Look at Simon Joosten, 19 years old from Barbados, while he enjoys performing strapless transitions in the flat danish waters.
Jun 30, 2016
Jun 29, 2016
Finding shade in Indo
When it comes to waves, there's no place like Indo. Flying in from all corners of the globe, our World Class Team Riders road-tripped off the beaten track to find the ultimate spot of grinding barrels for days. Follow Airton Cozzolino, Patri McLaughlin, Sebastian Ribeiro and Sky Solbach as they take to the ocean, tuck into tubes, and find some shade in Indo.
[from North Kiteboarding]
Jun 25, 2016
Forest Bakker Kitesurfing
Adventure Awaits
Watch as the team starts their journey on the popular Mauritius, afterwards taking a trip to the blissfully isolated island of Rodrigues. With 20knts of wind all day everyday, the riders were stoked to shred.
[from NorthKiteboarding]
Jun 23, 2016
Nobody is perfect
Jun 22, 2016
Jun 20, 2016
Yew, we love kitesurfing
Jun 14, 2016
100 miles away
Jumping from 909 meters cliff with a kite
Simply put, watch it!
Gokova Murphy Cliff Project
Location: Gokova, Turkey Date: Sept. 14, 2014
Idea: Marek “Murphy” Zach
Wind: 8-10 kns, thermal & onshore.
Kite: inflated kite, Ozone C4, 14m
Preparation:
- huge experience
- hundreds of sililar jumps on snowkite
- consulting with local paragliders
- careful site inspection (mountain, city, beach)
- weather and winds forecast monitoring
- sleep, proper nutrition, relaxation and punk style meditation
We tend to travel a lot together, Murphy and I, and we both like to check out new places and kite new spots. Gokova’s been on our “to do” list for a long time now and when we got the chance to visit it with Jovi Travel we were really anxious to check out the spot and conditions there, especially since we’ve heard a lot about it before from our friends.
The spot itself is kinda like the famed Gorge but without all the civilization surrounding it. A large bay surrounded by high hills on both sides. There is a nearby river which connects to the spot and little town nearby but that’s about it. The surrounding hills provide a nice venturi effect with light, steady winds which, combined with the thermal winds, which start to kick in around noon, tend to get stronger during the day.
Naturally, as soon as Murphy got down to the spot he started looking at the hills. Being the seasoned snowkiter that he is, sights like that only make his mind drift towards new “cliff projects”. In his case it’s usually a spur of the moment thing, but this time we accidently bumped into some local paragliders who gave us the ins and outs of the spot. So after checking out the possible places for take off and landing we decided to double check the gear, grab something to eat, get a good night’s sleep and prepare for the following day.
On the day of the jump we decided to wait a bit till the wind got a bit stronger; I kitted Murphy out with my GoPro; he took his kitetracker, rigged up the 14m Ozone C4 and we headed towards the highest of the local cliffs. It was a bit tricky to set up at first on the, rocky, bushy, steep hillside but with some help from the curious locals we soon got everything ready. Without unnecessary goodbye talks Murph jumped of the cliff and was soon gliding steadily towards the spot’s beach. The whole “flight” took him a little under 9 minutes and, as we learned from the kitetracker, it was a descent of 909 meters. His jump caused quite a commotion at the local kite station and on his landing a small crew of our friends and locals welcomed him.
All in all everything went very smooth thanks to the steady winds and Murphy’s know how. It was the first time I was a part of his famed “cliff projects” but for me it was definitely one for the books… And as we’re getting to books, we’ll see what Mr Guiness has to say about this SLE kite jump.
Text by Jacek Gadzinowski & Mateusz Woźniakiewicz
Gokova Murphy Cliff Project
Location: Gokova, Turkey Date: Sept. 14, 2014
Idea: Marek “Murphy” Zach
Wind: 8-10 kns, thermal & onshore.
Kite: inflated kite, Ozone C4, 14m
Preparation:
- huge experience
- hundreds of sililar jumps on snowkite
- consulting with local paragliders
- careful site inspection (mountain, city, beach)
- weather and winds forecast monitoring
- sleep, proper nutrition, relaxation and punk style meditation
We tend to travel a lot together, Murphy and I, and we both like to check out new places and kite new spots. Gokova’s been on our “to do” list for a long time now and when we got the chance to visit it with Jovi Travel we were really anxious to check out the spot and conditions there, especially since we’ve heard a lot about it before from our friends.
The spot itself is kinda like the famed Gorge but without all the civilization surrounding it. A large bay surrounded by high hills on both sides. There is a nearby river which connects to the spot and little town nearby but that’s about it. The surrounding hills provide a nice venturi effect with light, steady winds which, combined with the thermal winds, which start to kick in around noon, tend to get stronger during the day.
Naturally, as soon as Murphy got down to the spot he started looking at the hills. Being the seasoned snowkiter that he is, sights like that only make his mind drift towards new “cliff projects”. In his case it’s usually a spur of the moment thing, but this time we accidently bumped into some local paragliders who gave us the ins and outs of the spot. So after checking out the possible places for take off and landing we decided to double check the gear, grab something to eat, get a good night’s sleep and prepare for the following day.
On the day of the jump we decided to wait a bit till the wind got a bit stronger; I kitted Murphy out with my GoPro; he took his kitetracker, rigged up the 14m Ozone C4 and we headed towards the highest of the local cliffs. It was a bit tricky to set up at first on the, rocky, bushy, steep hillside but with some help from the curious locals we soon got everything ready. Without unnecessary goodbye talks Murph jumped of the cliff and was soon gliding steadily towards the spot’s beach. The whole “flight” took him a little under 9 minutes and, as we learned from the kitetracker, it was a descent of 909 meters. His jump caused quite a commotion at the local kite station and on his landing a small crew of our friends and locals welcomed him.
All in all everything went very smooth thanks to the steady winds and Murphy’s know how. It was the first time I was a part of his famed “cliff projects” but for me it was definitely one for the books… And as we’re getting to books, we’ll see what Mr Guiness has to say about this SLE kite jump.
Text by Jacek Gadzinowski & Mateusz Woźniakiewicz
Jun 13, 2016
‘The Dent-est’ in Zanzibar
How did i get here
Jun 11, 2016
Fly Me To The Moon
Nick Jacobsen stars in this quirky kiteboarding short. Born in Denmark and groomed for kiting in South Africa he stays true to his crazy roots in this 13 minute film that takes you on an adventure of epic proportions.
On his journey to the moon he must survive meteors and surf like a dolphin. With super human power he flies like a bird and walks sideways on walls. How cool is that?
On his journey to the moon he must survive meteors and surf like a dolphin. With super human power he flies like a bird and walks sideways on walls. How cool is that?
[Cabrinha Kitesurfing]
Jun 4, 2016
Future This - back to 2007
Jun 3, 2016
Travel to Aitutaki
Probabily one of the most beautiful kitesurfing destination in the world.
Check out the Switch team explore Aitutaki, Cook Islands.
Jun 1, 2016
Tricks&Grabs
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