s a great synergy between the KSP and BEST, with the upcoming release of our new wave kite, the Cabo, we will have a dedicated wave kite with which our team riders will be able to take on the best in the world”. Team Rider Nuno Stru said, “The Cabo has been developed right here in Guincho. There’s no better w [...] Read More

Thu 17th May, 2012 @ 12:30 PM

O'Neill PKRA Holland Day One

No doubt there will be a few of these coming out over the next few days! Good luck to all the riders! [...] Watch This

"www.oneill.com/kiteworldcup Freestyle men heat 1[...]"
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Wed 16th May, 2012 @ 10:10 AM

The Olympic Hangover - Is One Design Looming?

Now that the news has sunk in and the dust has settled it's time to reflect on the decision that will undoubtedly change the face of kiteboarding for the foreseeable future. All over the world kiter [...] Watch This

"Olympic Sailing should be fast, exciting and entertaining. That's why we believe that Kiteboard Racing should be included in the Olympic Sailing Competition from 2016 on. This episode features kiteboard racing in a broad variety of conditions, from less than 4 knots on the beach up to 35 knots and [...]"
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Wed 9th May, 2012 @ 4:54 PM

Kitesurfing Race Fins - Get Them Fast, Go Faster...

As kite racing was thrust unexpectedly into the limelight this weekend this post seems all the more poignant. As the box rule has levelled the playing field with the board over the last year and with production kites being used perhaps the only place with a bit of room for creativity is arguably with the most important part of the set up. The fins... Ever since the very first races kiters have been experimenting with different fin shapes, sizes and configurations. In the early days it was a 2 fin set up, then came the traditional quad fin that dominated the race scene for a couple of [...] Read More

Tue 8th May, 2012 @ 5:35 PM

Naish Kiteboarding Episode 4 - Jesse Richman Kidnapped in Corsica Movie

Check out this movie from the Naish Crew and Jesse Richman and Florian Daubos on the Mediterranean Island of Corsica. Some great wakestyle freestyle going down and also some pretty chunky sized waves [...] Watch This

"On his way home from Mauritius, Jesse is kidnapped by Florian Daubos and chucked over the edge in Corsica...where they find great conditions for freestyle and some pretty rad surf. Director: debile pictures Filmer: Sharkeye Kites: Torch, Park Boards: Momentum, Money Shot, Alaia, Skater, The Skate [...]"
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Tue 8th May, 2012 @ 10:15 AM

Kitesurfing is an Olympic Sport!

After just 12 short years kitesurfing has been recognised by ISAF and is to be included as an Olympic Discipline at Rio in 2016! Well done to Markus Schwendtner and all the team at the IKA who have been working really hard for the last few years to pull this off. This is what the President of ISAF had to say: ISAF Website, Presidents statement: "Kiteboarding has proven to us that it is ready to be included into the list of prestigious ISAF Events and it is a fantastic addition to the sailing programme for the 2016 Olympic Games." The events to be contested at the 2016 Olympic G [...] Read More

Sat 5th May, 2012 @ 5:16 PM

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