tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:04:18 +0000kiteblogAn online journal of a KITESURFING VENTURE CAPITALIST -- "to the truly engaged, work and play are one and the same"http://kitevc.blogspot.com/btai@crv.com (kiteVC)Blogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-3282168142662693748Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +00002009-09-30T21:11:41.466-07:00<atom:summary>Race Results - First Ever Kiteboarding World Cup in San FranciscoCongrats to #1 Sean Farley (North Kites) who has been incredibly consistent and tough to beat for several years now; also to friends (and Ozone Team Riders) Chip Wasson (2nd) and Johnny Heinekin (3rd) who were riding Chip's radical new fin designs - with great results. Lastly a congrats to my Cabrinha Team team mates - Bruno Sroka </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/yg3sMKauOwM/race-results-first-ever-kiteboarding.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/yg3sMKauOwM" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2009/08/race-results-first-ever-kiteboarding.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-9037899481775289258</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-14T21:16:01.466-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>KPWT Tarifa, Spain (plus a visit to Morocco)Had a chance to jet out to the Kiteboard Pro World Tour in Tarifa Spain over 4th of July Holiday. The competition was held in "ok" conditions, with steady wind, albeit on the lighter side. Our pal Jesse Richman (2008's #1 overall) managed to win the kiteloop competition, and placed 4th in course racing and 9th in freestyle. I met up with Cabrinha riders</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/ZhcBQKmQW-I/kpwt-tarifa-spain-plus-visit-to-morocco.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/ZhcBQKmQW-I" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2009/07/kpwt-tarifa-spain-plus-visit-to-morocco.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-5452473926238451829</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 06:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-14T17:01:03.568-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>MAI TAI Kite Camp 2009 - Susi Mai and Bill Tai, back on MAUI!MaiTai 2009 -- What a BLAST! Hard to believe this is year 7 for KiteCamp in its various forms, and something like year 11 including prior versions built around windsurfing. Kym McNicholas of Forbes.com came out to cover it this year.If I can get caught up ill post some great pictures from the attendees. I have to start with this awesome</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/oNKhZFTzXE0/mai-tai-kite-camp-2009-susi-mai-and.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/oNKhZFTzXE0" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2009/05/mai-tai-kite-camp-2009-susi-mai-and.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-2710209066721708994</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-03T09:50:56.760-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>Midnight Metal Works - Ethan Kerber when not KitingI first got to know Ethan Kerber on one of those whacky days that separates the crazy & addicted from the sane. A storm was blowing through town and winds were whipping up into the mid 30's and touching 40 Mph. Nuts!! There were only a few of us nut cases out there, and as the heaviest guy around, Ethan held me down as I attempted to launch a 9 </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/Ffj0NXYhmQg/what-ethan-kerber-does-when-not-kiting.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UTF1JVT5BA4/SfxztOxc5lI/AAAAAAAAEoo/_yizyH7z5sA/s72-c/Ethan%20Kerber_public%20art_01.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/Ffj0NXYhmQg" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2009/05/what-ethan-kerber-does-when-not-kiting.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-5691012503385022640</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-15T11:28:32.209-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>20 Miles of Kiting at Skyline Ridge, Utah After kiting on the snow at Avalance Beacon Training Park (dense short traverses on the upper right of the map) for a bit, a group of us (Kafka, Gershenberg, Gibson and I) kited up wind (to the left) and up the ridge (bottom left). Caution - super blustry winds up there. I felt fully powered down on the flats on my Switchblade 12, and up top the wind was </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/fgddfS7RAZQ/20-miles-of-kiting-at-skyline-ridge.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/fgddfS7RAZQ" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2009/03/20-miles-of-kiting-at-skyline-ridge.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-4624877045658532667</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-15T11:05:17.806-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>A Jump Lesson with Jeff Kafka - Snowkiting Utah</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/Y0ZOTM9y9LE/jump-lesson-with-jeff-kafka-snowkiting.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/Y0ZOTM9y9LE" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2009/03/jump-lesson-with-jeff-kafka-snowkiting.