Three British riders travelled to France for the European Junior Kitesurf Cup 13-16th May 2010. The event was held at Saint Pierre la Mer in strong off shore winds of around 30-40 knots.
Race director Pierre allowed the under 13 category to freeride on day 1 which was great to ease nerves. Day 2 the heats were drawn and it was party time for the UK team. Robbie, age 13 came up against other talented riders in a single elimination style event. Riding powered on his Flexifoil 5m kite, Robbie nailed high kite loops, raileys & hooked in transitions. A great style of riding, this event was a superb learning curve for Robbie who is more motivated than ever to nail new moves … Details
The second tour stop of the German Kitesurf Trophy was held at Büsum this weekend. More than 60 kitesurfers fought against the wind and waves in both freestyle and race competitions. Everyone enjoyed the great wind conditions with two light wind days at first and two strong wind days at the weekend where most competitors had to rig their smallest kites.
Büsum proved to be a great location for this event.
Mario Rodwald won again in the men’s freestyle competition and …Â Details
The KB4girls 2010 World Tour as it moves around the world is reaching out to the female kiteboarders in the South of Europe.Â
The Mediterranean village of St. Pere Pescador in the Catalonia region North of Barcelona near the French boarder was included into the calendar to cater to the Spanish as well as French girls and promises to be a very multicultural female kiteboarding camp.Â
From May 28th to 30th Kristin Boese will be … Details
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.
After riding for about 70 miles, Andrews decided to … Details