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: 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...
Posted by: Site Admin
on Aug 16, 2009
On Wednesday this week, 35th Parallel's trips were featured on the Western Australian radio show, "Not The Footy Show" in a live interview. We discussed the recent Ben Wilson Bali Kitesurfing Camp as well as our snowkiting trips in New Zealand and the new 35th Parallel website and concept.
Posted by: Site Admin
on Feb 05, 2009
35th Parallel is very excited to announce that we will be running a very limited number of Ben Wilson Accelerator Wave Camps in Bali in Jully 09! This is a very unique opportunity to learn one-on-one from arguably the #1 wave kitesurfer in the world!
