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Squamish Spit gets a new site map!
 The Squamish Windsports Society today released it's ready for print Site Map and Use Guidelines. The sign will now go into production and be installed on the side of the container for all visitors to read. The sign includes Safety Rules for Spectators as well as for Users of the area. You can view a PDF version of the sign: Right click here and save.The Squamish Windsports Society... is a non-profit society providing sailors with access to high wind sailing where the Squamish River meets Howe Sound. Squamish, BC, Canada has more high performance sailing days on the water than most other places in North America. Just north of Vancouver and south of Whistler, Squamish's offshore warm winds and sunshine are a blessing to all those people familiar with cold and blustery storm fronts which power windsurfing and kite sails in most other places across the country.  Source: Squamish Windsports Society, Gary Smith Labels: announcement, service, Squamish, SWS
Nitinat Lake Crew Event by Ocean Rodeo
Ocean Rodeo extends a warm invitation to all of our Crew to join us for our firsnual August Crew Event at Nitinat Lake British Columbia Canada. Held in conjunction with the 2007 Wind Fest at Nitinat. Ocean Rodeo hopes to have a solid Crew of our riders present for this fun competition social gathering. Riders who choose to join the Nitinat Lake Crew Event will receive: - Shuttle service to and from the Victoria International Airport (YYJ) directly to and from your hotel
- 2 nights accommodation at the Chateau Victoria steps from downtown Victoria BC
- Crew dinner Friday night at the Reef restaurant. Three course Caribbean meal, first drink’s on us!
- Transportation up to Nitinat Lake Saturday morning and back to Victoria Sunday afternoon
- Camping accommodation at Nitinat Lake. Tents and sleeping bags will be provided
- Dinner BBQ Saturday night at Nitinat Lake
- Sunday morning hearty breakfast at the Lake
- Limited edition 2007 Nitinat Lake Crew Event T-Shirt and Hooded Sweatshirt
- Windfest 2007 entrance fees paid for
Ocean Rodeo will have available full sets of 2008 Kites, Boards, Suits and Harnesses for you to demo and try! However, we ask that each rider bring their own equipment suitable for 20 to 30 knot winds and a wetsuit of 3 to 5mm thickness as many riders will want to demo our gear Victoria and Vancouver Island have some amazing winds and riding spots. Please consider joining us for this weekend of fun and extending your stay in order to take advantage of your flight and to ride locally at Cook Street or up island on Long Beach close to Tofino! Please Click here for an update on current Nitnat Lake conditions! To sign up for the event click here source: oceanrodeo.com Labels: company, event, ocean rodeo, team
RoDwY - Authentic Kitefashion
 RoDwY is here. We are not just another brand. Creating a world around the sport kite surfing, we are pioneering a young trend- and extreme sport and introduce that new adventure into fashion. Our Kitewear is designed for the needs of this young sport. The combination of innovative design and excellent technical materials with highly functional cuts and features for protection and freedom while you ride wind and waves. From water to land- RoDwY BEACH takes up the emotional world of an extreme sport and expresses it in lavish designs and cuts. SurfBeachwear inspired by Kitesurfing. The world of RoDwY is oriented on the life cycle of the individual person. Once you are leaving the beach, the special experience of freedom and passion is fading. The world of RoDwY conserves these longings in URBAN , unique cuts and innovative designs and takes it to perfection in RoDwY collection, a combination of noble fabrics and excellent workmanship. An affordable crossover of success, taste, freedom from social constraints and the ability to migrate through former and still existing hierarchies with respectful power and empathy. Our first season was filled with joy and success. We were awarded as a sportswear finalist at the 2006 Summer BrandNew Brand Awards. The readers of the internet fashion magazine firstblue underlined this vote and awarded us being the most favorite brand of all sportswear/style finalists of the BrandNew Brand Competition. Come and join the world of RoDwY ! Power, Passion, Empathy. Distributor for Canada/USA wanted !Please contact us. for more info visit: www.rodwy.com   Labels: company, fashion, shopping
Skypilot Kiteboarding proudly presents...
