Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Jun 30, 2010
This is very cool, check out this short video of Julien Fillion kitesurfing waves on the St. Lawrence river in Canada. He's using a combination of the river current and wind to move around the river with complete ease and surf the river waves.
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on May 24, 2010
35th Parallel and Ozone have teamed up to give you the chance to win a free Ozone Manta M3 snowkite! This is the same kite used by World Champion snowkiter, Chasta! You can enter the competition here: http://www.35th.com.au/win
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on May 16, 2010
This is a great short 8min documentary about 3 young kitesurfers in Cape Verde, about 400kms off the West African coast.
Posted by: Jon Imhoof
on May 11, 2010
Snow Kiting on the back side of a steep sloping high Col in Chamonix one year, it occurred to me just how much in depth meteorological knowledge we really need, to truly appreciate the potential dangers we could be putting ourselves in during our power kite activities. As a paragliding instructor, I had to learn to understand the behaviour of wind and convey this information to students to reduce the likelihood of people flying in hazardous places. Given that we are flying airfoils and now taking them to hilly or mountain environments, some of this knowledge would benefit powerkiters too.
Posted by: Jon Imhoof
on May 06, 2010
Floating on the Long White Cloud
I chose a wife that is as straight up as they come. You never have to guess what she’s thinking- she’ll let you know. And I love that about her. Strange then that I would choose a mistress who likes to play games. You think she’s’ telling you one thing but can never be completely sure. She always keeps you guessing. Sometimes I hate that about her, but if I’m honest it’s probably the thing that keeps me coming back to her again and again. I leave the comfort of my wife and family for what: to get my head played with by Mother Nature.
Posted by: Jon Imhoof
on May 04, 2010
Snowkiting New Zealand with Guillame Chastagnol
It was like being in the same room with Yoda and Luke Skywalker. Although I couldn’t understand a word they were saying, I was sure each phrase could unlock the secrets of the force. Remi Meum had just arrived in New Zealand for the first time after bailing out early from Australia due to poor snow and wind conditions. Chasta and I picked him up at the airport in Queenstown and headed straight up the Remarkables hoping the Northeast wind would kick in.
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Mar 17, 2010
As one of the world's best surfers, Danny Wills was sure to have the board riding skills to kitesurf! So when Ben Wilson recently gave Danny a kiting lesson, it was no surprise he was up and riding in less than 2 hours!
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Mar 13, 2010
Ben Wilson is renowned for pushing the boundaries of wave kitesurfing and has produced many great movies over the past 5 years. He's just released another great film online for free! You can watch his new moive "The Dirty South" here for free.
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Feb 15, 2010
Ryland is a well known ripper in the surf in WA and has featured on many of Ben Wilson's movies. Here's a great short video that Ryland's put together from some recent missions to the south coast of Western Australia.
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Feb 15, 2010
Everyone loves free stuff... so together with Slingshot and BenWilsonSurf, we've put together a great competition giving you the chance to win a free Slingshot Octane kite - any size of your choice! The competition is only open for a limited time, so get your entry in today!
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Jan 28, 2010
After the success of our 2009 snowkiting camps in New Zealand, we're very happy to announce that we're doing it again in 2010! Not only that, but Chasta has confirmed he's coming again and we've made some improvements...
Posted by: Jon Imhoof
on Dec 07, 2009
It only takes a quick glance at the globe to see that the Southern hemisphere has far less land than the northern hemisphere and therefore far fewer places to snowkite. A look at our earth from the poles is even more revealing. The land masses of the Northern Hemisphere extend much further north while in the southern hemisphere there is the Antarctic in the polar region but the temperate zone is covered mostly by the oceans. Your choices are South America, Australia or New Zealand. If you're thinking of a snowkiting trip to New Zeland, then here's all the info you need.
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Dec 04, 2009
If you are looking for a winter escape to get some wind, sunshine, waves, great food and more fun than you had on your last bucks night then a winter trip to Bali could be just what the doctor ordered. On the surface Bali looks like a great holiday destination but it does have underlying problems which can ruin your trip. After spending a few weeks there each winter for the last three years, we thought we’d share what we have learnt so far.
