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2007 Shockwave Video Now On-Line

The major Hollywood production of the new Shockwave video has just wrapped up! With a $172m budget, the special effects will have you dazzled and asking for more! Grab a bucket of popcorn, a liter of cola, and pull up a chair for this blockbuster of information about the '07 Shockwave.

Twenty foot (6m) waves, big jumps, and a Robby Naish narration make this video the most comprehensive Naish video to date. Learn all about the Shockwaves massive depower, V25 profile, and Supported Leading Edge Technology.

Click here to checkout the Shockwave website and the video! (then click on video at upper right)

Shockwave 2007... NO BOW SHIT, CARVE DIEM.

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The original SLE kite gets a boost for 2007. The Shockwave’s high altitude
and instant depower characteristics, regardless of kite position in the power
window, make it the world’s first ‘true’ wave kite.

Aimed at the performance wave rider and jumper, the new Shockwave has
extended wind range, a refined aspect ratio, and precise control that will take
any kiter to new heights. It also features faster turning for efficient riding, and
improved water relaunchability. The bar pressure has been radically reduced
compared to the ’06 edition, and is now “tuneable” as a result of its new rigging
options.

The Shockwave’s livelier, more positive feel make it the kite of choice for those
serious about the surf.

Labels: Kites, Naish

August 3rd, 2006

2006 Fuerteventura World Cup – Day 2

Fuerteventura PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Prix 2006

Competitors and spectators were greeted to more incredible wind and clear skies in Fuerteventura for the second day of the PKRA Grand Prix 2006. The riders rigged up their smaller kites to handle the gusty 25 to 30 knots of wind and PKRA officials continued to run two man heats instead of four for safety reasons as well as ease of judging. The first riders took to the water around 11 am for the continuation of the single elimination tournament, which was successfully completed by 4 pm. Conditions were challenging for the competitors as the waves continued to grow in size throughout the afternoon, nonetheless they persevered, striving for the goal of close to $50,000 USD in prize money.

In the first heat of the day, Mallory De la Villemarqué (North, France) landed a technical frontside 3 against Youri Zoon (Slingshot, Netherlands), however, he did not exhibit enough variety and power to secure a spot in the next round. Best team members, Alvaro Onieva (Spain) and Bas Koole (Netherlands) ripped up the water next. Alvaro displayed his usual bag full of tricks including a blind judge, a back to blind, a raley to blind, a hasselhoff, a double front to blind, and a mobe to advance against his teammate, Bas. Cesar Portas (North, Spain) and Philipp Brückmann (Carved, Germany) followed, with Cesar nailing a powerful mobe to downloop and a blind judge to stay in the tournament before meeting up with Kevin Langeree (Naish, Netherlands) in the third round.

In arguably the best seven minutes of kiteboarding for the day, Ruben Lenten (Slingshot, Netherlands) and cousin, Kevin Langeree were on fire, shooting off trick after trick, getting the crowd cheering. Kevin nailed a sweet frontside 3, a handlepass, an amazing mobe 5, a KGB, and a hasselhoff, while Ruben answered back by going big with an F16 grab and a kung fu. Ultimately, in a close judge’s decision, Kevin secured the win, advancing to the next round. Following the pair of Dutch cousins were Cabrinha team members Alberto Rondina (Italy) and Petr Tyushkevich (Russian Federation) in yet another exceptionally close heat. Alberto pulled off a nice slim, front to blind, and a backside 3, but it wasn’t enough to defeat Petr’s arsenal of tricks such as a fat chance, 3-1-3, raley to blind, slim, and a frontside 3.

Rui Meira (Naish, Portugal) and Randy Hereman (F-One, Netherlands) battled it out in another close match, but Randy was on a mission, sticking a blind judge, a powerful mobe 5, and a kiteloop to move ahead into the next round of the single elimination tournament where he would meet up with PKRA points leader, Aaron Hadlow. Finishing up round two, Mikael Blomvall (JN Kites, Sweden) landed a nice blind judge, mobe, and slim to take out Lorenzo Giovanneli (Slingshot, Italy), while Aaron Hadlow (Flexifoil, UK) moved past Erik Volpe (Italy) with an aerial back to blind and a sick kiteloop handlepass

