Training Camp

The winds were gusty and light, but Colby was still able to fly the OR Stinger trainer and an old 9m traction.
Being stuck in between seasons is getting stale - either let it snow or let it all thaw!

Jeff

Kite beach, Cabarete!

There are about 25 kites up in this small section of the beach, and it wasn't even busy according to locals
Manitoban snow kiteboarder Bill before his first water drag. It was a memorable session - all his lines stayed intact except his loose waist drawstring and his shorts slid off down to one foot!
Laurel Eastman's kite school - home of the KiteFever and LEK brands. Despite all the action, the atmosphere here is mellow and welcoming; even when the adjoining pizza shop caught fire people kept their cool. First priority: evacuate the kites!

My old gear held up, but also held me back from riding hard due to its outdated safety and performance features

Kite beach at rush hour

Jeff

Throwing Down at Bass Lake Kite Rodeo '06!

Here's the New Ocean Rodeo ONE kite. It was the inaugural flight for the bow kite which arrived the day before. GREAT KITE!
There was no competition this year so it was up to the riders to set the bar for bigger and better tricks. Here's "Smokey" with a huge raley


It was beautiful sunny day at the Annual Bass Lake Kite Rodeo organized by Dan Medysky from kiterider.ca. We packed up the Yukon and headed out to Bass Lake Provincial Park near Orillia, ON. Saturday morning. Armed with the new Ocean Rodeo One 12m we set up. I had just received the "ONE" kite and New Session harness the day before and was a little nervous about setting it up the for first time at the event, but we rigged up and the results we great! Mike & Ken from Meldmedia also attended and shot some killer footage! Can't wait to see the finished product, thanks guys.