just for the fun of it
New Van? We are about to replace our minivan to get all wheel drive, a little more storiage space and some more modern features. Here's our wish list of features.
Who would-uh'thunk that Wikipedia has 30 screens of well-organized history, techniques, equipment, safety, terminology, lingo etc. about kiteboarding!
Randy Pausch has been an unbelievable inspiration with his Last Lecture and his Time Management presentations. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease that guarantees death, and was given 6 months to live.
Weather Channel's Jim Jim Cantore's Kiteboarding Taking Off Across the Country aired on NBC's WPTV, Channel 5 in West Palm Beach, FL and I was selected for the intro! (Currently trying to relocate the video).
Ratios have arrived on our Smart Finance etc. webpage, in case you want to relax and enjoy life, not having to worry about how much money you spend on things like housing and vehicles.
Our New Board for the 09 season: a Naish Custom Fish 5’2” x 17.5” surfboard, which we are using, of course, without the foot straps.
Take some line! We keep an extra 6’ piece of kite line in the pocket of our harness for things like to tether to our board in case we had to walk or swim in, considering we are no longer using a board leash. We used it unexpectedly during a Planet of the Apes downwinder. Our chicken line broke and we were able to use the extra line to repair it rather than to have make the hour-long walk back to civilization.
Mile Post Index now available for OBX on our Locations web page. Now you can easily find the stores you want when you're in the Nags Head area.
Download My OBX Maps from locations. Here you will find the maps of the Outer Banks that we have developed over the years of riding here. While you're on that page you can download the GPS kiteboarding locations in four different formats - even one for Google Earth.
Take lessons! Kiteboarding does not require much strength, as the pull of the kite is on your harness instead of your arms. Mostly you need skill in controlling... (more)