Podcast #148:

Punta San Carlos has been a world class sailing destination since the first wave pioneers first discovered it in the early eighties. The area’s unique side-off wind conditions make San Carlos ideal for classic down the line riding. Maybe it’s the offshore wind component, desolateness or primitive lodging facilities but despite the growth in kiteboarding, windsurfers still majorly dominate this wave spot in Northern Baja.

Founder Kevin Trejo of Solo Sports owns the only facility at Punta San Carlos, not to be confused with San Carlos in Sonora Mexico. He is our guest on this week’s The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net podcast and is joining host Ryan Riccitelli to talk about his new agreement with Vela, the allure and drawbacks of a holiday in Punta San Carlos and the exploding growth of SUP and mountain biking in the area.

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Podcast #147:

This week, our special guest on The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net podcast is Phil Holmstrand, founder of nwkite.com. Recently back from his wedding and honeymoon in Cozumel, Phil joins host Ryan Riccitelli to talk about how he keeps the peace and flamers off of his forum, the successes and challenges of the Columbia Gorge Kiteboarding Association, events happening in the Gorge this summer and the logistics of planning a kiteboarding wedding overseas.

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Podcast #146:

This week, host Ryan Riccitelli of The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net, will be interviewing Jeff Tobias of Vari Kites, LIVE in a videocast interview from Maui. Jeff will be introducing Vari Kite’s first production kite, the Condor One, a 4-line hybrid which will be introduced for the first time at the Pismo Beach KiteXpo demo event in California, March 28 and 29 (see www.xtremebigair.com/kitexpo for info).

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Podcast #145:

Peter Trow’s life has always evolved around water. A Bay Area boy who moved to Santa Barbara for college and is now residing in San Luis Obispo County (home of the Pismo Beach KiteXpo), Peter is a long time surfer and windsurfer who started out kiting in 1997 while on a trip to Maui. Pioneering many of California’s wave riding spots, Peter has ridden a directional from day one and started out on Flexifoil Blade kites.

Peter is the US distributor for Flexifoil and also recently got picked up as a team rider for Paddlesurf Hawaii. Peter is joining us on this week’s podcast to tell us about the 2009 Flexifoil line, what got him into SUPing and his thoughts on the direction of our sport.

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Podcast #144:

Shaping boards for watermen and women for over 30 years, Jimmy Lewis started out as one of the big wave surf shapers in the 1970’s. In the 80’s Jimmy created record breaking windsurf boards and was famous for his high speed designs. In the past 10 years, Jimmy met Lou Wainman and developed the world’s first twin tip kiteboard known as the Picklefork. Today, the JL line includes production and custom kite, wind, surf and SUP boards for water enthusiasts worldwide.

Never one to mince words, Jimmy will be joining host Ryan Riccitelli on this week’s The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net. What makes a good surf or twin tip board? What improvements can be made to current technology and designs? Will Jimmy be getting into custom raceboard designs for kiting? Do you want the old JL ads back?

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Podcast #143:

The Cabrinha Race Series has grown to include a series of 12 nights of racing consisting of 3-4 races an evening with some sixty competitors. This years dates are April 9 and 23, May 14 and 28, June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, August 20 and September 10, 17, and 24. Not all participants need to do the entire series as “drop ins” are welcomed on any race night. Within the entire series, three mini series are conducted involving only four nights of racing for those that cannot devote an entire summer. This year something new has been added. In addition to the Open Class, four additional classes will be established if there are a minimum of 5 racers; Masters (40+), Grand Masters (50+), women, and Juniors (<20).

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Podcast #142:

From May 1 through 10, South Padre Island, TX, will host a new concept in kiteboarding events: The SPI Kite Roundup, an event developed exclusive for amateur kiteboarders of all levels. the 10-day kiting extravanganza will host riding clinics, demos and amateur competitions including Big-Air, Speed trials, Freestyle/ Slider Comp, Boarder-X, and many more. Join host Ryan Riccitelli as he interviews pro rider Mark Doyle, who is one of the main event organizers.

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Podcast #141:

This week, our special guest on the ASNews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine podcast is Felix Pivec. Well-respected as one of the top kiters in the surf in the world, Felix recently left Airush after many years with the company and joined Eclipse Kiteboarding.

What motivated Felix to make the move? Is he only team rider or will he also be heavily involved in the company’s R&D? Need some strapless riding tips?

This week’s show will be prerecorded but we can ask any questions you might have. Please post them here before 5p PST on Thursday, March 19 and we’ll ask Felix for you! The interview will then be available for download at www.asnews.net, www.thekiteboarder.com and www.kiteforum.com

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Podcast #140:

Joining us from South Africa, our guest on this week’s The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net podcast is Peter Stiewe from Best Kiteboarding. With Best since the beginning, Peter’s newest creation is the 2009 Kahoona, a delta/hybrid kite.Now’s your chance to ask Peter any questions you might have about the new Kahoona, Redline Safety System, his thoughts on the pros and cons of the delta shape or what exactly a delta/hybrid is.

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Podcast #139:

This week, our special guest on The Kiteboarder Magazine and ASNews.net podcast is Slingshot co-founder and chief kite designer, Tony Logosz. Tony will be joining host Ryan Riccitelli live this Thursday evening to talk about Slingshot’s new RPM kite and DD2 Control Bar.

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