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I am very excited about those news as I have been working crazy hours (and night shifts) to get things ready for the big day and for the girls around the world!So here we go female kiteboarders out there! Check out our new website KB4girls.com, see the tentative schedule to see if we will host a clinic near you or sign up for one of the 2 already finalized events here in Australia in early 2010! Read more ...

I am very excited about those news as I have been working crazy hours (and night shifts) to get things ready for the big day and for the girls around the world!So here we go female kiteboarders out there! Check out our new website KB4girls.com, see the tentative schedule to see if we will host a clinic near you or sign up for one of the 2 already finalized events here in Australia in early 2010! Read more ...

Even thought my entry might come a bit late, I thought better late then never and wanted to join the fun! There actually are some great videos online (especially in the BMX and Skate categories!!!) and now there is my entry too! :) To watch and vote for my video click here: http://www.riders-match.com/uk/member/KristinBoese/ (and sorry, but to actually make the vote count you will have to register after scoring the clip...) Thanks big time for your support! Yours, Kristin

Even thought my entry might come a bit late, I thought better late then never and wanted to join the fun! There actually are some great videos online (especially in the BMX and Skate categories!!!) and now there is my entry too! :) To watch and vote for my video click here: http://www.riders-match.com/uk/member/KristinBoese/ (and sorry, but to actually make the vote count you will have to register after scoring the clip...) Thanks big time for your support! Yours, Kristin

The clinic is open to all women kiters that are upwind riders and have their own gear. The clinic is October 30th, Friday from 11am till 5:00pm (meet at 11:00 to start rigging...). We cover all skill levels of riding from cruising, basic jumping, boosting, wake-style, spins, and handle pass. Numbers are limited so reserve your space!! This is a FREE clinic. Please call to register 808-871-5857 or send an e-mail to suziej@maui.net See you soon girls!

The clinic is open to all women kiters that are upwind riders and have their own gear. The clinic is October 30th, Friday from 11am till 5:00pm (meet at 11:00 to start rigging...). We cover all skill levels of riding from cruising, basic jumping, boosting, wake-style, spins, and handle pass. Numbers are limited so reserve your space!! This is a FREE clinic. Please call to register 808-871-5857 or send an e-mail to suziej@maui.net See you soon girls!

  And it really was a special meeting I have to say as we not only got to test the new 2010 gear but also got to really explore the west coast of Ireland during the 4 short days of the event. With a big  coach, countless rental cars and 3 big vans full of equipment we drove to a new spot every day, exploring coastline and countryside in a very special way. The first day started of with a beautiful 1.5 hour drive to Keel. Even though we did not find any wind in the wide bay of Keel we did find lots of space for a beach BBQ and to present all the new 2010 gear. In the afternoon we even went on a Beach Safari which was a amazing Kayak tour along crazy rock formations and through caves and I was totally blown away by Irelands magic! For the next day we had organized a Girls Pro Clinic for all the female kiters of Ireland and thanks to the guys from Pure Magic Kitesurfing the clinic was not only well attended with 20 girls but we also had a bus, free lunch, dinner, T-shirt and party for all the girls taking part in the clinic. With Belmullet we had chosen a spot where all the Best guys could kite on the ocean side and in the waves and where we girls could kite on the other side on a flat water (lake).  The day turned out great and after a demo in the beginning where I showed the girls all the moves they wanted to work on during the day we then went kiting all together and everybody improved a lot and we definitely celebrated that at the party in the evening! J  This was not the only party of course and even though I don’t usually party that much I have to say the Irish  and all the Best guys are real party people and the Guiness and “Irish Flag shots” were adding to it. This made the event even more crazy and fun I have to say.. But back to work of course as the next day I had a super fun day of shooting fun lifestyle and some action shots (in light winds) with Best photographer Gavin! We even had Jeff and Iveta help us out with the lighting and finding the right locations and managed to just get everything we needed before the meeting was over… After a little closing party I took a taxi to the airport at 2 am in the morning to get on my way to Indonesia… Long trip, but very much looking forward to meet up with the Best Odyssey and to ride some great waves!

