A continuation from the previous video with Harry Vogelezang. Harry is an excellent windsurfer and kitesurfer, but even the pro´s can sometime make mistakes and so does Harry… but he takes it easy :)
Archive for April, 2012
You´re never too old for kitesurfing!
On April - 15 - 2012
Harry Vogelezang is 45 years old and he proves that you don’t necessary have to be 20 years old to pull of crazy tricks when you´re kitesurfing or windsurfing! Just look at this short but awesome video with this old man!
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The Future of Kitesurfing?
On April - 13 - 2012
Imagine if there were small mobile islands out in the open water, so that you simply could kitesurf wherever you wanted! That´s probably the thought behind this idea, but I doubt that this ever will be reality…
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Best Girls 2011
On April - 13 - 2012
In case you missed the Best Girls 2011 Calendar Shoot, here is some eyecandy :)
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With A Kite – The Evolution of True Boarding
On April - 12 - 2012
A very interesting project is going on just as you read this. A guy named Adam Boozer is about to make a documentary about kiteboarding. We´ve seen tons of kitesurfing videos from different brand and riders. Cool videos with sick action, nice scenary featuring people that lives the kiteboarding lifestyle.
But what´s missing is a film that shows how advanced kiteboarding is today and how extremely hard the core of top pro riders work to make kiteboarding as extreme as it is today. And where has kitboarding have to go next to be accepted by the mainstream? This is what Adam’s documentary will focus on or as Sam Brandson says in the teaser below “We need an epic, Billabong Odyssey style doc that puts kiteboarding on the map.”
For further information about this project check out Kickstarter – With a Kite
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Ben Wilson teach us to ride barrelled
On April - 11 - 2012
I think Ben Wilson’s educational videos are great! First of all, Ben is talking with an Australian dialect that is something extra! Just listening to this guy talking is joyful :) The fact that Ben then makes a excellent teacher doesn’t make things worse! In this video, Ben is teaching us how to ride barrelled on your backhand. Many of us have never even tried wave surfing me included, but I really wonder what it feels like to ride a barrell and I´ll keep this video in mind in case I end up in a big fucking tube :)
Unhook is another educational video from Ben Wilson. If you’re about to start ride unhooked, then this video is a must see!
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Wavesurfing in Maui
On April - 10 - 2012
You might have heard of something called “The Jaws” in Maui. The Jaws is of course the name for the giant waves that break along the shoreline at Maui. You really need some balls to ride into the jaws, which probably explain why you never see any girls riding into the Jaws. Niccolo Porcella is a guy with balls and one of few that does not bail out for the Jaws!
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PKRA 2012
On April - 9 - 2012
As you may know the PKRA (Professional Kiteboard Riders Association) is currently running their first competition for 2012 in Leucate, France. 42 men and 8 girls are showing of their skills in the water. As usual Youri Zoon is a favourite, but there is one new threat for him, Lian Whaley. This guy is only 15 years old and is already one of the top riders in PKRA. Expect to see and hear more of Lian Whaley in the coming years! Here is a video with Lian training in Cumbuco, Brazil.
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Best kite factory
On April - 8 - 2012
Epic Kites recently made a video from their factory in China. We could see the happy Chinese infront of their computers and sewing machines. The message – Epic Kites Take care of their employees and they make great kites.
Best didn’t want to be worse, so they decided to make a similar video, the difference is that they have their kite factory in Sri Lanka. Best have filmed their employees laughing and smiling, just so there is no doubt about that also their employees have a good time sewing from morning till evening :)
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Sam Medysky shows how to do a kiteloop
On April - 7 - 2012
Sam Medysky is one of Best’s teamrider. He´s pretty good at throwing kiteloops! In this video is Sam explaining to us how to do a kiteloop.
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Malin Amle in Australia
On April - 6 - 2012
Malin Amle at Woodman Point and Safety Bay in Western Australia. A nice video well worth watching and Malin is a very talented kitesurfing girl!
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Let’s live, let’s kite!
On April - 5 - 2012
Núria Gomà has done a beautiful video called “Just ONE life” where she explains in 3 minutes why she changed her life from working in a bank to become a professional kitesurfer.
Just ONE life from Nuria Goma on Vimeo.
Thank you Núria!
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How to learn doing kite loops?
On April - 3 - 2012
A Kite loop is one of the tricks that many kitesurfers dream of being able to do. A kite loop is associated with loads of power and it sure looks awe when someone is nailing a massive kite loop, no wonder every kitesurfer wants to learn this trick!
But something is holding you back… fear. The fear of being smashed face down in the water, the fear of busting your knees or fear of not being able to commit the kite loop is for sure deterrent for most of us.
So how on earth do you learn to make a kite loop? Do you just jump as high as possible, yank the bar, say a prayer and hope that you’ll come out in one piece? This is one option, but what is much smarter is to start practise kite loops in a safe manner, and how do you do that? Look at this highly educational video and you might soon have your first kite loop session!
