Mai Tai kite Camp 2007 Last week, 3 dozen kite addicted Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and VC’s converged on one of kiteboarding’s epicenters - kite Beach Maui - to learn and improve with coaching and help from Natasha Casebolt and Susi Mai. Pete Cabrinha and crew also provided a TON of help - Lots of pics are have been posted by Susi Mai at MaiTaisports . And here are a couple lessons from

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

More Infamy….kitefamy ! Cimeron authored a fun piece for kiteboarding Magazine, highlighting the unusual mix of wind, surf and kiteboarding addicted people we have here in the SF Bay area and Silicon Valley. It’s this months issue - cover highlighted to the left. It’s a great read!! Buy the magazine by clicking HERE. Here’s the front page of the article (pp 80 - 87). There was no wind on

kiteboarding’s Original King of the Air Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Flash Austin in Maui. For those of you who don’t know him, Flash was the winner of Red Bull’s FIRST ever “King of the Air” competition. He was, and is GREAT for this sport. Click on the picture below to start the clip. Robby Naish describes Flash as ‘the best rider in the world hands down’. On a day that was ‘

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

Strong Winds Headed Our Way
We have a surprisingly good forecast this week. Looks like 20-25 mph out of the S SE starting Tuesday all the way through Friday. Launch spots like Magnusson Park on Lake Washington and Double Bluff Park at Useless Bay on Whidbey Island should all be going off in full force this week. […]