YES WE LOVE KITEBOARDING - Christmas Clip

Merry Christmas to all, I leave you a beautiful clip of a few years ago.. A kitesurfing compilation of oldscool, newscool, freestyle, wakestyle, wave riding, slides and megaloops. Relax and enjoy!
[from Camille]

Kitesurf Mauritius

Ralph Boelen shows us some nice strapless trick during his vacation in Maurituis; a mix of landscapes, lifestyle and stylish maneuvers.

Meet the GKA Kite-Surf World Tour 2018 Champions

I present two beautiful clips made by Mintautas Grigas for the Global Kitesports Association that show us the prowess of the new world champions 2018.

"After the final GKA KSWT stop in Torquay, there’s no change at the top of the men’s division and
Airton still finishes the season in 1st place with his second KSWT World Title in the bag!"



"Jalou’s win in Torquay, Australia, secured her the 1st ever GKA Kite-Surf World Tour Title after a hard fought season in which she’s battled Moona Whyte and Carla Herrera Oria for the top spot since the first event back in February in Cape Verde."

2 days in Turkey

"After the world kite championships in Akyaka Jerome Cloetens stayed there a couple more days to film with his turkish friend Caglar.
The landscape over there is from another planet: the kitespot is between two mountains, kinda looks like a magic valley.
Turkey is always worth a visit.. enjoy the show!"

[fromIONvideochannel]

Straps Vs Boots - When & why should you switch?

Our friend Jake Kelsick talks about the main differences between kiteboarding with straps and kiteboarding with boots! Interesting topic and great discussion among "amateur" freestyle lovers ..

Father and son sunset rush foil kiting

This video is about well know pro kiter and owner of Epickites Dimitri Maramenides trying to keep up Kite foiling with his Olympian 16 year old son Cameron Maramenides.

[from Dimitri Maramenides]

What Passion is About?

"It’s about happiness, challenges, dreams, adventures, failure and fear... It’s about everything that makes US feel ALIVE. Join FLYSURFER Kiteboarding rider Alina Shalin, looking back on an epic summer in Mauritius.."
[from Flysurfer Kiteboarding]

Dirty Habits Halloween Jam

"The 2018 Annual Dirty Habits Halloween Jam was the best one yet! With a huge turn out and some of the craziest outfits. The wind played nicely for the 1st time with it peaking at 30knots."

[from Dirty Abits]

Dimitri King of the Air

This video is about well know pro kiteboarder and owner of Epickites Dimitri Maramenides having an epic time showing the kids what kiteboarding is all about during his 50th birthday. A fantastic combination of very powerful and old style maneuvers, a unique and harmonious style.. happy birthday Dimitri!

PEI - A Kiteboarding Discovery Film

"This film is about kiteboarding discovery. Lucas Arsenault, Canadian freestyle champion has lived on PEI (Prince Edward Island) his entire life. Perfecting his trade throughout the years at his local spots it wasn't until he was joined by Cabrinha's youngest team riders that he unlocked the full potential of an island rich with kiteboarding possibility."

Cabrinha Kitesurfing

Jambo Mambo Africa

This summer Paula Novotná gave herself a nice trip to Africa. Exploring Kenya and Zanzibar has found fantastic places, friendly and smiling people and spots of all kinds: days of freestyle, foiling and waveriding are not lacking surrounded by a sea to lose your breath..

High Society

The words of the editor of the video describe well what we will see..
"Big Air kitesurfing is another means to express ourselves. Probably the most scared and alive you'll feel at once, but that's called being alive!"

[from TheFlowTheory]

Cosmic Cruisers

"Danny and Elias share a few things in common. They both like kiting and they both like to travel. Over the years Danny and Elias have come to the realization that no matter how many flights they catch, or how many roadtrips they embark on, they can’t seem to free themselves from the age old curse of the light wind scam.

This trip was different. The boys are prepared this time round, packing only their most efficient kites and lightwind rides, they travelled west from their respective home countries to link up with Kyle to embark on the Cosmic Cruize along the Atlantic coastline at the edge of the world."

[from Airush Kiteboarding]

Keahi at Cloudbreak in the Fiji

The Keahi De Aboitiz phenomenon shows us one of its many strapless releases. This time we are at Fiji islands: style and perfection make it impeccable surfing..

[from Noir Matter]

Hover handstand

A new style seems to be spreading in the world of kitesurfing: the freestyle with the hydrofoil board! Watched rioford (this is the name of who posted the video on Youtube) what he invented...

Format and Equipment Proposal for Paris 2024

"The proposed registered series production equipment scheme is fully supported by sailors, the industry and the wider kiteboarding community over a one-design solution and reflects the IOC “urban sports” vision with variety of equipment similar to what is common in snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing. Equipment will be “frozen” per Olympic cycle to ensure confidence and reliability in equipment investment while ensuring controlled evolution from one Olympic cycle to the next."

[from kiteclasses]

3 things you can do after a flying foot switch

The young rider Kainani teaches us the 3 things you can do after a flying foot switch on a hydrofoil.

