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If you are anything like me, you’ve been jumping out of your skin waiting for more sessions this winter. That said, I acknowledge that I am a premadonna when it comes to winter kiting conditions. I just don’t think 230 lb bodies are designed to be strapped to snowboards chattering across icy snow. W...

This is a long post. The TLDR is: This is the year of the bar. Check out a bar makes that don't match your kite. You'll be surprised by how different, each one is. All the ones I know of are brand cross compatible now! Cabrinha 2016 Control Bar I had been meaning to get some time in on the new Fireb...

Firewire Vader FST 5’5” I’ve been riding this for a couple months now, but haven’t taken the time to record my thoughts. This really is a special shape. Don’t mistake this Daniel Thomson (Tomo) shaped design from other cut-off nose surfboards. This is a proprietary technology/shape called the “moder...

damn, sorry for the dissertation..... got a little longwinded there.

In the interest of full disclosure I have been flying Cabrinha Switchblades for the last three seasons (7,9, 11m for 2011; 8,10,12 for 2012 and 2013), and before that owned a hodge podge of Naish, Liquid Force and North Kites. I am not a Cabrinha guy per se, but I have been reluctant to stray since ...

That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! its the perfect solution for no-wind days. No-wind? no kite needed! ha

Speaking of addiction: pretty funny read from the guys at kiteBROding. Definitely not politically correct, but worth a chuckle.
http://kitebroding.com/surfing-heroine/

I may head up on fri too, Scotty. Does anyone have a schedule of events for the gathering? Is there going to be a kite swap or anything? Working on selling my 2013 switchblades (8m, 10m, 12m) to clear some room for the 2014 stuff.
-Jim

Eric, Your concerns are valid...safety is of utmost importance. Keep in mind though that Ramsey Beach is closed to swimmers because of water level and that there are 2-4 kite lengths worth of space between the shore and the shallows where kiters can still stand at Waconia. The fact of the matter is ...

Hi LAKAWA readers, I think this is a great thread regarding right of way, and it seems most know the rules and fully try to follow them, should conditions permit. I would like to add comment on the very contentious issue of teaching at our crowded beaches. As a South Florida transplant, I have been ...