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We just added the RITO XR2 from CORE Kiteboarding to our sortiment. During the construction of this kite, special attention was paid to the agility. A long hang time, higher jumps, close to gravity-free free riding and awesome surfing are possible with this kite. The optimized profile lets the kiter start gliding sooner and, thus, allows for good heights. The…
She’s really here! Unbelievable! This extremely likeable girl, that just turned 17 a week ago, who won just about everything there is to win in the kitesurf circus in the last 5 years, came to Kenya to the KiteWorldWide Lodge to train for the upcoming competition season. About kitesurfing in Kenya, she says: “Kenya isn’t a popular destination to practice…
Sometimes you don’t even have to go that far.. The German Baltic Sea offers various amazing spots with flatwater and huge, waist deep areas. Perfect for beginners and intermediate kitesurfers. One of the best places there is Island Ruegen. No matter what wind direction, here you will always find a spot to go kitesurfing! On the most eastern tip of…
Ben Wilson Surf Noise Kite Test 8 m² 2011 Intro Ben Wilson, Australian-born and long-time Slingshot Team Kiter, has been showing the world how to kite like no other for the last few years with his way of using a kite unhooked and strapless to catch waves! Ben W. only uses his kite to catch waves and then uses the…
Hello and welcome to the KiteWorldWide.TV blog. This is the first entry in what is to become a series of travel logs, kite material tests, kiting techniques, tips for beginners, and just new stuff about kiting around the world. Different people from all over the globe will be writing here, and I, Jürgen, am going to be the first. If…
Here we go. The blue light is on. Uploaded 120 pictures in about a minute. Crazy. Here they are, the best pictures of december 2010. Share on Facebook
Oh my God… What a morning… Just like every morning, I was getting ready to open my e-mails and check my Facebook on my MacBook before breakfast. But something was different day. It’s the stick. It was the little white thing sticking out of my trusty MacBook travel partner. A blue light. And what does it do? It shining blue!…
In order to keep your travel as simple as possible, we would like to give you a few tips for the road: The arrival/visa formalities at the airport in Mombasa can take a long time. So, you should try your best to be the first passengers out of the plane and get to the counter. You can also use the…
Happy new year from Kenya! The KiteWorldWide Lodge Kenya Team was doing some partying. First, there was an awesome New Year’s buffet with a 25kg perch, baked in a stone oven with wood coals. Ali, the lodge cook, outdid himself again. After that, things got started early at the New Year’s party at the “4o thieves” in Diani. This beach…
Today was another one of those days where everything just works out perfectly. Great wind from the morning to late in the evening, running water in the late afternoon and, therefore, the best shallow water conditions. I was out flipping for 2 hours and then Flip came out as well. Since the day was coming to an end, I put…