 .... A kite shop in Squamish, BC!We very cordially invite each and every one of you to celebrate with us in Squamish, on Saturday June 23! From 11-5pm we will be presenting a demo day at the Spit, with gear from: ** Airush ** Best ** Liquid Force ** Nobile ** Ocean Rodeo From 6-9pm we invite you to join us at the shop for a BBQ & prize give-aways (2 free boards and more!) Obviously this is weather permitting so check back here if it's looking rainy. The Skypilot Kite shop is co-located in the Howe Sound Juice Co. (38163 2nd Ave at the corner of 2nd & Pemberton) and also serves as a meeting place for the School. You can see a map hereFeatures of the store are: * try before you buy access to the above brands * close proximity to the Spit * competitive pricing * healthy food to power you up before or after your session We're also pretty stoked to announce an online component! (The online shop launches on Sunday June 24th) A portion of the school and store's revenues go directly toward operation of skypilotkiteboarding.com forums, cameras and future projects. We hope you'll join us on Saturday! Labels: event, shopping, skypilot
Wild Thing II - Powerful Freeride – Freestyle Kite
 It took star designer Michael Nesler two full years to develop the new JN Wild Thing2. The briefing seemed a tall order: keep the performance of the multiple test winner and world champ predecessor, improve it, add the wind range of modern bow kites and achieve maximum 5th line safety. Nesler soon realised this was not possible with a C or bow design and had to come up with something new and groundbreaking. The WT2 is packed with features such as the patented Floating Batten Technology, Rounded Circumflex Tips and High-Pressure Struts, but real innovation came with the engineered Perfect Wide Arc front tube and Natural Shape Canopy profile. The WT2 reaches the same wind range as bow kites without a bridle by flying extremely deep into the wind window while still keeping a perfect laminar airflow around the canopy.  The results for the rider are simple: the WT2 is a high-performance, extremely easy to use all-rounder kite. The WT2 is the flying proof that user friendliness, flying speed, superb jumping performance and World Cup wake-style performance are not mutually exclusive. Outstanding light-wind ability, maximised wind range, extreme lift, enormous upwind capacity, fast turning speed and high speed potential will amaze beginners and pros alike. The WT2 has proven its contest performance: Mike Blomvall: 5th place at PKRA Italy, June 07 (despite a foot injury); Leander Vyvey: 1st place at Netherlands Open 07; Heiner Brandstötter: 1st place at Swiss Open 07 and 1st place at Austrian Open 07. CBS 3+1 evo Every WT² comes equipped with the new CBS 3+1 evo bar system. In addition to the longer depower, the new and higher position of the V-bridle is a fundamental improvement that gives the kite a clear line setup, more stable flight abilities, faster reactivity plus a wider wind range.  Available sizes: 6, 8, 10, 13, 16.5 For more information please contact: info@jn-kites.com source: www.jn-kites.com Labels: company, product, technology
Holy Bat-Dreams
Windwing is pleased to announce the launching of one Bat-Ass-Kite!!! Available in 9m, 12m and 15.5m sizes, these revolutionary kites display high-tech innovation and redefine performance, safety and simplicity. All, while maintaining the level of thrill and excitement one would expect from a Batmobile . . . like a bat out of hell!
Emerging from an obscure R&D cave, the Batwing is one of the most avant garde Windwing flying machines ever built. Boasting major changes, the Batwing delivers four breakthrough innovations. Thereby delivering unique form and a measurable function while enhancing your kiting experience... the Batwing's exceptional virtuosity is evident when one looks skyward.
1) Foremost on the Batwing is the use of Windwing's new ABS Kevlar and carbon Aramid fiber scrim material that scallops the trailing edges of the kite and it's wingtips. The shape of the scallops provides the Batwing with its dynamic appearance, which is the result of a specific functional innovation. The Batwing supernaturally named itself....
The functional innovation of the scalloped Batwing material evolved from the simple conclusion that different materials have different frequencies of vibration. In theory, as the kite moves through the air, the difference between the soft spinnaker cloth and the stiffer laminate material acts like dimples against a polished golf ball. The strategically placed and shaped trailing edge on the Batwing, dampens flutter to provide a stable surface to recapture the laminar airflow for smoother wake release. The result is a livelier "slippery" kite that flies faster, goes up wind better, generating more lift in less wind while holding shape where (and when) it counts. The Batwing flies forward, backward, upward, downward and enjoys all of the characteristics of the Caped Crusader. With incredible de-power and precision control, free parking anywhere in the wind-window can be found with easy self-launch and self-land options at minimal risk.
2) Swallow Tail: The cutout notch at the center strut is designed to give the Batwing a high aspect feel with low aspect power. The swallow- tail separates the kite in half and changes the load -point away from the trailing edge. This stabilizes the kite, as the notch creates unique, dynamic aileron-like protrusions that allows flow and twist at the center of the kite and gives the Batwing a self-adjusting reflex capability in all conditions.The design process of our pioneering Swallowtail technology has evolved to a larger cutout on larger kites which makes for some serious skywriting….