Third round action pitted Youri Zoon against Alvaro Onieva in a close heat, however, Youri was unstoppable, displaying tons of power and energy to earn his place in the semifinals. Kevin Langeree faced Cesar Portas in a heat where variety ended up being the key for success. Although Cesar nailed a strong mobe, blind judge and an aerial back to blind, Kevin was on like crazy glue, sticking an F16, a 3-1-3, a frontside 3, mobe to wrapped, KGB, and a hasselhoff to move on to meet fellow Nethlerlander, Zoon in the next round. Petr Tyushkevich, also showed off a variety of powerful tricks, blasting a sick fat chance, slim chance, and blind judge to advance against Mikael Blomvall, who rallied valiantly with an aerial back to blind and double S bend. Next out of the gate were Randy Hereman and Aaron Hadlow, both going for it and giving the beach plenty to cheer about. Randy landed a powerful raley to blind and super powered kiteloop, however, Aaron continued to impress the judges with his variety and clean, technical moves giving him the edge over Hereman.

The beach was in a frenzy for the semifinals with the intense action on the water. Aaron Hadlow and Petr Tyushkevich both were charging, using the waves and trying to outdo each other. Aaron ended up the victor based on variety and power of his tricks, even giving the crowd a show with a huge, high kiteloop close to the beach. Also in the semifinals, fellow Dutchmen, Kevin Langeree and Youri Zoon put on an amazing display of moves, each rider wanting a spot in the finals versus Hadlow. Youri stuck a mega kiteloop, a kung fu 3, and a technical front mobe, but it wasn’t enough to stop the energy-filled Kevin from advancing with a powerful frontside 3, KGB, and difficult mobe 5.

The close competition continued in the loser’s final where Youri squared off against Petr. Youri banged out a huge F16, front mobe, handlepass with a 360, and a quality blind judge 3 to secure him third place overall. The men’s single elimination finals once again paired rivals Kevin Langeree and Aaron Hadlow in a nailbiting showdown. Kevin, eager for another win, was ripping, landing a frontside 3, a sick hasselhoff, and an aerial back to blind, but it was not quite enough to edge out Aaron, who was determined to take first, nailing an F16, an aerial back to blind, and a massive kiteloop. Kevin will have a chance to seize the top spot in the tournament during the double eliminations, which begin tomorrow.

First up for the women were Angela Peral (North, Spain) and Karolina Winkowska (Naish, Poland). Karolina dominated the heat with lots of variety, such as a kung fu, big air jumps with grabs, and riding to blind. The next heat featured Ania Grzelinska (North, Poland) versus Wiktoria Boszko (North, Poland) in an incredibly close bout. Ania blasted off a kiteloop, a front, a back, and a raley, but North teammate, Wiktoria, edged past her with a nice back roll, krypt, and a very technical raley to blind with surface handlepass. Jo Wilson (Naish, UK) then faced off against Pauline Boussard (Wipika, France). Jo tore up the water, getting lots of air with grabs and showing off a variety of powered tricks, meanwhile, Pauline landed front and back rolls, and a one foot jump, but it wasn’t enough to prevail against the determined Brit.

In one of the most exciting heats of the day, World Champion Kristin Boese (Best, Germany) faced Gisela Pulido (Airush, Spain). Both nailed technical handlepasses, though Kristin pulled out the victory with more unhooked tricks, like the back to wrapped and the raley to blind, to move on to the semifinals. In the women’s semifinals, Wiktoria Boszko was overpowered in the strong winds, which allowed Karolina Winkowska to advance with a front to blind, a krypt, a surface pass, and a kung fu. The superstar performer of the day, Jo Wilson, continued her charge, landing a front spin with a grab, a sick raley, an indy, a krypt, and a front to toeside, for the upset over Kristin Boese, to advance to the finals.

The loser’s final featured Kristin versus Wiktoria Boszko. Kristin was charging with a perfectly executed front roll with a grab, a raley, an unhooked double front, and a krypt, securing third place in the women’s single elimination tournament. The women’s final between Jo Wilson and Karolina Winkowska was action packed. Karolina stuck a variety of tricks, including a kung fu and a krypt, but it wasn’t enough to stop Jo Wilson from taking first place with her big air grabs and powered moves. Kristin, Wiktoria and Karolina will have a second chance in the double elimination tournament starting tomorrow to continue their quest for the top position overall.