  And it really was a special meeting I have to say as we not only got to test the new 2010 gear but also got to really explore the west coast of Ireland during the 4 short days of the event. With a big  coach, countless rental cars and 3 big vans full of equipment we drove to a new spot every day, exploring coastline and countryside in a very special way. The first day started of with a beautiful 1.5 hour drive to Keel. Even though we did not find any wind in the wide bay of Keel we did find lots of space for a beach BBQ and to present all the new 2010 gear. In the afternoon we even went on a Beach Safari which was a amazing Kayak tour along crazy rock formations and through caves and I was totally blown away by Irelands magic! For the next day we had organized a Girls Pro Clinic for all the female kiters of Ireland and thanks to the guys from Pure Magic Kitesurfing the clinic was not only well attended with 20 girls but we also had a bus, free lunch, dinner, T-shirt and party for all the girls taking part in the clinic. With Belmullet we had chosen a spot where all the Best guys could kite on the ocean side and in the waves and where we girls could kite on the other side on a flat water (lake).  The day turned out great and after a demo in the beginning where I showed the girls all the moves they wanted to work on during the day we then went kiting all together and everybody improved a lot and we definitely celebrated that at the party in the evening! J  This was not the only party of course and even though I don’t usually party that much I have to say the Irish  and all the Best guys are real party people and the Guiness and “Irish Flag shots” were adding to it. This made the event even more crazy and fun I have to say.. But back to work of course as the next day I had a super fun day of shooting fun lifestyle and some action shots (in light winds) with Best photographer Gavin! We even had Jeff and Iveta help us out with the lighting and finding the right locations and managed to just get everything we needed before the meeting was over… After a little closing party I took a taxi to the airport at 2 am in the morning to get on my way to Indonesia… Long trip, but very much looking forward to meet up with the Best Odyssey and to ride some great waves!

Because of the last minute announcement of the event only about 2/3rd of the riders were able to make it out to Greece. Still, the best of the best had showed up to battle it out race after race between the islands of Paros and Antiparos. With 4 races a day and 5 possible days of racing an interesting event was expected. However, Bruno Sroka proved that he really is the best rider this year, winning every single race. On the female side Steph Bridge had broken her rib and could not compete, that meant for me my strongest opponent was out and even though we had some awesome greek girls compete I was able to win all except of one race. While the winners were pretty undisputed, it seemed as if there was a little dispute going on between Paros and the weather gods. While the first 2 days brought perfect sunshine and 15-20 knots, the 3rd day came with some crazy rain. Usually there is NO RAIN whatsoever in Greece at this time of the year and soeverybody was completely unprepared.. The restaurant and kite center proofed very water-un-proof a nd beach and roads did not seem to soak up any of the water falling from the sky. While everything was muddy and messy the restaurants in Pounda all closed down and it took a day to get everything to work normal again. The happier everybody was to see the sun again on the last 2 days of the event and next to racing the windy time was also used to run the Greek Championships. The top 3 guys and girls were really riding on a pretty high level and it was fun to watch them between our races! With 11 races and the Greek Championships completed everyone could be pretty satisfied with the event and after the price giving the riders that had traveled to Paros from all over the world took the next ferry back to Athens and towards home.Greece ones again proofed itself to be a beautiful and worthy world cup spot and we will probably come back next year!  

