Tag Archives: kiteboarding

A Confession about Used Kiteboarding Gear

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Products, Shop news | May 4, 2012 at 12:14 pm , by Kitepower QLD

We’ve got a confession to make… You know when we asked for all those trade-ins? Well we hoarded a little too much of it, and the used gear pile is now getting big enough for Jon to take a lunchtime snooze on. So, could you help a kite shop out?...

A Little Story about 4 Red Shirts

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Kiteboarding Tips | April 4, 2012 at 1:25 pm , by Kitepower QLD

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This week we bring you a story about a team of kiteboarders in red shirts who made a very bad call when deciding to go kiteboarding last Sunday. Now, we don’t normally publicise the Kitepower Team’s shenanigans, especialy when they go wrong, but this one seemed blog worthy, as it...

Going Solo for the first time – A few tips…

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Kiteboarding Tips | March 29, 2012 at 11:38 am , by Kitepower QLD

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Your first time kiteboarding solo is always pretty scary, especially when it comes to launching and landing. Lately I’ve seen a couple of little incidents happen that could have been avoided very easily, so here are a couple of tips to make sure your next session doesn’t end in tears....

The Truth about Winter

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Kiteboarding Tips | March 22, 2012 at 3:42 pm , by Kitepower QLD

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We don’t know what it is about this time of year, but we always get millions of people coming into the shop with the same question. “Hi, I’d like some information on learning to kitesurf.” Argh! Where were all you people six months ago! Fortunately, we’re not into giving false...

Check out this amazing surf video

Posted in: Kiteboarding | March 6, 2012 at 7:50 pm , by Kitepower QLD

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We know we post a lot of vids up here and many of them have to do with brands or riders, but this vid is outstandingly, truly, rooly amazing because it is devoted to the love of surf and all the ways you can into it, onto it and, in...

Kite Chicks bare all (their moves) for cancer research

Posted in: Kiteboarding | February 13, 2012 at 1:32 pm , by Kitepower QLD

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Female kiters from all round Australia have donated their time, skills and images to the KiteDaze calendar to raise money for Breast Cancer Research. Marine Sudre, Jacqui Hockaday, Michelle Malmedal, Rachel Baglin, Fabienne Bosiger, Chrissy Gaudieri, Sam Pearce, Lisa Hickman, Shannon Ducker, Holly Haldenby, Jess Braun and Sam Spours appear...

2012 Australian Kite Surfari dates announced

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Kiteboarding Tips | February 13, 2012 at 1:29 pm , by Kitepower QLD

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For some, winter is the time for hibernating, getting tubby around the middle and letting your kite skills fall by the wayside… but for others, it means one thing: massive wind in Far North Queensland! Get a piece of the non-stop action with Australian Kite Surfari, a four-day or eight-day...

Meet kitesurfing legend Mauricio Abreau

Posted in: Kiteboarding | February 6, 2012 at 2:03 pm , by Kitepower QLD

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Don’t miss your chance to meet and ride with one of our sports’ leading professionals. Coming VERY soon to a Kitepower near you! Since day one, progression pioneer Mauricio Abreau has been one step ahead. In the late 90s, as most kiteboarders experimented with surfboards and homemade foot straps, Mauricio...

Demo this Saturday!

Posted in: Kiteboarding, Local Events | December 1, 2011 at 12:01 pm , by Kitepower 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...

A couple of Turkeys

Posted in: Kiteboarding | December 1, 2011 at 11:49 am , by Kitepower QLD

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Here’s a nice dose of massive life envy for you… Aaron Hadlow and Sam Light ripping it up in Turkey in an awesome video produced by Andi Jansen. While it may seem that the two kiteboarders spend all their time rolling around in the sky and very little of it...