I can’t believe Christmas is right around the corner already! We’re finally done with our last lighting job and have been keeping busy with little maintenance jobs and catching up on our long overdue billing. It’s so nice to just take a deep breath finally. : ) We can’t wait to […]

South Padre kiteboarding

Susi Mai teaching the Raley Back to Mai Tai kite Camp lessons… Susi does an amazing Raley, and she looks almost as good off the water as on. Incredibly limber with great power - and by definition, unhooked. I’ve not kited unhooked (on purpose) for 5 years - but given the quality of her moves, i’m going to focus on the baby step of kiting unhooked this summer.

Surfboard vs. Twin Tip When I started kiting, many folks were using directional boards - small surfboards with straps. Just as I stepped on the learning curve, I was excited to see the move toward twin tips - one less thing to deal with as I never had to ‘jibe’ and could ride heel side all the time. But it’s time for a change - back to basics. To commemorate the MaiTai kite Camp, Jimmy Lewis

Design Your Own Bow kite Eric Wilhelm of Instructibles turned me onto what has become the industey standard kite design software - SURFPLAN which has both a free download as well as a professional version. YOU can design and create your own kitesurf kite. Check it out - fun to toy with. The free, hobbyist version download page is HERE. Contact David Aberdeen at dea@surfplan.com.au for the pro

Florida kiteboarding Lessons

Part 2 of our kiteboarding Adventure
On the second morning of our trip, we headed out on Nick’s rigid inflatable boat to some popular dive spots called Shark Fin Rock and Fish Rock. Thanks to his boat, air compressor, and gear, we were totally self-sufficient. We were hoping to see some sleeping white tip reef sharks in the lava […]

Today Show’s Matt Lauer takes up kiting Today Show host takes up kiteboarding and brings his camera crew! We’ve all been there. Stay with it Matt!!

Snow kiting South Lake Tahoe ‘08 starts with a charm. A year long effort to snow kite South Lake Tahoe is a SUCCESS! A year ago at this time, a friend and I trekked around South Lake Tahoe for an hour looking to kite. Word was we should check out Grass Lake at Luther Pass, and Hope Valley. Hope Valley doubles as a snowmobile track (people ride over lines, kiters get in the way) , so we made our