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-6835829977272598849</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-03T07:59:26.409-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>An Attempt to SnowKite Mt Rose Meadow, Lake Tahoe We spent a week in the Lake Tahoe area over XMas break. On new years day, the set up looked solid for January second - expected winds of 19 MPH, and light snow. Luckily I had brought kites (so I thought). Well, so much for forecasts - a blizzard set in for the day with super gusty winds and enough snow to reduce visibility to zero.. Weather aside,</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/f_W-ewZvP9g/attempt-to-snowkite-mt-rose-meadow-lake.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/f_W-ewZvP9g" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2009/01/attempt-to-snowkite-mt-rose-meadow-lake.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-584228424508499825</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-15T13:23:35.213-08:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>Amazing Overhead Shot - Kiting over a WhaleThis picture speaks for itself - what an amazing shot, and what an amazing feeling imagining this moment.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/nXEi0omB8YA/amazing-overhead-shot-kiting-over-whale.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/nXEi0omB8YA" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/12/amazing-overhead-shot-kiting-over-whale.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-5924548673865121953</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-29T16:47:18.014-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>NEW SPEED RECORDS!!from Tyrone Rawlins --The 2008 Luderitz Speed Challenge was nothing less than spectacular. With months of preparations getting the strip ready, it was all worth while as every session delivered results as new records kept being set. History was made when Sebastien Cattelan became the first sailor to break the 50 knot barrier. But the racing continued with faster times being </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/IVXTZO6Vs5Y/new-speed-records-from-tyrone-rawlins.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/IVXTZO6Vs5Y" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-speed-records-from-tyrone-rawlins.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-5716781817044120681</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-06T18:24:41.507-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>getting ready to KITE THE LOBBYLooking forward to David Hornick's Lobby Conference in a few weeks. David has each of us do an introductory video as a way to get to know each other - I turned mine into a time capsule given the extraordinary things that are happening in the credit markets these days, as the issues surrounding the financial markets are definitely on my mind, even more than kiting </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/jTUTCOWXaxI/getting-ready-to-kite-lobby-looking.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/jTUTCOWXaxI" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/10/getting-ready-to-kite-lobby-looking.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-1521322267814735872</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-29T11:46:41.927-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pentax optio w30</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">kite loops</category><title /><atom:summary>Pentax Optio W30 - Filming KiteloopsMy Pentax Optio W20 is now at the bottom of the ocean somewhere off Kite Beach. So I replaced it with the w30. When filming with the camera mounted on a kite - 2 changes to note : SET the focus on 'infinity' - the default autofocus will lock in on a shorter distance when launching and the video will end up fuzzy if you don't. Separately, if trying stunts, the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/10n0_Q01kBE/pentax-optio-w30-filming-kiteloops-my.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh3.ggpht.com/kitevc/SLg_RVKtV0I/AAAAAAAADsQ/yp1cb6laGGE/s72-c/IMGP7174.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/10n0_Q01kBE" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/08/pentax-optio-w30-filming-kiteloops-my.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-6438620271445930218</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-13T08:58:14.681-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">aquapac</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">h2oaudio</category><title /><atom:summary>WATERPROOF H20 Audio IPOD Shuffle + AquaPac Ear Buds!GREAT combination. H20 Audio sent me their new waterproof IPOD Shuffle casing to try out. It comes with a "swim belt" that is intended for a swimmer's body - it fits perfectly mounted on a Cabrinha waist harness. The "pull cord" designed for the customer to unmount the IPOD doubles as a safety when the swimbelt is fed through the loop as shown </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/q1bAP4pQ0kQ/waterproof-h20-audio-ipod-shuffle.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://lh6.ggpht.com/kitevc/SLdgMvToLCI/AAAAAAAADpc/xwIAQs-Wxd0/s72-c/ipod%203.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/q1bAP4pQ0kQ" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/08/waterproof-h20-audio-ipod-shuffle.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-2020002074352806777</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-29T07:38:05.901-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>Susi's CabareteOver 4th of July holiday, Susi took me to her favorite kite spots in the Dominican. Far better than anything I could ever write to describe the Dominican Republic is this clip. This is a chapter from a kiting video called Catalyst, shot by Elliot Leboe. This is Susi's chapter on the D.R... "SOUL". She nails it with her description. </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/0zrhXwlJW4M/susis-cabarete-far-better-than-any.