The Speed Grand Prix event has been extremely challenging so far with sideshore winds and large waves to contend against. The morning runs, when the water is a bit flatter, have proven better for results, with speeds hitting the 40 knot mark. Currently Christophe Prin-Guenon (Naish, France) is in first place for the men with 1.4 total points and a top speed of 40.75 knots - only .04 knots away from the world record! Charlotte Consorti (France, F-One) is in the number one position for the women with 2.7 points overall and a top speed of 29.55 knots. Many riders have been experiencing extreme crashes and suffering broken bones as a result. Yesterday, speed rider John Grimm (Best, US) was taken to the hospital after a wipe out left him with two broken ribs, but today he was seen walking around the event site encouraging fellow riders, although disappointed to be out of the competition. Tomorrow promises more excitement on the speed course as past world record holder Manu Taub (Wipika, France), along with last year’s winner Sebastien Cattalan (France), continue their pursuit of the new world record.

The skipper’s meeting is at 10 am tomorrow with a first possible start at 11 am. Riders will try to move ahead in the competition rankings during the double elimination tournament, which begins tomorrow. A DJ will be in the event tent starting at 11 pm tonight and every night this week.

Be sure to check out www.caribbeanwinds.com for a live tournament ladder, updated statistics, great photos, and videos of the event!

For live results and contest ladders log on to:
Caribbeanwinds.com

Labels: Airush, Best Kiteboarding, Cabrinha, Competition, Contest, Naish, North, Pulido, Ruben Lenten, Speed

Win a 2007 Boxer SLE The new All-Terrain Classic: more than just a user-friendly kite. To qualify, please fill out the questions here. We will hold a random drawing on August 28th, 2006. The winner will receive a new 2007 Boxer SLE kite (Size: 6, 9, 12, or 15).

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Here are some detail pictures of the '07 Naish Boxer SLE...



The whole shebang in a travel friendly package.



Canopy bumpers protect the LE and canopy from abrasion by wrapping on to the LE.



Bomber bridle attachment points on the LE...



...and on the Wintips. High quality Ronstan Pulleys on the bridle and bar.
Aramid reinforcements on the LE angles at the wingtips for added protection.



High Strength Spectra at all attachment points. You can see the Aramid
reinforcements and bridle adjustment here as well.



Clear, Concise tuning instructions (printed on the kite) to set the kite up to
your preference



Vertical Seamed struts and direct strut connection for a rigid structure.
The Boxer SLE comes set up with the Octopus Single Point Inflation System
for quick, easy rigging.




Control bar set up in the 2:1 Configuration



Control bar set up in the 1:1 configuration



New Stainless Steel buckle for the Pull-Pull adjuster strap



Molded T-Handles for Adjuster Strap



Reliable Naish QRTL with integrated 'Chicken Finger'

I hope to have a review up soon, available in the US Mid-August

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Women's Kiteboarding Beginner Kite Clinic
Intro to Kiteboarding - Trainer Kite Flying, Safety & Gear

When: Wednesday, July 26 2006, 5-8 pm
Where: Hood River Marina, Hood River, Oregon

Hosted by the Women’s Kiteboarding Association (WKA)
Support and swag by Dakine, Girls 4 Sport, Big Winds, Naish Kites, Slingshot Kiteboarding and others!

Cost: FREE

Who This Clinic is for: Women new to kite flying and those who would like to expand and fine-tune their kite flying skills. Time will be on-land, learning and mastering kite skills, and discussing safety, wind, and gear options. This is not an intermediate clinic.

Includes:
- Use of trainer kites and harnesses - Provided by Dakine
- Trainer kite instruction from local and regional pro-riders
- Professional gear advice
- Sponsor swag!
- Women's Kiteboarding Association memberships will be available for purchase.

How to Register: Email tonia@womenskiteboarding.com and just show up!

For more information, go to www.womenskiteboarding.com

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Thanks again kitesurfstuff

Supposedly the new Torch 3 (personally not my favourite candycolor):

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Kiteblogs.com » Blog Archive » International Kitesurfing project “TradeWind” on the ISPO summer 06: "International Kitesurfing project “TradeWind” on the ISPO summer 06

For the first time leading brands of the kitesurfing-industry present themselves on a common fair platform at the ISPO summer 06 in Munich, held from the 16th to the 18th of July.

