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Kiteboarding Fitness Clinic Annapolis

By webmaster • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Kiteboarding

Take your riding to the next level.

Learn What kiteboarding specific exercises you can do when you are waiting for wind.



Exuma Kiteboarding trip

By webmaster • Apr 1st, 2008 • Category: Articles, Kiteboarding

Here’s the start of my report on exuma so far. we got the 630 am American Airlines flight into miami on the 18th, then had about a 5 hour layover to the american eagle flight to georgetown, which was slightly delayed.

Got here around 4pm and immediately noticed it was blowing about 20, so i backpacked a kite and just started walking to see if i could find a beach before it got dark.



The Spleeft Interview

By webmaster • Mar 22nd, 2008 • Category: Articles, Kiteboarding

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 […]



Slingshot 2008 Turbo3 (T3) Kite Review and Preview!

By webmaster • Mar 10th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Kiteboarding

By Todd JB
I got the chance to demo 11M and 9M T3 prototypes…WOOHOO!!!! …I’m guessing the production kites will be the same, but SS has the option to tweak things based on initial feedback I guess. ? Whatever, I liked ‘em, here’s my first impression;
The wind was about 18-22mph when I was on the 11M and 22-26mph when I was on the 9M.



Self Launching and Self Landing a BOW type kite

By webmaster • Mar 3rd, 2008 • Category: Articles, Kiteboarding

By Warren E. Fuller
As a precursor, let me state that you should not try these self launching or self landing techniques unless you have a safety margin of at least 200’ downwind of you and no obstacles to contend with, i.e. signs, poles, chairs, etc. It would also be a good idea to have someone […]



Miami Jan 24-08

By webmaster • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Sessions

Miami is the greatest place on earth I remember David J talking about kiting the flats with the Kitehouse and after talking to Bruno about it I knew I had to check it out.I got into Miami around 10am and was on…



EastKB online kiteboarding store is open!

By webmaster • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: News

EastKB is proud to announce the opening of our online store. Take a look at our tshirts, get a hoodie to keep you warm on the beach, and check out the watershirts that will arrive in the coming weeks. Order your East KB tshirts and show solidarity by representing the forum at a beach nearby.We […]



Kiteboarding Gear swap in Annapolis

By webmaster • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Kiteboarding, News

by Bill Malachowski
When: April 13th 2008
Time: 8-12
Where: FESTIVAL AT RIVA ANNAPOLIS MD.
Sponsor of this event: EAST OF MAUI ANNAPOLIS
Come with a cup of Joe and enjoy a morning with like minded wind NUTZ. Bring all your used gear to sell for COLD HARD CASH. Hey no SPAMMERS, sell in person. Tell your friends and […]



One Guys Journey From A Powder Mountain To A Snowy Beach - A Story For The Kite Newbie

By webmaster • Feb 6th, 2008 • Category: Articles

by Todd JB
It’s late January. The five of us are hunkered down in the marginal wind block we created by parking our trucks nose to nose on the beach. I’m wearing a borrowed rubber suit that two men larger than me have previously…



“The Unknown Kiters” - a kiteboarding book by Jacques Burre

By webmaster • Feb 1st, 2008 • Category: News

Jacques Burre, or JB-007 on EastKB,  just put together a book about our community of kitesurfers. The author called the book “The Unknown Kiters” and then the subtitle “kitesurfing on the East Coast of the United States, the story about a community”. It is on sale online for US$ 31 - plus shipping. This is a 76 […]