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/0zrhXwlJW4M" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/07/susis-cabarete-far-better-than-any.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-5531802835306270023</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-29T11:48:26.329-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">La Boca</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dominican Republic</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Las Terrenas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cabarete</category><title /><atom:summary>Pentax Waterproof Optio W30 - Kite Mounted in Las Terrenas, Dominican RepublicAfter the PKRA we went exploring other parts of the Dominican. I had one short evening session as the wind was fading in the town of Las Terrenas. Enough wind to cruise, but not enough to lift off the water - really cool to look below at the coral and sea life. Next year if we are back again we will hit Las Terrenas </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/V0FA6tkxhkI/4th-of-july-holiday-kiting-las-terrenas.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/V0FA6tkxhkI" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/07/4th-of-july-holiday-kiting-las-terrenas.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-7127512636390207174</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-28T08:14:14.415-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>EPIC Battle for #1 at PKRA CabareteAmazing amount of energy and non stop hard core kiting at PKRA double elimination finals between reigning world champion Aaron Hadlow and second ranked Kevin Langeree. These are the raw photos capturing 2 of the 7 minutes. The entire 7 minutes were filled with moves like these..</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/NMEvUfSDbpE/epic-battle-for-1-at-pkra-cabarete.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/NMEvUfSDbpE" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/06/epic-battle-for-1-at-pkra-cabarete.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-6497312257468665105</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-28T08:13:18.442-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>PKRA Tour - Cabarete 2008My first time ever at the PKRA let alone visiting as a sponsored rider. All the names I've read about for years, right here. Day 1 coverage on Extreme Elements) plus pics below of registration:</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/-l_zzyU0aNQ/pkra-tour-cabarete-2008-my-first-time.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/-l_zzyU0aNQ" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/06/pkra-tour-cabarete-2008-my-first-time.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-3351356738672807890</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-20T02:38:01.289-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>USKN Winners!! Clarissa, Damien, and Jon Course racing is stepping up to be a big part of kiteboarding these days - it could be on it's way to becoming an olympic sport. If I understand it correctly, 48 countries need to particpate, hold trials, & qualify riders for kiting to become an officially sanctioned Olympic sport.Given the number of countries where wind and water have combined to produce </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/oFharSlz7wU/uskn-winners-clarissa-damien-and-jon.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/oFharSlz7wU" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/06/uskn-winners-clarissa-damien-and-jon.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-1361944287996494537</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-01T08:13:35.364-07:00</atom:updated><title /><atom:summary>Mai Tai Kite Camp 2008 - VideoThanks Mark! a video summary of a fun week.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/kkFdbIlRl5M/mai-tai-kite-camp-2008-video-thanks.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/kkFdbIlRl5M" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/05/mai-tai-kite-camp-2008-video-thanks.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-7537355669667935081</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 17:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-29T11:42:50.398-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">kihei</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">coco mike</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tree</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">maui</category><title /><atom:summary>Tree a Kite in Kihei? Coco Mike(s) TO THE RESCUE!!!One of our riders treed a kite during Mai Tai 2008. Apparently a pretty common occurance in Kihei behind the Maui Sunset. Attempts to fly it out in one piece failed of course, so half a kite was left in the tree.After repeated calls to the Maui Sunset with no response, Kon Othmer was finally able to find a GREAT resource to come to the rescue. </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/1dx-cuUGDnU/tree-kite-in-kihei-coco-mikes-to-rescue.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/1dx-cuUGDnU" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/07/tree-kite-in-kihei-coco-mikes-to-rescue.