Because of the last minute announcement of the event only about 2/3rd of the riders were able to make it out to Greece. Still, the best of the best had showed up to battle it out race after race between the islands of Paros and Antiparos. With 4 races a day and 5 possible days of racing an interesting event was expected. However, Bruno Sroka proved that he really is the best rider this year, winning every single race. On the female side Steph Bridge had broken her rib and could not compete, that meant for me my strongest opponent was out and even though we had some awesome greek girls compete I was able to win all except of one race. While the winners were pretty undisputed, it seemed as if there was a little dispute going on between Paros and the weather gods. While the first 2 days brought perfect sunshine and 15-20 knots, the 3rd day came with some crazy rain. Usually there is NO RAIN whatsoever in Greece at this time of the year and soeverybody was completely unprepared.. The restaurant and kite center proofed very water-un-proof a nd beach and roads did not seem to soak up any of the water falling from the sky. While everything was muddy and messy the restaurants in Pounda all closed down and it took a day to get everything to work normal again. The happier everybody was to see the sun again on the last 2 days of the event and next to racing the windy time was also used to run the Greek Championships. The top 3 guys and girls were really riding on a pretty high level and it was fun to watch them between our races! With 11 races and the Greek Championships completed everyone could be pretty satisfied with the event and after the price giving the riders that had traveled to Paros from all over the world took the next ferry back to Athens and towards home.Greece ones again proofed itself to be a beautiful and worthy world cup spot and we will probably come back next year!  

Supported by Dakine, Liquid Force Kiteboarding, Best Kiteboarding, and Elemental Herbs, 8-Time World Champion Kristin Boese and Tonia Farman hosted the event from Well's Island in the Columbia Gorge. Once everyone was shuttled to the island, the gray clouds parted and the wind turned on. Tonia and Kristin kicked off the all-day event with demonstrations by Kristin while Tonia walked through the steps to perform the maneuvers that Kristin was executing. The gals asked questions as Kristin rode back and forth to demonstrate moves. Then it was time for everyone to get on the water! 28 girls launched their kites and headed upwind to ride in a wide open section of the river, with steady wind for attempting tricks. Tonia and Kristin, on their kites as well, stayed close by to give tips and instruction and demonstrate on the water. After a lunch break, the gals went back out for a group downwinder to the Hood River Event Site. The evening festivities were hosted by Windance with free cocktails, beer, BBQ, Thai dinner, music, and a raffle sponsored by Slingshot and Mystic. Thanks to Dakine, Liquid Force, Best, South Bank Kitchen, and Windance for an incredible support! words by: Tonia Farman, www.womenskiteboarding.com

Supported by Dakine, Liquid Force Kiteboarding, Best Kiteboarding, and Elemental Herbs, 8-Time World Champion Kristin Boese and Tonia Farman hosted the event from Well's Island in the Columbia Gorge. Once everyone was shuttled to the island, the gray clouds parted and the wind turned on. Tonia and Kristin kicked off the all-day event with demonstrations by Kristin while Tonia walked through the steps to perform the maneuvers that Kristin was executing. The gals asked questions as Kristin rode back and forth to demonstrate moves. Then it was time for everyone to get on the water! 28 girls launched their kites and headed upwind to ride in a wide open section of the river, with steady wind for attempting tricks. Tonia and Kristin, on their kites as well, stayed close by to give tips and instruction and demonstrate on the water. After a lunch break, the gals went back out for a group downwinder to the Hood River Event Site. The evening festivities were hosted by Windance with free cocktails, beer, BBQ, Thai dinner, music, and a raffle sponsored by Slingshot and Mystic. Thanks to Dakine, Liquid Force, Best, South Bank Kitchen, and Windance for an incredible support! words by: Tonia Farman, www.womenskiteboarding.com

Check out the event-flyer below for further info and feel free to contact me or Pure Magic if you have any questions about the clinic!   

Check out the event-flyer below for further info and feel free to contact me or Pure Magic if you have any questions about the clinic!   

So instead of meeting up on Sherman Island we send out a little shout to all the participating girls that we would meet up on 3rd Ave instead. Quite far away from the original spot I was quite happy that 13 of the originally 22 registered girls still showed up and was actually happy that we ended up with a smaller group, as I had never kited 3rd Avenue before and found the spot safer with less people. Happy that we actually found wind in a kind of weird weather pattern, we did not really care that the wind was still kind of light and after a first little welcome meeting at the parking lot we all took our big kites to the upwind launch. Everyone prepared their gear and to make it interesting for everyone and each level we went ahead with a little demonstration on the water. While we had asked the girls in advance which trick they wanted to work on it was now on me to demonstrate one move after the other and Sandys job to explain the different steps and points of the moves. It worked out well and everyone was super excited to now go out and try these moves too! So everyone went kiting together for about 2 hours, with Sandy and I following the girls, giving pointers on the water until the wind finally dropped so much that we could not keep going anymore. For me it was just great to meet all these girls kiters from the Bay Area and a lot of fun to see how motivated they got and how much they enjoyed each other! I really hope to be back next year for another clinic in cooperation with Kitopia and Sandy on SHERMAN ISLAND! :)  

