The dates for the 2009 United States Wind & Water Open (WW09) have been set, and not only has the event expanded in length, it’s expanded in stature. This year’s event will be headlined by the 2009 North American Course Racing Continental Championships as well as the US Kiteboarding National Championships. The championships, which will be hosted by the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, will take place Tuesday, May 5th through Saturday, May 9th…. Details
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At first, Eckerd College student Alex Moore and his buddies just wanted to take a long kiteboard trip.
“You have heard of a surfing safari,’ ” said the 22-year-old anthropology major. “Well, we wanted to do a kitesurfing safari.”
Kitesurfing, which many consider to be the fastest growing “extreme” water sport, requires a high level of fitness and technical skill. Pinellas County happens to be a hotbed for kitesurfers, and Moore and fellow Eckerd students Tripp Hobbs and Matt Sexton and USF’s Chase Kosterlitz are at ground zero of this movement.
On a good day, an experienced kitesurfer can reach speeds up to …Â More info
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Tempe Town Lake soon will be transformed into a watery skatepark of sorts for a new competition to be held in conjunction with the Circle K Tempe Music Festival April 3 and 4.
Red Bull Wake Lab made its debut in Orlando, Fla., in September as an experiment to stretch the boundaries of the sport of wakeboarding, organizers say. Rather than having boats to tow wakeboarders, the lab or wakepark uses a system of overhead pulleys and features a mix of hand and transfer rails, sliders, an elevated pool and a 16-foot wall quarterpipe.
“Red Bull Wake Lab is pretty much a skatepark on water – something that’s never really been built before… More info
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This year and next will see several exciting videogame peripherals launched into the console market, according to independent sources.
A mole from within the gesture-controlled game space told Register Hardware that Microsoft has inked plans to launch a second gesture-sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360.
Separately, sources from within the gaming world have also, according to a Variety report, confirmed that an upcoming Tony Hawk-endorsed skateboarding title will feature a Wii Balance Board-style skateboard peripheral…Â More info