Kitesurfing is a new, thrilling sport, which is easy to learn. The ISPO project “TradeWind” in hall 3 will unite leading brands at an international level. Nowadays confirmed brands are Naish Kiteboarding, Airush, Ocean Rodeo, DaKine, Brunotti Boards, Maui Magic, Advance Kites, Best Kiteboarding, Mystic Kitesurfing und Slingshot Kiteboarding. The kite-industry starts its first common appearance with a huge contingent of newest material and will present international stars of the kitesurf scene.

The „History of Kitesurfing“ of the last five to six years is represented. Antique kite-equipment is issued and legends of the kite sports like Flash Austin and Robby Naish are portrayed.

Besides, the development of the kites from two-, four up to five lines and newest developments of bow- and hybridkites and different safety systems are documented.

International stars like Kristin Boese, the acting world champion and Silvester Ruckdäschel, German master, will be guests on the show stage. In addition, experts of the kitesports will be interviewed.

The fair platform is suited very well to introduce kitesurfing to a wide professional audience from sports trade, industry and media."

Labels: Airush, Best Kiteboarding, Naish

Kitesurf Magazine has been undergoing some major improvements over the last sixth months. This really came together when at last it got printed on the quality paper it deserved! We have had loads of emails and praise about the magazine and we hope you have enjoyed reading it too.

NOW ITS DIGITAL!!!

You can now download the entire magazine in its Digital Format. Using software from Zinio you can have the magazine delivered to your desktop every issue and then read it at your leisure.

Ruben Lenten had this to say about the latest digital magazine:

Rou,

I've checked it out and this is absolutely crazy...Good Job guys! Really it's so easy and looks awesome!
I saw my interview, thanks!
Keep on rocking!

Ruben


WIN A NAISH SHOCKWAVE!!

To celebrate this momentous occasion we have teamed up with Naish UK and they are offering new subscribers the chance to win a brand new Naish Shockwave!

For more details and to check out a free preview visit:

http://www.kitesurf-magazine.co.uk/digital/

We will still be producing a paper magazine and this will still be where our main focus is, the digital format just makes Kitesurf Magazine even more accessible and keeps us as ever one step ahead of the competition.

Rou Chater
Editor"

Labels: Competition, Magazine, Naish, Ruben Lenten

href="http://www.outdoornewswire.com/v/current/htdocs/etc/sa.php/63617465676f72794c6162656c3d4b697465626f617264696e67266c6f636174696f6e3d323030362f30362f313135303438323331382672737349643d33383233">Portimao Kitesurf World Championships

Portimão, Portugal - There was plenty of exciting action on the water for the second day of the Portimão Kitesurf World Championships 2006. Overcast skies were ominous in the morning, however, the bad weather held off until mid day when there was about an hour postponement in the competition to let the first of several squalls pass. The wind was even better than the first day, in the morning averaging from 18-20 knots, fluctuating somewhat with the rain storms, and becoming very strong for the afternoon heats, hitting as much as 25 knots before the event was called for the day due to the foul weather. Conditions were pretty extreme with waves reaching 4-6 feet as the day wore on. The strong downwind current, the choppy shorebreak and the changing tide also wreaked havoc on riders trying to land smoothly and perform tricks close to the beach.

The first competitors took to the water at 10:30 am and the riders seemed to take the first round to warm up. Local Portuguese riders gave a good effort but were no match to the seasoned regulars on tour. Leshai Miller (Naish, Israel) won the award for the most powerful kiting of the day nailing the best back mobe, and going huge on every move, however, he wasn't able to land many of his tricks which held him back. Jan Korycki (Naish, Poland) was fired up, advancing three rounds displaying solid, powerful riding including a sweet Pete Rose, big kiteloops and back mobes, before being halted by Rui Meira (Naish, Portugal) in the fourth. Alberto Rondina (Cabrinha), the recent Italian champion, was also on fire passing to the third round with some nice kiteloop slims and blindjudges, to the thrill of his family cheering him on the beach.

Youri Zoon (Slingshot, Netherlands) ended Rondina's charge with some bold kiting, firing off a blind judge 3 and an arsenal of handlepass moves.