3) Bob Batten: (Windwing's unique wingtip, which is found on the larger Batwing sizes). We baptized this innovation formally as the "Bob Batten"(complete with holy water). Inspired by Boardingbob's idea of having a Venetian blind-like substrate to serve as built- in battens,this added rigidity not only helps prevent deformation for heavier riders, it gives the wingtip a direct-drive leverage to turn the kite. In larger kites and in lighter winds, this efficiency is absolutely crucial. No biffs…
4) Multi-Inflation-System with a Clamp (MISC): will greatly improve the quality and safety of your kiting experience. These optional inflation systems can be quickly installed or removed from the Batwing. The new clamp allows the tube to be pinched, isolating each bladder, preventing total deflation of the kite.
These four key innovations make the Batwing the safest, most technically advanced performance driven kite in the world (and that ain’t no guano)! With delivery available at the end of May, be the first Superhero on your beach with a Batwing, and the last kite flying when the wind dies! Take the Batwing Challenge with our 30- day money-back guarantee. And...if you are the first on your beach, we'll give you a discount!
Looking for Teamriders and Beach Reps! We want to put a Batwing on every beach from here to Gotham City. Send your resume (name/location and qualifications) to: info@windwing.com
source: windwing.com
Labels: company, product, technology
Review: Ocean Rodeo’s EZ-Stopper Kit
A review by Brian "Mossman" Teichgraber Ocean Rodeo EZ-Stopper conversion kit comes complete with everything you need to upgrade your bar to a new 2007 model. I received my EZ stopper from Ocean Rodeo and within fifteen minutes it was installed.  The kit includes instructions, a new trim line (with a cut off mark for the earlier 2007 bar model), one EZ–Stopper, some tape, and an additional leash attachment pigtail, which will enable you to use your 2006 leash. The leash attachment point is now at the chicken loop which makes for a clean, user friendly set-up … no more funny stoppers with a weed eater line connecting them together … everything is simple, effective and very clean.   Depending on how much you have used your 2006/early 2007 bar you may have some trouble undoing the knots. I used some warm water and two small steal knitting needles to pry them loose (the same method used to get knots out of your kite lines). The instructions are not entirely clear on how to disassemble your gear. Step one simply states “Remove old trim line”. The first step for me was to unwrap the lines to a fixed point, after which I removed the safety leash and the bungee part of the leash. Once this was done I removed the main emergency velcro eject from the trim line at the chicken loop exposing the factory clove hitch knot. This is where you will need the knitting needles to pry the knots loose. Unfortunately, this is the most time consuming and frustrating part of the upgrade (my knots seemed to be welded together) and would recommend indulging in a cold beverage at this point. Remember to keep the lower stopper ball … pull hard to free the old trim line through the stoppers as it has a line plug, and then pull the trim line through the pulley bottom stopper ball and trim cleat, put the old trim line away (it will not work with the new system because of the line plug).   If you are upgrading the early 2007 bar, you will need to: - trim your line to the indication tab and then rewrap the end with the supplied tape. Make sure to leave the extra tape on the end.  For 2006 bars these steps should help: - pull the new trim line through the trim cleat on the chicken loop and through the black spacer (where the safety Velcro release would go) and then through one of the holes in your bottom stopper ball.  - from there, go through the bar up through the EZ-Stopper, making sure the oval holes are pointed towards the pulley and not the bar, and around the pulley back through the EZ-Stopper and back through the bar. - proceed through the bottom stopper and to your chicken loop attachment point. - at that point I checked my line lengths and determined where I would tie my knot, which is very close to the new trim line length (but it is best to check it). - finish off the line with a clove hitch knot … make it neat and tidy so that it does not have extra line hanging out … cut the remaining tape off.  - attach the 2006 leash connector to your trim line loop and then with a larks head attach your leash. - reinstall the velcro safety release and your done. I have used the 06 One EZ-Stopper upgraded bar on my OR Rise and felt no difference from the 07 OR Rise bar to my 2006 OR One bar with the upgrade kit (a good thing). When I had to eject the kite, the new system depowered the kite 100%. I found that it was way easier to get the bar back and reset and re-launch. The old 2006 system would flag the kite out (attached at the pulley) and you would have a line issue when trying to get the bar back to reset. The stopper took a little getting used to as far as pushing past or through it, but it can be done by using a hand or finger as well as the bar. What I did notice with the EZ-Stopper Upgrade is that the whole system is cleaner, easier to use, and simply makes more sense than the old system … plus I have a neat little resting place for my bar as I am cruising with no bar pressure whatsoever. For the price it is well worth making the upgrade to your old OR 2006/07 bar. Simple, effective and very clean, the Ocean Rodeo EZ-Stopper system works well. Source: Skypilot 'Mossman' Labels: ocean rodeo, product, review