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-556091873167605130</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-18T13:03:38.137-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mai tai</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tom court</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ben meyer</category><title /><atom:summary>Jump Lessons at Mai Tai 2008Wow. These guys can jump. Ben Meyer of Naish :and Tom Court of North:</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/jdGjz5LQmIA/jump-lessons-at-mai-tai-2008-wow.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/jdGjz5LQmIA" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/05/jump-lessons-at-mai-tai-2008-wow.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-8566062217992555328</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-18T21:17:51.418-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mai tai</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">freebord</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">susi</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">maui</category><title /><atom:summary>What to do on a windless day on Maui - Freebord!Just before heading out to Maui, I brought Susi and Tom up to SF to visit Freebord to try out their gear on a windy day at Crissy. We wanted to see if we could snowboard on asphalt and stay upwind with a kite. 35MPH winds, with a trainer kite and a freebord...The product is like a longboard with two truck wheels along the center that swivel - so it </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/e8IGJD3tzts/what-to-do-on-windless-day-on-maui.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/e8IGJD3tzts" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-to-do-on-windless-day-on-maui.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-5578967915876993166</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-07T13:46:30.342-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">destiladeras</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mexico</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">punta mita</category><title /><atom:summary>Surfkiting Punta MitaThis area IS kitable. I managed to try out Punta Mita and a beach on the other side of the point called Destiladeras. Pics below. Punta Mita - Waves crashing on rocks in an area with no one kiting made me really nervous. But it was so beautiful and I had my gear, so I had to go out. Adrenaline combined with the beauty of this spot turned nervousness into excitement as </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/PlWFhUN1Ilk/surf-kiting-punta-mita-untouched-area.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/PlWFhUN1Ilk" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/04/surf-kiting-punta-mita-untouched-area.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-3009193447892447439</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-04T08:12:53.403-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">hawaiian crossing</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">maui</category><title /><atom:summary>100 Mile Hawaiian Crossing - Maui to Oahu, 3 Islands, 2 Channels FIRST ATTEMPT EVER - kiteboarding crossing July, 26 2008 from Ho'okipa in Maui to Kaunakakai in Molokai and then from West Molokai to Kailua, Oahu = total of 100 miles. Contact Paul Franco at (808)357-4976 or Paul@HawaiiKiteboardCrossing.com for more info..</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/6GhUdX248y0/100-mile-hawaiian-crossing-maui-to-oahu.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/6GhUdX248y0" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/03/100-mile-hawaiian-crossing-maui-to-oahu.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-2214692559541976963</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-08T19:59:07.519-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">susi pkra mexico</category><title /><atom:summary>Winners Stand - Susi at 2008 PKRA Opener, MexicoPics just in. My kite camp partner Susi made the winner's stand - 3rd place, Freestyle!! - i'd like to think it was my scouting trip last week, but we all know that's not true! More soon.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/fZz2chEbLqg/susi-places-at-pkra-opener-3rd-place.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/fZz2chEbLqg" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/03/susi-places-at-pkra-opener-3rd-place.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18933364.post-406143427440983091</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-07T20:44:21.041-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mexico</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">playa del carmen</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">TULUM</category><title /><atom:summary>Kite Spots along the Mayan RiveraFrom kiting snow in a Utah blizzard, to Spain, then the turquoise waters of Mexico, all in 3 weeks. I had a chance to kite several spots along the Mayan Riveria - from Playa del Carmen to the ruins at TULUM, a week ahead of the start of the 2008 PKRA world tour, opening here next week March 5 - 9.The beaches here are great for kiting when the wind is up and the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~3/SadsgxY7Wzo/kite-spots-along-mayan-rivera-next-week.html</link><author>btai@crv.com (kiteVC)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/oUwD/~4/SadsgxY7Wzo" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://kitevc.blogspot.com/2008/02/kite-spots-along-mayan-rivera-next-week.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>