Youri's big, fast, fluid style with the kite at extreme angles is reminiscent of Ruben Lenten (still missing in action due to an ankle injury) and keeps the crowd on the edge of their seats. Cesar Portas (North, Spain) ended Youri's run in the fourth round with a close 2-1 judge's vote. Youri had the kite lower, firing off the same moves, such as a raley 3, mobe, slim, and KGB, however, Cesar was a bit more technical landing the higher scored switch KGB and back mobe to blind.

Cesar, struggled in the next round against fellow North teammate, Mallory De la Villemarque (France), breaking his board and not landing many tricks, overpowered with the oncoming storm's higher winds. Mallory nailed a switch mobe and switch aerial back to blind, keeping his kite lower and more powered, securing the win, commenting afterwards he had fun but sometimes felt like he was caught in a washing machine when crashing in the waves.

Madison Van Heurck (Naish, USVI), the youngest and smallest male on tour braved the elements, often getting lost behind the waves pulling huge moves, rattling off a full arsenal of handle pass tricks, advancing to the fourth round before losing his kite in the waves and shorewash against Mallory. Guilly Brandão (RRD, Brazil) also had a nice comeback charge in the doubles. His smooth, flowing riding style with good combination moves helped him advance to the fourth round before he was halted by Mikael Blomvall (JN Kites, Sweden).

Mikael Blomvall had an epic day, his best ever on the PKRA tour, even having to borrow kites along the way to the finals. After Guilly, Mikael took on Rui Meira in a close heat. Rui ripped, hitting a big kiteloop handlepass (L3) and back mobe but carried his kite higher and missed most of his landings in the waves. The nailbiting action continued against Mallory, who had a slick nosegrab slim but also carried less variety and power. And in the final men's heat of the day, Mikael battled it out with Etienne Lhote (F-One France). Etienne came out with a bang, blasting off a wave for a big air jump and getting the crowd cheering with a wave. Mikael, by this time tired and running out of energy, was still able to execute his textbook perfect KGB, slim, mobe and switch mobe, however lost a lot of time when he was ripped out of his board near the end of the heat. Etienne was not able to capitalize though, breaking his board going for a huge L3, coming in to switch it out but never managing to wrack up any more strong moves. Tomorrow Mikael will continue his charge for the winner's podium, knowing he has at least secured 4th place overall.

The stand out of the day for the women was Ania Grzelinska (North, Poland). Ania was on fire, first charging past Laima Baradaite (Cabrinha, Lithuania) then Angela Peral (North, Spain), who got lost in the waves and struggled to land her tricks. She went on to meet up with Katja Roose (Airrush, Netherlands), who was also having a strong day, having bested Jalou Langeree (Naish, Netherlands) in a close heat just prior, both with their families cheering them on from the beach. Unfortunately, Katja's lines were tangled from the mid day storm that even blew parts of the judge's tower away, and she had to switch bars, not knowing that the replacement was the wrong size causing her kite to crash due to no power and ending her winning run.

Ania seized the opportunity to continue her charge for the winner's podium taking on Bruna Kajiya (Best, Brazil) next. They seemed to match trick for trick, but in a close 3-2 judge's vote, Ania edged out the victory, displaying more moves on both tacks and riding with a ton of confidence and power. The day ended with Ania winning the quarterfinals against Karolina Winkoloska (Naish, Poland), who was seemingly washed downwind and unable to perform in the choppy water, before more rain brought the action to a halt until tomorrow.

Tonight the party is at the XL bar starting at 10 pm in the town of Alvor.

There should be a good turn out as most of the riders are finished the freestyle main event. For those who want to continue into the wee hours, the Katedral Disco is open every night from 2 am.

The skippers meeting at 10 am, with first possible start at 10:30 am.

Labels: accidents, board, Cabrinha, Competition, Naish, North, Ruben Lenten

KiteBoard.com - Pop: "Portimão Kitesurf World Championships 2006

There was plenty of exciting action on the water for the second day of the Portimão Kitesurf World Championships 2006. Overcast skies were ominous in the morning, however, the bad weather held off until mid day when there was about an hour postponement in the competition to let the first of several squalls pass. The wind was even better than the first day, in the morning averaging from 18-20 knots, fluctuating somewhat with the rain storms, and becoming very strong for the afternoon heats, hitting as much as 25 knots before the event was called for the day due to the foul weather. Conditions were pretty extreme with waves reaching 4-6 feet as the day wore on. The strong downwind current, the choppy shorebreak and the changing tide also wreaked havoc on riders trying to land smoothly and perform tricks close to the beach.