North Shore Girl / Vancouver - grand re-opening
Win a new 2007 Naish Thorn Kiteboard
 Naish is giving away it's most popular kiteboard! Now you have a chance to take one home for your very own. Starting now, you can fill out a short question and answer form and get your name on the list to try and win the board. The random drawing will be held on the 15th of July, so you have more than a month to sign up. To sign up for the drawing, click here. To learn more about the Thorn go to www.naishkites.com. source: naish-email.com Labels: naish, product, raffle
The Ocean Rodeo RISE - 2 Kites In 1
 Ocean Rodeo is proud to introduce the world's first kite designed for both advanced to expert riders and beginners! Featuring our unique Convert Attachment Points schools can easily tame the turning speeds of this incredible kite and teach to their students on a simple to fly, easily relaunched kite that produces immediate grunt and low end power. Students can purchase the kite they learned on and easily convert the kite back to its factory settings for an incredibly responsive ride once they learn the basics! Don't just trust us, read what SBC Kiteboard magazine has to say about the 2007 Rise: The new Rise answers the call for performance. The Rise is a four-line SLE packed with power and manoeuvrability. Designed for demanding riders.  Setup, Safety & Features The Rise starts up with a single-point inflation system. Ocean Rodeo's new SLE bar has lots of travel available and is worth adjusting the stopper ball to your own comfort zone. Relaunching is on the easy side. On Water The Rise makes it to several individual testers' all-round top-pick lists. Lots of range, power and pull go along with balanced steering that pushes testers into some of the session's more powerful moves. The 12 m2 Rise has more than enough energy to pull our lightweights in less than 10 knots, and enough control to be one of the last 12s on the water. The Rise flies steadily and remains stable in gusts, making for a solid wind range. It's the type of kite that loves being ridden with the board edging hard. The smooth power rolls through fast turns and kite spins, making the Rise easy to jump for intermediates. The Rise has big boosting power and will work for freestyle. Best Suited Our bigger testers got the most from a 12 m2 session on the Rise from its abundant horsepower. Still, our medium-sized testers discovered its well-rounded handling and energetic performance, making this a perfect freeride-freestyle kite. "Nice low-end power with good turning speed. Great for someone learning Kite Loops." Mikeal Lanoe If you want any more information on this exciting new kite please contact our offices today! John Zimmerman Sales Manager Ocean Rodeo Sports Inc 250-544-4969, ext. 233 NA Toll Free 888-544-4969 source: oceanrodeo.com Labels: ocean rodeo, product, technology
Skypilot Kite School - Ripping in 2007
 Kiteboarding awareness is growing! We're all seeing the numbers of people on the water climbing, while on the beach we're answering more and more questions from passers-by about those big beautiful kites. Thankfully we are also seeing a growth in the demand for lessons. There is a lot of technical, safety and community know-how for new pilots to pick up. Taking lessons is a great entry way into this incredibly liberating sport. The Skypilot Kiteboarding School has begun it's 3rd year of instruction! Due to the numbers of people engaging in the sport, the school has doubled it's roster of IKO certified instructors and is happy to have attracted some very friendly and talented guys. Keep an eye here for an upcoming article detailing each of the instructors! There is great energy out there on the water, come out and get your stoke on!
Labels: kiteboarding lessons Squamish, learning, service, skypilot
New Jeremie Tronet Movie Trailer
Cindy Mosley Island Odyssey VAVA'U
 12 pro-riders & 16 amateurs
Mounu Island Resort, Vava'u, Tonga
13th -20th October 2007The Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey is all set to take off in Vava'u, Tonga during October 2007. A great new spot has been chosen in the Northern Islands of Tonga to make the most of the great South Pacific trades and the awesome whale watching and marine tourism. Kiting Events for Amateur riders are:- Downwind event
- Freeride Expression Session
- Coaching Clinics
 Pro Division:(open to all riders wanting to compete) - Course Race
- Boarder-Cross
- Freestyle
 Check out the itinerary!source: cindymoseyislandodyssey.comLabels: event, travel, women
Windfinder.com - realtime wind&weather reports
 windfinder.com is a well established, well known webservice that provides wind, waves & weather worldwide and in real time to mainly kitesurfers, windsurfers, surfers via SMS and online. New for 2007 are live reports for the following Canadian locations:  The following forecast maps are available for Canada:  source: windfinder.comLabels: forecast, service, travel, weather, wind
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