Summer in Hood River - Annelous Lammerts

The beautiful Annelous Lammerts, rider Cabrinha, has a lot of fun this summer in the Hood river park. This clip represents a typical day of the young athlete.

[from Cabrinha Kitesurfing]

Fred Hope: Summer of Foil

Fred Hope shipped out to University this fall, rumor has it he has been foiling to class. He was on the water everyday this summer, here are the highlights..

[Slingshot Kites]

Never Lose Your Inner Child

"Kitesurfing helps us maintain an element of childishness. Life is too short, too tough, to always take everything seriously. Certain qualities that you had as a kid can make adult life more fun. Get out there and enjoy life!"

[from Ozone Kites]

Foil freestyle with Kainani Drexler

Little Kainani Drexler shows us some trick strapless on her hydrofoil at Kanaha Beach Park in Maui. Incredible how kitesurfing has evolved in recent years and how a little girl can have fun safely even with a hydrofoil!

Crazy acts in kitesurfing

When the wind is short, when you get bored, when you have a desperate need for adrenaline..

Matchu in Indonesia

Machu Lopez is best expressed on the perfect Indonesian left waves. Here's what happens when a perfect spot works best meets with one of the best wave riders in the world.

Ultimate Kiteloops. From heli-loops to megaloops

Anton Chernyshov explains how to progress in the kiteloop technique. In this video he describes how an intermediate kiter can start pushing his first megaloop.

Pay attention the kiteloop are very dangerous tricks, try them only with light wind initially. The keyword is: no uncertainty!

Lil Pump

A cool video compilation of extreme freestyle, edited by Life Kitesurf, starring the best riders in the world. Sit back and enjoy!

Eire Sessions

Two local riders Wojciech Piotrowski & Alan Kavanagh collaborated to create "Eire Sessions", a video about passion for the ocean, kitesurfing, waves and Irish landscapes.

Both riders at their home spots on West Coast of Ireland riding strapless during serious atlantic conditions.

Camera: Wojciech Piotrowski & Alan Kavanagh Edit: Wojciech Piotrowski - www.lahinchkitesurf.com

The best kite in the world

The Epic Gust Youtube channel provides an overview of the various types of kites and what it could do for us. Small useful tips for those who may have just appeared in the universe of kitesurfing.

Barra Bliss

The training season has begun in Brazil and Dylan Van Der Meij showing the versatility of new Flysurfer closed cell foil kite.

Filmed in the lagoons at Barra Nova and published by Flysurfer Kiteboarding.

Kiteboarding is Awesome 2018 #5

The last episode of the famous series created by Univers Kite. Turn up the volume and enjoy it! Thanks to the kitesurfers out there, you're all awesome!

FREEstyle - A video defining individuality

'FREESTYLE', Adjective - Denoting a version of a sport in which there are few restrictions on the moves or techniques that competitors employ. We join Cabrinha's finest up and coming freestyle riders in the flat water heaven of ProKite Alby Rondina. Sit back and enjoy the varied, unique styles of some of Cabrinha's finest young athletes as they put the new 2019 Cabrinha collection through its paces.

[Cabrinha Kites] 

Alby Rondina @ProKite

Watch Italian PRO rider Alberto "Alby" Rondina shred some kickers and flat in ProKite Brasil located at Uruau.

Speed World Record: 107 km/h

We remember the impressive performance of Alex Caizergues for the kite Speed ​​World Record, set at our Salin de Giraud, base at 107.36 km/h average over 500 meters on Monday 13 November 2017..

Surf and Turf

Another video in an atypical spot .. A treasure hunt among the low Dutch pressures in search of the right channel to the sea..

Island of the strangers

A beautiful short film made by Manera in a unique place where you can practice kitesurfing between rabbits and sheep immersed in endless green meadows! Then there's the ocean with its perfect swell ... Do you need anything else?

Kainani Drexler

10 year old kite foiler from Maui shares her kiting sessions at Kahana Beach Park..

CALIBRATE: a kiteboarding film by Andy Gordon

A young Aaron Hadlow shows us how already 10 years ago he had carried on his wake style.. stylish and powerful, enjoy this video full of fantastic special effects!

Rail Crash

How fun and satisfying can the riding the rail, the kickers and the like be? So much, but it can also be very dangerous: here is an excerpt from a historical video, Autofocus, where we see what happens when things do not go as we hope..

The beginnings of kitesurfing

80s, two illuminated glide on water skis towed by a kite... 
Discover the beginnings of kitesurfing!

Hike & Foil - Hydrofoiling in the high mountain

"Explore new spots, that's what we like! Winter or summer, snowkite or hydrofoil doesn't matter! These two lakes are probably some of the highest and unknown lakes in the Swiss Alps!"
   Jonas Lengwiler

This Trick Will CHANGE The Way You KITEBOARD!

This video produced by Jake Kelsick, very good content producer as well as being an excellent kiters, is one of those videos to be included in bookmarks if you are good kiters and you want to progress a lot in freestyle.
I wrote too much, video video video.. but first I leave you to the words of Jake and then watch the video!

