just for the fun of it
Here are some of the shops and services with which we are familiar. Our favorite geographical areas are generally listed first. Within each area, weather links come first, then kiteboard shops from north to south and then other services and resources.
Outer Banks (OBX) - Nags head, Hatteras etc. NC, N to S
Forecast:
Pamlico Sound NWS
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Cape Hatteras Wind Guru
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Surf zone
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Avon
,
Discussion
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NWS Radio 162.475 mHz,
Current:
Radar
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Cape Hatteras
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Frisco Airport
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S Chesapeake & N Currituck (Virginia Beach)
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Virginia Beach (see Virginia Beach below for more links)
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Barrier Island Kitesurfing, Nags Head, NC; Chris Cifers; 252 207-5483
Kitty Hawk Kites, Waves, NC, Chris Moore; (252) 441-0265
Hatteras Island Sail Shop, Waves, Bart; 252 987-2292
Real Kiteboarding, Waves, Trip; (252) 987-9990
Ocean Air, Avon, Brian; (252) 995-5000
Outer Banks Kiting, Jay Crawford 252 305-6839
Kite Hatteras, Avon, Capt. Ty Luckett; 252 305-5290
12 Kite Instruction - George: OBX & FL
Ride Hatteras, surfing, windsurfing etc. Avon, Charlie (252) 995-6755; Free WiFi!
Wind-NC, Avon; windsurfing and more; Andy (252) 995-4400
Kite Virginia Beach - kiteboarding etc., Mike Norment & Kelly; 757 754-8382
Places to ride from FKA's website
OBX Kite Repair
Excelent service from Charlie
Atlantic Coast Cafe - Good food; Good people; Free WiFi! Waves & Avon
Good Winds Seafood & Wine Bar; lofty view; Free WiFi; Cheff Joel Sardinha & Bobbi; Rodanthe
Hatteras Island Board Sports - surfing lessons, gear etc.; Kevin & Drew; 866 HIB-WAVE
NAPA: Buxton Auto Marine; Woody & Doug; 252 995-6761
Hatteras Island Performance: auto repair; Eric & Valerie 252 987-2097
Rodanthe Watersports and Campground : near water tower; (252) 987-1431
Waves Village, Kiteboarding in luxury; 252 305-2629
Frisco Wood Campground - excellent launch - especially E & NE winds
South Padre Island/Brownsville, TX
Forecast:
Laguna Madre
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North Flats
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Wind Guru
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Surf zone
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South Paddre Island;
Current:
Radar
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Graphic Conditions
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South Padre Island Kiteboarding, Joel; (956) 772-1098; 9:30am-2pm daily
Air Padre, Jeff; (956) 299-9463; 9-5 daily
XL Kites closed their South Padre shop but are still in Houston, TX & Ft Walton, FL)
South Padre Kite Roundup, each May - one of the best and for all skill levels!
South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Bureau 800-SOPADRE
B & S Kites - kite repair Bill & Susie + John; (956) 761-1248
South Padre Island Rental - Ben and Betty
Mexico, Rocky Point
Rocky Point Kitesurfing: Ryan is lookiing for an instructor and a manager - 1(734)341-2397
Go 2 Rocky Point - Tommy & Rita: kiteboarding; massage; rentals; more
Mexico, San Carlos, Sonora
Forecast:
Wind Guru,
Buoy Weather
for out in the Sea of Cortez,
Current:
Weather Underground's current and past conditions on a near-by knoll
Don Gray
is the guy to contact if you want to learn to kiteboard in San Carlos.
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Philippine Islands, Boracay Island, Bolabog Beach ; You can walk the entire beach in about 20 minutes; Most of the shops have compressed air for inflating kites; Shops are listed from north to south
Forecast:
Wind Guru ;
WindFinder ;
Boracy Weather Station (includes escellent graphs, tide and other information);
Celcius to Farenheit conversion Chart.
OceanRepublic , Glen, +63 (036) 288-4977
Timog KiteboardingCenter;
Jojo; Land +63 56 288-3302; cell: 09209206825
Isla Kitesurfing ; Francois or Uli; +63 36 288-5552
Hangin Kite Center (N)
; Nenette; +73 36 288-3663
Freestyle Academy
; Ken or Alley; +63 915 559-3080
Habagat (N); Tony; cell: 0929 157-9871
Pinas Kiteboarding ; Louie; cell 09 906 432-03955
HabaGat Kiteboarding ; 036 288-5787
HanGin Kiteboarding ; Nenette; +63 36 288-3663
ShopName ; ContactPerson/Phonenumber
Caribbean - St Lucia (LOO shah)
Forecast:
Saint Lucia
Celcius to Farenheit conversion Chart.
The Reef Kite + Surf, Toni & Jolien (758) 454-3418
2 Elements, Chris; (758) 285-9956
Kitesurfing St Lucia, Beth (758) 714 9589
Hewanorra Gardens, near airport, Vieux Fort and the two southern kiteboarding locations. We can not say enough good things about Sammy and Esther Brice. They will take good care of you, give you a good good room and a good deal. 758 454-7007 (US 203 280-3206)
Southern California:
Southern California kitesurfing beaches - Excellent guide of 15 beaches with maps, info, cautions etc.
