Tag Archives: Cabrinha

How to tune your bar and lines

Posted in: Kiteboarding | January 25, 2012 at 7:58 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

Checking and tuning your bar is essential as it ensures your kite performs as well as it did the day you bought it. Neglecting this small but important process can result in difficult relaunches, back stalling, poor performance, slow kite loops and everything in between. Check out this great how-to...

12 reasons to visit KPQ

Posted in: Shop news | January 5, 2012 at 8:49 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Happy New Year and welcome to 2012! We hope you had a relaxing Christmas and raging New Year, with plenty of wind (of all kinds). Santa might be putting his feet up and wringing out his socks, but we have been busy little bees with all this perfect weather. KPQ...

Review: 2012 Cabrinha Switchblade

Posted in: Kiteboarding | December 1, 2011 at 11:47 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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The Cabrinha Switchblade is one of those kites that just gets better every year. It’s a true all rounder, but before I get into the nitty gritty, here’s a bit of background… Back in 2006-2007, Cabrinha was in the middle of its bow kite revolution. Yep, the Crossbow, or ‘bow’...

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 –...

2012 Cabrinha in store NOW!

Posted in: Kiteboarding | September 28, 2011 at 7:11 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Best fun ever! We have spent the past week unloading more than 50 boxes of shiny new Cabrinha gear – kites, boards, harnesses, a tent (really), clothing, accessories and more. It’s like all our Christmases came at once. But now it’s all here, we want it out the door, and...

Have you discovered stand-up paddle yet?

Posted in: Stand Up Paddle | August 18, 2011 at 11:46 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Are you yet to discover the joys of stand-up paddleboarding? If not, then now is the time! Here in Queensland, we have ideal conditions for this fast-growing sport – whether you’re into being pounded by waves or cruising on flat water. Stand-up paddleboarding is the perfect off-season sport for kiteboarders...

Rider Profile: Keahi de Aboitiz

Posted in: Uncategorized | April 28, 2011 at 7:37 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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From the PKRA 2011 tour, which Keahi is currently killing…...

Does your kite gear travel well?

Posted in: Uncategorized | April 14, 2011 at 9:17 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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As the days get shorter and the sun loses its bite, us sun-addicted Aussies start dreaming of oceans far away… In all the excitement of choosing your destination and pondering how many Hawaiian shirts to pack, don’t forget to protect your best assets. Travelling with kite gear can be a...

What’s used at KPQ

Posted in: Uncategorized | March 26, 2011 at 2:22 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Did you know that in addition to having heaps and heaps of new gear from the hottest brands, we also have something for everyone and a kite to suit your budget? Check out these incredible deals on used kites: 2010 9m Ozone C4 $599 2010 9m Cabrinha Crossbow $899 2011...

Awesome demo, let’s do it again!

Posted in: National Events, Uncategorized | March 17, 2011 at 7:12 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Last Saturday’s demo at Sandgate was a massive success and we’d like to say thanks so much to all our team riders who kindly loaned their kites and boards to curious riders. It was amazing to see people trying heaps of new stuff and talking to the team about different...