Posted by: Ben Wilson
on Dec 03, 2009
Handling your kite properly in the waves could lead you to more aggressive turns, flow and maybe even a barrel. Kite positioning when riding the waves is one of the most important and tricky skills to learn for successful wave riding. Putting your kite in the wrong spot can wreck your wave and even your session. Trying to control two forms of power (wave power and kite power) can be very overwhelming and daunting, especially in bigger waves. Each wind direction has its rightful formula to make it all come together. Here are some tips to help you pull it all together...
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Dec 02, 2009
The recent 10 page article in 'kiteboarding' magazine in the US by Brian Wheeler featured 20 tips for kitesurfing wave-riding excellence. These are the tips he learnt on our recent Bali Kitesurfing Wave Camp with Ben Wilson.
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Dec 01, 2009
The January 2010 edition of the USA publication 'kiteboarding' has just hit news stands and has a 10 page article on our recent Bali Wave Kitesurfing Camp with Ben Wilson! Not only that, but Ben is featured on the front cover riding an Aviso board!
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Nov 15, 2009
Due to the huge success of our Bali kitesurfing wave camp, we're now stoked to offer another wave camp in Barbados!
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Nov 12, 2009
Ben Wilson has just released a free online movie called Shades of Green. This film is Ben's way of giving a little something back to the kitesurfing community. Shades of Green has some epic footage of surf kiting with plenty of barrels!
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Oct 22, 2009
AfriKen is laying down the gauntlet to all kitesurfers... are you up for it? January 2010 marks the first AfriKen Kite Surfing Surfari in South Africa - this is not your average kitesurfing trip. Throw in the wilds of Africa, consistent wind, incredible waves, a beautiful coastline, a great crew of people, a well equipped road trip and a couple of pro kitesurfers and you've got the makings of an incredible 2 weeks!
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Sep 25, 2009
During last months Felix Pivec worked with Firewire Surfboards on the development of the Felix Pivec Pro model.
About 4 months ago we (Firewire) were approached by Felix Pivec, one of the world’s best kite surfers. We did not know that Felix had been riding our boards for some time and was interested in making some small adjustments for the demands of kite surfing. We jumped at the chance.
Posted by: Site Admin
on Sep 15, 2009
Ben's got the life - more than a month after finishing our kitesurfing camp in Bali, he's still cruising around Indo surfing and kitesurfing his brains out!
"I just had a few fun days kiting in Indonesia with my new Octane kites, they're working really well and I'm stoked on them so I thought I'd make a quick flick! Enjoy..." Ben.
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Sep 14, 2009
Chasta has been hangin in New Zealand's South Island for the last couple months tearing up the Southern Alps! He's been snowkiting on our NZ Snowkite Camps and also testing the latest kites for Ozone.
Check out Chasta's short video:
Posted by: Tony Loxton
on Sep 10, 2009
Kitesurfers Ben Morrison-Jack and James Weight left Cape Grim near Stanley on Tasmania's North West tip just after 7am yesterday morning and arrived on dry land in South West Victoria just short of 12 hours later!
Ben & James have been friends since high school and whilst Ben has considerable ocean sailing experience (including America's Cup challenges and Sydney to Hobart races), James is a total newcomer to ocean crossings.
Posted by: Bruce Exton
on Sep 07, 2009
We have just returned from running our second wave camp in Bali. We had a great crew including Brian Wheeler from Kiteboarder Usa mag. Also there is a travel feature on Bali in the latest edition of KBmag which is out next week. So with all that press next years trip are going to fill up fast. If you have any questions about the camps just post them here. Cheers
Bruce BWS coaching co ordinator
Posted by: Ben Wilson
on Sep 07, 2009
John Omohundro (founder/owner Aviso boards) flew to Bali to join me for this year's Bali Kitesurf Wave camp and hand deliver the first 5'8 Celaritas out of the tool to me. This is the first day of surfing it and kiting it, the waves aren't epic, but fun enough to get me hooked on the board as it's super light, alive and if his theory of "it will last forever" is correct then potentially one the best constructed and feeling boards I have ridden.
Check out the video...
