The last leg of the PKRA world tour took place on the sunny (ha!) Gold Coast last week, with Andy Yates taking out the men’s Freestyle World Champion title. The young Aussie was honoured at a lavish gala dinner on Sunday night alongside fellow world champs Gisela Pulido, Guilly Brandao...
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The Merry Mexicans of Merimbula
By KPQ team rider Josh Porter The Road to Merimbula from Kitepower Australia on Vimeo. Our 2010 Corona Classic experience started off with an awesome road trip from Redcliffe, QLD, all the way down to Merimbula on the far south coast of NSW. Some would say four nights sleeping in...
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Just clowning around
Those Kitepower clowns have been at it again! Check out these antics by team riders Josh Porter and Jacob Goodwin. Will they ever stop goofing around? We hope not! Clowning Around from Kitepower Australia on Vimeo....
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Rail Rodeo rides off into the sunset…
By KPQ team rider Josh Porter YEAAA HAAAAA!!! Rail Rodeo!!! Two Days, four sliders, one tonne of fun! Organised by Cam Prest and Sir Rowdy (Alex Lewis-Hughes) last weekend’s Rail Rodeo was a massive success. Awoken at 7am on Saturday by a keen kid whom we won’t name here (JACOB),...
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Kitepower cleans up at the Queensland Race Series
What a weekend for course racing! With a 25-knot southerly, rain, storms and general carnage forecast, it looked like Kitepower QLD team rider Josh Porter was in the for ride of his life. Up against hot shots like Moti Levi and the entire Liquid Force team, JP pumped up all...
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How to tie a larks head knot
Larks head, larks foot, cow hitch, girth hitch, ring hitch, lanyard hitch, baggage tag loop, cablemans hitch… whatever you want to call it, this is one of the most important knots in a kite-fliers toolkit as it can be used for attaching a knot to a loop (ie lines to...
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May Day video – kite buggy bliss
The wait is over! Check out the sensational back-country dune riding the Kitepower team enjoyed at Stockton Beach. As you’ll see, it was well worth the long drive and cold nights of camping for these awesome kite buggy sessions. May Day 2010 from KitepowerQLD on Vimeo....
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Mayday mayhem: Jon’s roundup
It’s cold, dark and we’ve spent the last three nights in a tent with no kiting action to make up for the discomfort. We’re at Stockton Beach, north of Newcastle in NSW and people have come from far and wide to buggy the beach. Josh is the first to wake...
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Kitefest tribute video
Go get yourself a bickie and a cuppa, sit back and think of Redcliffe as you enjoy this video from our very own Oscar contender Josh Porter. It recaps the highs and highs of Redcliffe Kitefest 2010 and features David White, Mikio Toki, Terry the Turtle and others. WARNING: This...
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Good luck Josh and Rhys
The 29th Merimbula Classic kicks off this weekend and we’ve despatched two of our boys down there to show them how it’s done. Last year, the Porter Brothers Three were the stars of the show (well we think so anyway), with shop jockeys Josh and Hayden coming second and third...
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