Articles

2010 Liquid Force HiFi Comp 13m Review

Words and photos: Weston Thayer

I got to fly this kite decently in Puerto Rico. I flew it in a variety of conditions (super-light & raining, super-gusty & raining, 18 knots and sunny), including flat water & waves.
The Package

It comes in a tough red and white bag made out of thick nylon. The bag is expandable […]

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Sessions

692 Miles for 7 hours of kiting: Lunacy - Hatteras trip»

Words: David Kramer
Lens: Brett “Gibby” Gibson
Required items essential to success:
- A forecast of 22 + knot NE wind
- Clear skies over Hatteras; at least no rain
- 2 tanks of premium gas 2.99 a gallon
- 5 Sugar Free Red Bulls – 2 in the morning 3 on the way home – especially after the 12:00 am mark (save 2 for […]

621 Dewey - New Road/Lewes kitebording session»

By Brett Gibson
Lens: Brett Gibson, Matt Meyer, Vali Puscasu
Began the day at New Road at 9:45 a.m. Vali was getting ready to leave for a while and told me I could just ride his 9m and board for an hour while he was away. Sweet. No kite pump up!
It was gusty as heck, then just […]

Kiteboarding Comfort Point, Lewes, 4.09»

Words: Brett Gibson
Photos: Jacques Bure/Brian Schaffer/Justin Reel
Video: Vali Puscasu
I showed up at New Road at 9:45 am.
Foil Brian and Kitemad Brian were there. The wind was blowing 30-35 and gusting a lot higher.
It was dead onshore.
Since none of us had a deathwish, the Brians headed to Henlopen, where the wind direction would be better, […]

Locals

Rory Callaghan - a chat about kb, local heroes and wake style moves»

You’re one of the DC area first kiteboarders, aren’t you?
Dave Loop is the father of Mid-Atlantic kiting. But I may have been the next guy in DC to own a kiteboard. I remember buying one of Dave’s used boards at the spring East of Maui swap meet in Annapolis 2000 and everyone that saw me […]

The Spleeft Interview»

I met Dean Mikulla (Spleeft on forums) a few years ago on one of my first trips to Assateague. At that time he had the heavy metal kiter look. Long hair, c-kite, an entire armada of boards with him (mutants,  surfboards, twin tips). We didn’t spent too much time chatting since it was windy but […]

Meet a “local legend” Warren»

My name is Warren E. Fuller (63) and I’m retired from the National Security Agency (1996), professionalized as a Computer Scientist. Before that, I was a Captain in the US Army as a helicopter and fixed wing aviator. I served two tours in Viet Nam, one as a helicopter pilot and the other as a fixed wing pilot. I met my wife Janie while working at NSA, we were married in 1978.

Store Products

Ocean Rodeo Surf Drysuit, kiteboarding, kitesurfing Pyro Pro, Pyro Lite»

The Pyro Surf is a skin tight drysuit. Split Skin Dry Core technology allows this suit to fit like a glove while keeping you warm and dry!