First ride for Jerad
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
NEW kiteboarder Steve - kitesurfing with Kiss The Sky Kiteboarding
First Ride Kiteboarder Steve
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Kitesurfing demo with elementary kids - Kiss The Sky Kiteboarding
Great American Teach-in
Melrose Elementary in St. Pete, FL
Kitesurfing demo for 4th and 5th graders
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
HOW TO headstand on a SUP
Video step by step on SUP trick, "The Headstand"
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Kiteboarder Etiquette
In many places, kiteboarders have taken unnecessary risks or exhibited dangerous behavior. The result? Those beaches are now closed to kiters. In order to keep kiteboarding safe, fun for everyone, and open on all beaches, we all must work together. By following a few rules of the road and simple guidelines, we should be able to keep kitesurfing the fastest growing water sport in the world.
Keep the beach clear
- When you launch your kite in a crowded area, go on out in the water. Don't stand flying your kite on the beach, becoming a potential kitemare or accidently hitting a tourist.
- If a kiter is leaving the beach and another rider is coming in, the exiting rider has the right of way. Let's get all the kites off the beach and out in the water, THEN you can ride in to land your kite.
- Never do beach jumps, land-boarding, or "skate" around on a crowded beach. There is too much potential for error with lots of people around.
- Always remain in control of your kite, especially on the beach. Always wear a kite leash, and launch and land your kite slowly and safely, using an assistant. Only do a self-launch or self-land whenever necessary, after you have practiced it thoroughly with a standby assistant. Never "let your kite go" or land it hard on a public beach.
Right of way
- Stay out of the swim zones on public beaches. Period. Launch outside the swim zones and stay outside of the buoys while riding.
- Out on the water, the kiter who is upwind should fly his kite higher, while the downwind kiter should fly his lower. This way, they can pass by each other safely without a chance of getting tangled (kitemare).
- Never get closer than two kite-lengths from a student (one person flying a kite, with an instructor nearby). The student could dive his kite unexpectedly and you could be tangled in his lines. Use the same rule for flying too close to newbies as well. (Note: if the instructor is allowing his student to fly right in the middle of a crowded kiting area, stay away from them in the water. Back on the beach express your concern to that instructor that he may be putting his students in danger by allowing them to fly in the kiter "fast lanes.")
- Stay away from surfers. Do not cut them off in the breaks. Good waves are all the surfer has to ride. YOU can ride out and in. Find some waves outside of the surf breaks, or at least give them plenty of room. Show common courtesy. (And then maybe they won't beat you to a pulp later.)
Boosting and distance riding
- When boosting (jumping), make sure you have plenty of room for a landing. Remember, you will drift downwind while in the air. Also what will happen if you don't land it and your kite crashes downwind of you? This is why it is very risky to try big airs right off the beach, or close to a swim zone.
- When you go off-shore, be aware of your distance from the beach. If a line breaks, or your kite deflates, or the wind dies, you WILL be swimming back to shore. So don't go further than you are willing to swim.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Corporate boarder, kitesurfing executive raids again!
Corporate boarder, kitesurfing his way to the top of the corporate ladder
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Fixing a kite valve leak
1) Find the leak. Pump up your kite and listen for any hissing sounds. If you don't hear any, put the kite down under water (swimming pool, calm body of water, etc) and look for bubbles rising to the surface.
NOTE: Check the valves first, Unless you have been crashing your kite into trees, rocks, or a shelly beach, you shouldn't have random holes in your kite. The glue around valves tends to go first.
2) Remove any obstructing hoses from the valves, then find nearest opening to remove bladder.
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3) Pull out bladder past the point where the leak is occurring.
4) Remove the valve by pulling gently, trying not to stretch the kite bladder in the process. If it doesn't come off easily, place the valve in a bowl of hot water to loosen the glue, then remove it.
5) After cleaning the surface of the bladder and valve with alcohol wipes, apply Aquseal (from a local dive shop) to bladder, being careful NOT to get adhesive in the hole itself. (NOTE: if you want to avoid having to use glue, try a self-stick valve - KiteFix.com )
6) Place valve in place, being careful NOT to smear glue into the air hole.
7) Place a circular object over the valve (my favorite is a small piece of PVC) and something to weight it down (brick, piece of wood, etc.)
8) Leave the kite in a safe place for 8-12 hours, then reassemble. Pump up kite and leave inflated for 30 minutes to make sure the bladder is not slowly deflating (which is a sign that you didn't correct the problem, OR that you may have ANOTHER leak. ... in that case, go back to step 1 :-)
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