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Demo & BKC meeting this weekend

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Local Events, National Events, Shop news | January 19, 2012 at 2:01 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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See you this Saturday for the year’s first Kitepower demo, in conjunction with the Brisbane Kite Club’s first meeting for the year. If you haven’t heard already, it’s going to be massive – not only will all the KPQ team riders be on hand with copious amounts of kitesurfing gear to demo, but the BKC Continue Reading...

Demo this Saturday!

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Local Events | December 1, 2011 at 12:01 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Don’t forget to join us this weekend for our first big demo day of the season. It’s just in time for Christmas so you can try out a new kitesurfing kite or kiteboard, then put your order in with Santa. Sweet! Even if you’re sworn off new kite gear and its enticing smell, then BYO Continue Reading...

KPQ demo December 3, Brighton

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Local Events, Shop news | November 24, 2011 at 12:29 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Try new kitesurfing kites and kiteboards from Cabrinha, Ozone, Core, CrazyFly, Slingshot, Underground kiteboards, Cardboards and more at our first demo day for the 2012 season! All our terrific team riders will be on hand to talk about their gear and why they love it, but best of all – they’ll let you have a Continue Reading...

Kirra cops a skyfull

Posted in: Family Kites, Local Events | November 24, 2011 at 11:56 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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The annual Kirra Kite Festival on the Gold Coast, Queensland, went off with a soaring bang last weekend. The conditions were perfect and kite flyers came from far and wide to entertain the crowds. Robert Brasington was in attendance, plus our friends Linda and Kevin Sanders from Oz Feathers. Linda has provided this fantastic collage Continue Reading...

Meet the new generation of Underground kiteboards

Posted in: Local Events, Shop news | September 22, 2011 at 7:53 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Next Thursday, Kitepower QLD is looking forward to a visit from Adrian Roper from Underground Kiteboards. Not just because he’s a great guy. But because he’s bringing with him a swag of the newest, hottest and crunchiest Underground boards, woohoo! Adrian will be hanging out with us all day Thursday, September 29, so if there’s Continue Reading...

Celebrate Redcliffe Festival

Posted in: Local Events | September 15, 2011 at 5:51 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Believe it or not, but Redcliffe is THE place to be this weekend! Not only will Kitepower be opening the doors on our new shop, but the world water ski championships will rev up to finals, and the whole peninsula will be alive with the Celebrate Redcliffe festival. Phew! So much to see and do, Continue Reading...

KPQ CLOSED for WINDter Escape

Posted in: Local Events, National Events, Shop news | August 24, 2011 at 6:46 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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As you know, the annual Kitepower WINDter Escape will roll into Rainbow Beach this weekend for two days of camping, kiting, SUPing and singing Kumbayah. If you’re not one of the millions of people joining us for our fun adventure, then you’ll have to put up with the fact that the shop will be CLOSED Continue Reading...

WINDter Escape: 15 sleeps to go!

Posted in: Local Events, Shop news | August 11, 2011 at 4:58 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Beware of cheap imitations! The one and only, the original and the best – the Kitepower WINDter escape is on again! If you haven’t already booked a spot on south-east Queensland’s best kite love-in, well, where have you been? This year is set to be an absolute cracker up at Rainbow beach for the Kitepower Continue Reading...

Join us on the WINDter Escape

Posted in: Local Events | August 4, 2011 at 1:32 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Are you coming on the Kitepower annual WINDter Escape? It’s the last weekend of winter when we bring our nearest and dearest together for some fun and games, camping and kiting, SUPing and singing round the campfire. OK, we promise – no singing this year. There will be awards, though! And marshmallows and a small Continue Reading...

Johnno Keys on the joys of racing

Posted in: Local Events | May 5, 2011 at 3:10 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Fresh from winning the Race series at the Australian Kiteboarding National Titles, Ozone rider Jonathan Keys gives us the lowdown on race day. By Jonathan Keys, first ever Australian Race champion! Conditions at Alva were pretty demanding for the racers, with a challenging six to 13 knots on race day. Coming from Perth where we Continue Reading...