"I talk about the one kitesurfing trick that will change the way you kiteboard FOREVER! The 360 handle pass is one of those breakthrough kiteboarding tricks that will allow you to unlock a new chapter of kite tricks."
        Jake Kelsick

Remember This: Island Time by Kitescoop

Check out how we do it in the islands. It's not just kiteboarding it's a lifestyle, by KiteScoop..

HIDDEN LINES - Nitro City

In the last chapter of Hidden Lines, filmed in 2013, Youri, Nick and Kevin find themselves in the ultimate kiteboard playground. They discover Nitro City, which proves to be the perfect ending to their trip. 
Crazy stunts, perfect freestyle conditions and poolside parties conclude their journey. 

[from EYEFORCE]

10 Fun Kiteboarding Tricks

10 fun beginner & advanced kiteboarding tricks by Jake Keltic.. Try them @ home!!

HAPPINESS by Marc Ramseier

In psychology, happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being which can be defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.

Happy mental states may reflect judgements by a person about their overall well-being.
Here's Marc's interpretation of the term... lived up to somewhere deep in the Indian ocean.

[from Kitesurf Wave Clinic]

Fabulous Fuerteventura

Impression from a 1 week kitesurf trip to Fuerteventura by Alina Shalin. Small but clean waves and strong wind every day.

[from FLYSURFER Kiteboarding]

Theo Demenze POV

The boy tries the new equipment 2019.. 
 .. it seems to be well !!

Oman - Road trip & Kitesurfing

Oman is an unknown destination but is full of kitesurfing spot. A road trip in 4x4 is necessary because most of the spots are little accessible and in remote places. And that's what makes all the charm of this trip, this adventure!

Mythical Mirrorland

The low-end wind limits for kite hydrofoiling are fading, Jannis Maus shows this impressively, foiling silently out on a mirror flat North Sea!

[from FLYSURFER Kiteboarding]

Into the Wilderness

Follow Colleen Carroll, Reno Romeu and Matchu Lopes into the wilderness of New Zealand. Rain drenched storms present challenges, but once they hit the water it’s showtime.

Come rain or shine, the riders delve deeper into the wild country, which Matchu thinks it the most beautiful places he’s ever seen, chasing the incredible variety of conditions that NZ has to offer. From flat water and strong winds to pumping waves, Matchu is up to his usual tricks, Reno is flying high and Colleen Carroll throws down in pure style.

[from Northkiteboarding]

Boardriding Maui CloudFoiling 13

Our friend from Maui shows us once again his "ballet" style with hydrofoil .. It all seems easy, but actually it is not..
 

Foil as you like II

Stephane is back! Enjoy moment with friends in Laucate.

The Magic Karpet

Look at our friend Stephane Cros what he invented to navigate in simplicity and tranquility in the waters of San Francisco .. Genius!

Not all donuts are made with the hole

Check the best kiters in the world at the GKA World Strapless Kitesurfing Tour 2018 in Viana do Castelo. All the best in their most espectacular crashes. 

[from Kitesurfing DXB] 

Unstrapped & Unhooked

A video that is more than ten years old. The old waves riders will know by heart.. 
This is history!

Ruben Lenten: Do It Again!

Ruben is an athlete who stinks his life.. Be shocked by the last megaloop performed on his last trip to Tarifa.. Don't try this at home!!

Charging Up

"Ask yourself this question. And be sure to answer honestly. 
What do you get charged up from? What gives you energy? 

Think about it positively. Maybe the question should be: What brings out the best in you? If you can't be honest with yourself when you're answering these questions, you won't be honest with anyone else. Does the world around you give you energy? Or take it away? What gives me energy? 
A combination of things that have changed a bit over time. 

I call the main ones the 3 Fs: Family. Food. Friends. Swiftly following is the Ocean where I live with all it generously provides me with: Surfing. Kitesurfing. Spearfishing. Helping to grow organic food is almost as important as the air. Your body is hungry and grateful for both. Cherish every moment and live as if it is your last. Choose to take positives out of every situation (there are always some) and hold on to them and watch them grow. 

I am so grateful to lives where I do and have the support of my family and friends. Without them, it wouldn't be worth it. 
Cheers" 
Ryan Coote                                                                                  

[from STUDIOWORK IRELAND]

Next level of hydro foiling?!

Pioneer Flash Austin is testing the future of hydro foiling. 
With a 3.5m handheld wing and a supfoil, it creates a new water sports discipline! 
Stay connected for new developments..

Aaron Hadlow Pond tricks Safety Bay

My favorite athlete of all time continues to show off in South Australia.

Alex Caizergues - Stay Fast

4x kite speed world champion, 2x outright speed world record holder, 3x kite speed world record holder. Current kite speed world record holder with 56.62knots, Alex is undeniably the fastest man on water. Listen to what he has to say about going fast, breaking world records and the limits & dangers he is playing with.

Contents courtesy of Alex Caizergues

Editing: Manera