May

21

Board Meeting

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I’ve been lucky to be involved in testing a new skimboard dedicated solely to kitesurfing.  Let me start by saying that testing ain’t easy.  Firstly, I’m not a shaper, so if I don’t like the feel of something, I don’t know what will fix it.  Secondly, it’s hard to choose the perfect shape!  One rides [...]

Mar

30

Set your feet free and your mind will follow…

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I remember about five years ago riding 16-20m C kites struggling on the lightwind days.  Let’s face it, lightwind was a four letter word and we were all doomed to frustration by riding medium to high wind twin tips with huge kites.  My friend Daryl Drown advised me to get a skimboard so I could start [...]