So instead of meeting up on Sherman Island we send out a little shout to all the participating girls that we would meet up on 3rd Ave instead. Quite far away from the original spot I was quite happy that 13 of the originally 22 registered girls still showed up and was actually happy that we ended up with a smaller group, as I had never kited 3rd Avenue before and found the spot safer with less people. Happy that we actually found wind in a kind of weird weather pattern, we did not really care that the wind was still kind of light and after a first little welcome meeting at the parking lot we all took our big kites to the upwind launch. Everyone prepared their gear and to make it interesting for everyone and each level we went ahead with a little demonstration on the water. While we had asked the girls in advance which trick they wanted to work on it was now on me to demonstrate one move after the other and Sandys job to explain the different steps and points of the moves. It worked out well and everyone was super excited to now go out and try these moves too! So everyone went kiting together for about 2 hours, with Sandy and I following the girls, giving pointers on the water until the wind finally dropped so much that we could not keep going anymore. For me it was just great to meet all these girls kiters from the Bay Area and a lot of fun to see how motivated they got and how much they enjoyed each other! I really hope to be back next year for another clinic in cooperation with Kitopia and Sandy on SHERMAN ISLAND! :)  

And with Kite-Racing still being such a young discipline of our sport there sure were lots of things going on during a big competition like this. 66 riders from all over the world came to Crissy field to compare their skills and also their equipment in these 5 days of highly competitive racing.  Already after day one it was clear that Bruno Sroka/FRA, the big favorite for this competition and winner of all 3 PKRA race events in 2009, was not going to be winning here and things would be mixed up completely new... Even in the last few days before the competition riders had changed and further developed their equipment, adjusted it to the conditions here in the SF bay and trained in the local conditions. Things were crazy and teams were supporting their riders with lots of dedication and time, making it very exciting to be part of this first ever ISAF sanktioned Kite-Race World Championship event. While our muscles and bodies had to put up with lots of extrem excercising and we all learned a lot about racing equipment and team-spirit during the event so perfectly organized by the San Francis Yacht Club, we all surely had a great week of racing. With Sean Farelye/Mexico in first place for the guys and Steph Bridge/UK in first place for the women (both North Kiteboarding Team) the event came to an end at the official price giving party at the yacht club and I was happy with my 2nd place in the womens devision and a great 25th place in the mens scoring table. Back for more racing with some team mates (hopefully) next year! :)  

And with Kite-Racing still being such a young discipline of our sport there sure were lots of things going on during a big competition like this. 66 riders from all over the world came to Crissy field to compare their skills and also their equipment in these 5 days of highly competitive racing.  Already after day one it was clear that Bruno Sroka/FRA, the big favorite for this competition and winner of all 3 PKRA race events in 2009, was not going to be winning here and things would be mixed up completely new... Even in the last few days before the competition riders had changed and further developed their equipment, adjusted it to the conditions here in the SF bay and trained in the local conditions. Things were crazy and teams were supporting their riders with lots of dedication and time, making it very exciting to be part of this first ever ISAF sanktioned Kite-Race World Championship event. While our muscles and bodies had to put up with lots of extrem excercising and we all learned a lot about racing equipment and team-spirit during the event so perfectly organized by the San Francis Yacht Club, we all surely had a great week of racing. With Sean Farelye/Mexico in first place for the guys and Steph Bridge/UK in first place for the women (both North Kiteboarding Team) the event came to an end at the official price giving party at the yacht club and I was happy with my 2nd place in the womens devision and a great 25th place in the mens scoring table. Back for more racing with some team mates (hopefully) next year! :)