by Matt “Phatty” Mayer
I picked up an 09 Best Spark 134cm from DCKites last month and I’ve ridden it for a few sessions now. Watch out for DCKites’ false advertising; it was supposed to be an 08 After losing my LF Proof 151, the Spark became my 2nd kiteboard. It has the standard Best […]
By “Foil” Brian Lee
For those of you who don’t know me, I’ve been flying Flysurfer kites for about 2 years now. I started with Psycho3, then Speed2 and later Pulse2. I ordered Psycho4 (P4 here after) 10M as soon as I heard that it was available in US. It was risky since there weren’t that […]
by windz41/BABA email list
Maryland Park Service Issues New Policies Regulating Alcoholic Beverages in Maryland State Parks
New Restrictions to be Phased in Throughout 2009 Annapolis, MD - Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - The Maryland Park Service (MPS) will be phasing in new restrictions regarding the consumption of alcohol at Maryland State Parks […]
NKB just published an interview with the kite designer Ken Winner about the Rhino 09.
Ken, the Rhino is meanwhile an often changing chameleon in the North range, but always had some special characteristics, which yearly kept the same. This year it looks again completely new. What are the main characteristics in your eyes and what […]
The Triple-S Invitational will take place in Cape Hatteras, NC May 30 – June 5th and is on track to be bigger and better than 2008!
The 2009 Triple-S Invitational is an international “invite only” freeride kiteboarding event. With last years Wild Card Winner Aaron Hadlow being such a success, this year 3 spots will be […]
Check BryanElkus.com and you will see awesome pics and a cool report from the Powder Mountain Superfly Open.
“Day three of the SLC trip was the bet yet. It was the second day of the SuperFly Open at Powder Mountain. And we had wind! The day started off with a little chill time. Then we quickly […]
The new Kahoona is the perfect choice for every rider looking for a super stable, easy-to-rig, easy-to-fly kite. The Redline Safety-bar delivers instant depower whenever you push the QR or drop the bar. A reduced aspect-ratio shape and highly swept leading edge design will help to make the Kahoona the quickest relaunching kite in your […]
The Second Annual SuperFly Open sponsored by Best Kiteboards will be held March 13 – 15, 2009 at Powder Mountain Resort. Powder Mountain is fast becoming the primo destination for snowkite enthusiasts. Last year, it was the first mountain resort in the US to offer identify an exclusive snowkiting area and to offer a snowkite […]
by Weston Thayer
I arrived at terrapin around 5:15 to glass and a depressed Jeff.
Luckily I came with a mother, and she came with food . jeff, you left at like 6, we waited around for another 50 minutes til the wind came. it took its good time coming, the wind line hovering […]
You now have two possibilities to find the wind for your preferred spot: you can use the existing Wind Report maps or you can use our new Wind Reports on Google Maps. Of course all of our over 2800 weather stations are listed in there.
You can pan and zoom into your favorite location just like […]
