Absolutely fabulous one day KB4girls coaching clinic with 40 p… Absolutely fabulous one day KB4girls coaching clinic with 40 participating girls that would not have been possible without the amazing support of the local community and partners. Special thanks go to Cascade Kiteboarding, Windance, 2nd Wind, The Sandbar Café, Neuro and our amazing event crew consisting of photographer Jon Malmberg, videographer Jeff Kraemer, beach and rescue support Sky Solbach as well as our female coaches Becky Bishop, Kris Kinn and Tonia Farman!
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A kite surfer has died after a gale-force wind dragged him across a beach at more than 100mph before he hit at least three rooftops and then plunged 50ft into the ground. The horrific tragedy took place during a storm in the upmarket seaside resort of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in south west France, yesterday afternoon.
Weather forecasts has warned people about high winds, but a number of men and women were still surfing.
Adrien Monnoyeur, a 28-year-old from … Details
It was a spectacular fourth day of competition here in Lake Nahuel Huapi. The men’s and women’s freestyle double eliminations got underway exactly on time at 11:00am this morning.
The wind was yet again in full force and competitors were out on their smallest kite sizes, mostly on 7m. Dutch rider Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED) had nothing less than a successful day defeating fellow slingshot teammate and single eliminations winner, Andy Yates (Slingshot, AUS) twice in the men’s double elimination final. Zoon wins his first  … Details
It was yet another spectacular day in Lake Nahuel Huapi for the Kitesurf World Cup Bariloche 2010. The wind was yet again in full force this morning at the mandatory skippers meeting. Freestylers took the back seat today for most of the day and were released in the early afternoon due to the weather conditions which were more favorable for the racers.
Race director, Erik Troostheide rushed to re-arrange and set the racing course for today. A total of four races were completed under sunny blue skies and moderate winds. Racers were … Details