The first competitors took to the water at 10:30 am and the riders seemed to take the first round to warm up. Local Portuguese riders gave a good effort but were no match to the seasoned regulars on tour. Leshai Miller (Naish, Israel) won the award for the most powerful kiting of the day nailing the best back mobe, and going huge on every move, however, he wasn’t able to land many of his tricks which held him back. Jan Korycki (Naish, Poland) was fired up, advancing three rounds displaying solid, powerful riding including a sweet Pete Rose, big kiteloops and back mobes, before being halted by Rui Meira (Naish, Portugal) in the fourth. Alberto Rondina (Cabrinha), the recent Italian champion, was also on fire passing to the third round with some nice kiteloop slims and blindjudges, to the thrill of his family cheering him on the beach. "

Labels: Cabrinha, Competition, Naish

2006 Naish 40% OFF ALL KITES!: "Naish announced 40% OFF on all 2006 kites.
Here is a price list:

Raven
X7-6508 2006 Raven 8.0 Complete $ 883.00
X7-6509 2006 Raven 9.0 Complete $ 920.00
X7-6510 2006 Raven 10.0 Complete $ 957.00
X7-6512 2006 Raven 12.0 Complete $ 998.00
X7-6514 2006 Raven 14.0 Complete $ 1,048.00
X7-6516 2006 Raven 16.0 Complete $ 1,083.00
X7-6518 2006 Raven 18.0 Complete $ 938.00
X7-6520 2006 Raven 20.0 Complete $ 965.00

Torch
X7-6406 2006 Torch 6.0 Complete $ 731.00
X7-6408 2006 Torch 8.0 Complete $ 822.00
X7-6410 2006 Torch 10.0 Complete $ 908.00
X7-6412 2006 Torch 12.0 Complete $ 943.00
X7-6414 2006 Torch 14.0 Complete $ 992.00
X7-6416 2006 Torch 16.0 Complete $ 1,023.00
X7-6418 2006 Torch 18.0 Complete $ 868.00
X7-6420 2006 Torch 20.0 Complete $ 914.00

ShockWave
X7-6607 2006 ShockWAVE Complete 7.0 $ 912.00
X7-6612 2006 ShockWAVE Complete 12.0 $ 1,065.00
X7-6616 2006 ShockWAVE Complete 16.0 $ 1,157.00

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Kite Park Worries :

"Kai Harder typically starts his work day hitching a rental trailer to his truck and heading to Kailua Beach Park. He works for Naish Hawaii renting equipment and instructing wind and kite surfers.

But if the Kailua Neighborhood Board gets its way, that won't be the case much longer. It wants the city to ban commercial interests in the park including water sport instructions.

Harder says this will ultimately make the water less safe.

'It would become a bigger issue because there would be nobody down here watching them,' he said. 'When people see me down here at the beach, they know they can come and ask me what's right and what's wrong.'

Under the board's recommendation, bouncer houses popular with the kids and weddings would also be banned. The snack bar and filming would be the only commercial activities allowed."

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US Open Kiteboarding Results: "2005 US Open Kiteboarding Championship Results

Outlaw Men - Expression Session
1) Kent Graninger - $500 & DaKine product (California, Cabrinha)
2) Ben Kleppe - $300 & DaKine Product (Florida, Slingshot)
3) Scott Cox - $150 & DaKine Product (California, Cabrinha)

Pro Women - Expression Session
1) Morgan Skipperdene - $1,000 (North Carolina, Airush)
2) Julie Simsar - $500 (Puerto Rico, Flexifoil)
3) Bri Chmel - $250 (California, RRD)
4) Gail Zacaii - $150 (Oregon, Wipika)

Pro Men - Expression Session
1) Clinton Bolton - $1,000 (South Africa, Best)
2) Sky Solbach - $500 (Bon Aire, North)
3) Andy Hurdamna - $250 (Florida, Best)
4) Shannon Best - (Florida, Best)
5) Adam Koch - (California, Naish)
6) John Modica - (Florida, Cabrinha)

