First seen at the recent Surf Expo is ZAP's new Oogle - a bigboy's skimmer.. just happens to be perfect for us folks. There's some pics and specs at...
Spend a night with Pete Cabrinha and see his new KITEBOARDING & SURFING DVD on the big screen. This promises to be a great event for Kiters and Surfers so...
http://inflatablekite.com/galerie/show.php?start=90&file=hhh1998i-louwainman.jpg&album=1 Many has said Lou "invented" bidirectional kiteboard. This 1998...
... Um... I patented a bidirectional kiteboard in 1984 (applied in 1982). I strongly suspect wake boarders were kitesailing bidirectionals long before 1998. My...
Dave Wow! Talk about seeing the future man! I am amazed that you could be thinking about kitesurfing back in 1982! In perspective that same year I went to...
... The stupid thing is that I thought I was seeing the present, not the future, and invested a great deal of time and money in a sport which was not yet...
Dave I am sure everyone thought you were out of your mind at that time. Even windsurfing was really just starting and kitsurfing??? Cheers Stan ... the ... ...
Spend a night with Pete Cabrinha and see his new KITEBOARDING & SURFING DVD on the big screen. Pete will be signing posters, tee shirts, hats and I hope will...
The fourth in a series of articles on the exhibitors at Surf Expo 2004 has been uploaded going over new gear for 2005. Articles for Caution, Dakine and...
Laird Hamilton is into it. Foilboarding on BIG open ocean swells, or behind a kite. You can buy a board today. Donīt try it shallow water.... Tom ... have a ...
Has anyone heard of Kiting in New Mexico? On the Rio Grande or any lakes in the state. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I am new to the...
I looked into that... Boards are REALLY expensive... 2000 USD from what I saw. And plus they weigh 20+ kg so its difficult to get one here to brazil. I have...
Stefano Rosso
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Oct 6, 2004 6:53 pm
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The more I flew 2004 and 2005 kites, the more I found that they have improved much more than the older generations I went out with my Patriot 13.8 from...
Stef, You got bored of kiting because you have never tried ALL forms of it. Buy an airplane ticket to Ottawa this winter and I will take care of the rest (bed,...
Zorbing is at least 3 years old, if not more. In fact I think I heard about it before kiting :) Cheers Tabitha ps yes entertaining once, but I would debate...
Its older than 3 years. Like kitesurfing it has 10+ years of development before it could actually be used viably. Kitesurfing is at least 20 years old...
Stefano Rosso
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Oct 7, 2004 12:49 pm
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Its on my list of things to do ! Its actually closer to try snowboarding in chile or Argentina ! But the cold SUCKS. I lived in boston for 3 years so I know...
Stefano Rosso
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Oct 7, 2004 12:50 pm
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Dundee Try in WWW.HARDWIND.com Is the best place in Argentina to buy equipment, and to get in a scholl.- See U ... De: Nieto, Gonzalo Enviado el: martes, 28 de...
So what is Zorbing anyway? I, like Stefano, have always wanted to try anything new. Then once I become fairly proficient at it a lot of the thrill goes ...
... I think Zorbing has legs. Nobody's yet gone off cliffs with one. I've yet to see one careening down a Class 5 river rapid... or in traffic... D'you suppose...
... You've got some of the best dry lakes and deserts in the world in Argentina. Why haven't you tried kite buggy voyaging? I know of no attempts to actually...
... I think Zorbing has legs. Nobody's yet gone off cliffs with one. I've yet to see one careening down a Class 5 river rapid... or in traffic... D'you suppose...
Stefano Rosso
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Oct 7, 2004 5:24 pm
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Got a friend that went down there for speed record attempts. Managed 102 km/h... Too damn scary... And he weighs twice as much as me ! Its an idea but it...
