Kiteboarding stunts are always incredible. This time, we bring you another strong, solid and dangerous performance from Guillaume Chastagnol, a rider with loads of experience in snow kiteboarding, too.
After 12 years of unsuccessful tries, Chasta has finally made it  … More
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Like the tallest redwood in Muir Woods, 23-year-old Johnny Heineken of Larkspur has had the ideal Marin County conditions to find himself at the top of his game. Last summer he clinched the World Champion title in kitesurfing — a sport he took up just six years ago — and this year he was North American champ, too. His parents, both doctors, are avid sailors; his father, Paul, directed St. Francis Yacht Club’s junior sailing program and instilled in both Johnny and his sister, Erika, a passion for the water. So it’s no surprise that when we met him, Johnny had recently returned home as winner (as did Erika) of the Canadian National Championships in kitesurfing.
1 Did you play other sports growing up?  … More
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Back in 1985, two great minds thought alike. They were the minds of Southern California native Tony Finn and Texas native Jimmy Redmon, who separately and simultaneously thought along the same wave length to create the foundation for what would eventually evolve into a globally renowned sport.
Looking for alternatives to waterskiing and surfing, the two created waterboards that could essentially “surf†the wake behind a boat  … More
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