*****BOARDER CROSS*****

Outlaw Men - Boarder Cross
1) Scott Cox - $500 (California, Cabrinha)
2) Kent Graninger - $300 (California, Cabrinha)
3) Ben Kleppe - $200 (Florida, Slingshot)
4) Jeff Nelson - $100 (Florida, North)
5) Jay Stebbins - $50 (Conneticut, Best)

Pro Women - Boarder Cross
1) Morgan Skipperdene - $1,500 (North Carolina, Airush)
2) Julie Simsar - $1000 (Puerto Rico, Flexifoil)
3) Bri Chmel - $750 (California, RRD)
4) Gail Zacaii - $300 (Oregon, Wipika)

Pro Men - Boarder Cross
1) Sky Solbach - $1,500 (Bon Aire, North)
2) Adam Koch - $1,000 (California, Naish)
3) Mike Danish - $750 (TEXAS, North)
4) Shannon Best - $500 (Florida, Best)
5) Clinton Bolton - $250 (South Africa, Best)
6) Denver Coon - $200 (Hawaii, RRD)
7) Andy Hurdaman - $150 (Florida, Best)
8) Brad Lange - $100 - (Florida, Best)"

Labels: Airush, Best Kiteboarding, Cabrinha, Naish, North, south africa

.ISPO news.: "TradeWind: the ispo kite initiative receives considerable support
The kite surfing industry will host its first ever appearance at the ispo summer 06, to be held from July 16th through 18th, 2006. To date it looks as if it will be a very strong appearance, as renowned names have already confirmed their attendance of the largest industry meeting, among them Naish Kites from Hawaii. The wind and kite surfing legend Robby Naish will introduce the latest innovations from his own kite and board manufacturing facilities. In addition to in-depth presentations of new kites, boards, and the matching accessories, there will also be a number of side events. Side events, which are geared to introduce those visitors unfamiliar with kite surfing to the sport and provide them with a glimpse into its attraction. “The ispo’s TradeWind initiative is finally a strong and professional retail platform for this sport. The detailed presentation of new materials as well as of the different variations of kite surfing will certainly contribute to further drawing the attention of the sports industry to this growing and exciting sport,” says Christian May, General Importer Germany for Cabrinha & RRD. "

Labels: board, Cabrinha, Naish

View topic - ASNEWS This Week: How the New Bow Kites Compare: "THIS WEEK:
May 4, 2006 -- This week ASNews.net interviews professional kiteboarders Damian Leroy out of Naples, Florida, and Reo Stevens, born and raised on the North Shore of Hawaii, about the 2006 gear line up.

Damian is a Cabrinha team rider. He talks about the new Contra and gives his perspective on the subtle differences between Cabrinha's Crossbow and Switchblade kites. Damian also talks about the new Zero Gravity kiteboards and what it’s like competing on the PKRA tour.

ASNews.net also interviews one of the original kiteboarding groms, Reo Stevens. Reo started kiteboarding at 13 and has watched kiteboarding unfold over the years. Now 20 years old, Reo is a Naish team and rides and trains with some of the best wave riders in the world. Reo talks extensively about the new Shockwave kite and how it is helping him push his riding to new levels.

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ASNews.net Podcasts can be found at asnews.net or thekiteboarder.com. The broadcast is also featured on itunes, ipodder.org, podfeed.net, podsage.com and podcastalley.com or as a feed update via RSS or XML.

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Labels: Best Kiteboarding, Cabrinha, Naish, North, snowkite

Snowkite Freestyle Winter Tour Results.

MEN SNOWBOARD :
1° : Remi Meum (No) / Slingshot
2° : Claes Lundin (Sw) / EH CABARETE
3° : Romain Fabretti (Fr) / Air Evolution.

MEN SKI :
1°: Bjorn Kaupang (No) / Naish
2°: Arne Georg Eide Dokken (No) / Ozone
3°: Guillaume Coyon (Fr) / Air Evolution

WOMEN SNOWBOARD :
1°: Agnès Fontenay (Fr) / Air Evolution
2°: Estelle Lambelet (Fr) / Ozone
3°: Heidi Neerbye (No) / E.H Cabarete

WOMEN SKI :
1°: Kari Anne Tragethon (No) / E.H Cabarete
2°: Kari Schibevaag (No) / E.H Cabarete

Labels: Naish, snowkite