Archive by Author

VIDEO: Kitesurfing the Farmlands of the Snake River Plain

Original Article: VIDEO: Kitesurfing the Farmlands of the Snake River Plain

On the Snake River Plain in Idaho there exists a microculture of windsport enthusiasts. Mud Lake has a less than desirable shoreline. Windsurfers have been going to Mud Lake for over 20 years from all over SE Idaho and cut a path to the water.

The Kiteboarder Magazine

VIDEO: How to Tack a Surfboard while Kitesurfing

Original Article: VIDEO: How to Tack a Surfboard while Kitesurfing

Tacking on a surfboard is a great way to change quickly change directions without loosing any ground downwind.

The Kiteboarder Magazine

VIDEO: Luke Whiteside in Western Oz

Original Article: VIDEO: Luke Whiteside in Western Oz

Check this video of North Kiteboarding team rider Luke Whiteside’s trip down under.

The Kiteboarder Magazine

VIDEO: Basic Kitesurfing Skills – Frontside Off the Top

Original Article: VIDEO: Basic Kitesurfing Skills – Frontside Off the Top

The basic frontside off the lip is every rider’s introduction to riding a wave with a kite. A good top turn involves a lot of timing between your kite, your board position, and the wave and it can take some time to pull it all together.

The Kiteboarder Magazine

VIDEO: Stefan Spiessberger in Capetown

Original Article: VIDEO: Stefan Spiessberger in Capetown

Video summing up North rider Stefan Spiessberger’s three months of winter training in Capetown, South Africa in the beginning of 2012.

The Kiteboarder Magazine

VIDEO: Ruben Lenten Snowkite Cliff Jump – Red Bull Ragnarok 2012

Original Article: VIDEO: Ruben Lenten Snowkite Cliff Jump – Red Bull Ragnarok 2012

During the Red Bull Ragnarok 2012, professional kiter Ruben Lenten did a spectacular jump off a hundred meter high cliff on the Haugastøl plateau in Norway

The Kiteboarder Magazine

PROFILED: Chelu Guardati

Original Article: PROFILED: Chelu Guardati

Chelu grew up in Campana, about 50 miles from Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires. She got a degree in Advertising/Public Relations and worked various marketing jobs in the city for a few years but realized that being in an office was not what she wanted for her life.

The Kiteboarder Magazine