SCKA Southern California Kiteboarding Association
- Pismo Beach
Forecast:
Costal Waters Winds & Swell
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Pismo Beach Wind Guru
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Oceano Wind Guru
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Pismo Beach Area
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Pismo Beach 10-Day
Current:
Wind etc. Pismo Beach
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Surf Camera
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Radar
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Xtreme Big Air; Kinsley Wong; 805 574-9200
Pismo Beach Kiteboarding/California Kiteboarding; Jason Lee; 805 550-3768
- Los Angeles
Forecast:
Inner Costal Waters
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Belmont Beach Wind Guru
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Los Angeles
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Discussion
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LAX Last 24 Hours
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Radar
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Kitesurfari, Huntington Beach 714.964.KITE(5483)
KitesEtc, Sunset Beach, CA 562 592-5483
Captain Kirk's, San Pedro, CA 877-321-KIRK (5475)
Belmont Haps - lots of neat captioned photos and more - Jim & Ruth
Sol Kiteboarding, Hank & Brittney 949 251-2549
Kitesurf California; Matt Sweeting, 310 951-3568
- San Diego
CaliKites; Brian & Shane; 619 223-5483
Manta Water Sports; John; 858-610-6000
Colombia River Gorge/Hood River
Forecast:
Graphic weather forecast from the University of Washington
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AirTime - good for kite repair etc. etc.
Excellent instructions for DIY repair of your kite's canopy from AirTime
Excellent instructions for DIY repair of your kite's valves, LE and struts from AirTime
Hood River WaterPlay, Jack; 541-386-WIND (9463)
Brian's Windsurfing & Kitesurfing, Brian; (541) 386-1423
NorthWest Kite Association Hood River Kiteboarding Guide
Key West, Location of the Keys Kite Kaper© 09 and Florida
Forecast:
North Water Flats
,
Key West
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Key West Kiteboarding; Greg; 305 407-6748
Kite House; Nick and Paul; 305 294-8679
Cheney Reservoir, Wichita, KS
Forecasts:
NOAA 7-day graphic
;
Chene Reservoir Wind Guru
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NOAA Discussion
;
Current conditions:
At Stones Jetty;
Radar Loop
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Kansas Kiteboarding Association - Eric Fresh. At Cheney Resevoir: When wind is from any direction with North in it, we launch over at the Yacht Club. When the wind has any South in it we launch over at M & M point. When the wind is West we launch over at Wichita point.
Other Links of Interest
Air: Kiteboarding & other wind stuff; Charleston, SC; 843-388-9300
Riding 4 Adventure - Garmin Dealer; Gary & Lindsay, 303-805-4075
Chatham Wind and Time - Lots of cool stuff; Jerry Evans, 508 274-9474
Kitesurfing Schools
worldwide - a host of tips, techniques, triks and other information.
Kite Beaches World Wide - 4213 beaches in 171 Countries
Kite Adventures - Specializing in Brazil; 1 786 379-KITE (5483)
Kite Roam - Good info from the Canadian viewpoint
WeLoveToKite - News for Industry, Pros and Enthusiasts by Mathias Schindler
Epic Kites - Dimitri Maramenides: 919 280-6979
LiteWave Boards & GlobeKites - Dave: 916-961-1117
Underground Kite Sports, Phillipsburg, Montana; Cole 406 546-2709
IKO International Kiteboarding Organization
PASA Professional Air Sports Association, Kiteboarding
KiteAid: To quickly and permanently repair your kite check out what Will & Stephan have
Hamilton Marine - Drysuit neck seal etc. repair. Talk to Chris
Chris does a good job 207 244-7870
Uncle Bryans Sunset Suratt Surf Academy - surf & SUP; THE BEST! 808 783-8657
SNOWFER wind & fun - invented by Charles Chepregi
HeadCamGuy for photographs, videos, editing etc., Josh Hartman
Sans Moi, contemporary jazz band: Scott, 602 821-9536
George F Self Native American flutist and children's writer
Keyless-Remotes.com - Ken, Kerri and crew were very helpful; 866 916-1320
- Key fob
Michiko Baby - all sorts of cool items for your baby and young children
Michael Ives Kiteboarder and Artist
Gifted Treasures - lots of stuff...
Jay Hayes Mineral Display Stands
Duet AZ is a fantastic organization of dedicated people who match up senior citizens who need help with volunteers.
Electronic Cigarettes; Ben - Save money and polution while you "smoke"
Electric Automobile Association
Electric Automobile Association, Phoenix Chapter: Bunch of smart, informed, helpful, inovative people who meet in downtown Phoenix the last Saturday each month.
Green Motors: Excelent central Arizona mobile installations - Todd; 602 569-1948.
Circuit Specialists: Whatever you need for your project, these helpful people probably will have - 800-528-1417.
Gangplank, a Phoenix group of innovative high tech individuals and small businesses sharing the Internet at 250 S AZ Av, Chandler. Wed evenings 6-10 we networkwork on our websites and other projects.
Interview of Brent Davis of Funding Universe about Gangplank's Crowd Pitch by Ken Colburn on KTAR's Computer Corner radio show Aug 14, 2010 (3.6mb audio file).
HeatSync Labs: cool hardware & software, including object printing; Jacob; 480 389-4743
Dev-Fu: cool custom web software; Remi and Byran; 480 270-4338
Creative Commons: for free customized copyright notices for your works
ZoomActive: Shared Cloud Hosting
Page Rank Checking Tool for your website
Submit Express
- excellent free webmastr tools to do all sorts of things like check and count your links and optimize for search engines. Of course they have additional products for sale.
WINDWING kites
Kitetricity - AJ Morgan 
WindFinder world wide etc. 
Kite World Magazine
Kiteboarding Magazine 
Build Your Own Video KiteCam
GoDaddy - Host of our website