Showing posts with label big air kiteboarding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label big air kiteboarding. Show all posts
Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
New Kiteboarding Spot at the Polar Circle
Kite Surfing at the Polar Circle
PR Newswire
BERLIN and WALES, Alaska, August 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Entrepreneur Constantin Bisanz Breaks World Records at the Bering Strait
Constantin Bisanz, founder of the online community brands4friends, and his companions, the brothers Geza and Andre Scholtz, made history with a very special record. They were the first to cover the distance to the international dateline in the Arctic Ocean between Alaska and Russia by kite board. On the more than 70 km distance, the athletes reached a record speed of 40 km/h average - only driven by wind and body strength. A four-week adventure, taking two years of preparation, three attempts and the support of an eleven-member team, finally found a successful conclusion.
The exertions and deprivations were worth it for entrepreneur Bisanz: after the second try, when the kiters in a sudden storm had to cope with a broken kite and a spectacular rescue operation in the open sea, they could report a great success.
There was not much time left as the Bering Strait is only ice-free for a few weeks of the year. The ice cold water is only 2 degree Celsius even in summer. Fog, complicated currents, gusty winds of up to 80 km/h and five-metre high waves make kiting near the polar circle an extreme challenge. The constantly changing weather, which can turn into a storm from one moment to the next, as the adventurers had to experience, is life-threatening in these latitudes.
Happy about the positive outcome, the 38-year old Austrian Bisanz reports: "It was real fun to break barriers and overcome obstacles with such a great team - this goes for the Bering Sea as well as for the founding of companies".
http://www.constantinbisanz.com, http://www.beringstraitexpedition.com.
wbpr GmbH
Anne-Katrin Steinke
Mobile: +49-176-12-99-12-46
E-mail: anne-katrin.steinke@wbpr.de
Entrepreneur Constantin Bisanz Breaks World Records at the Bering Strait
Constantin Bisanz, founder of the online community brands4friends, and his companions, the brothers Geza and Andre Scholtz, made history with a very special record. They were the first to cover the distance to the international dateline in the Arctic Ocean between Alaska and Russia by kite board. On the more than 70 km distance, the athletes reached a record speed of 40 km/h average - only driven by wind and body strength. A four-week adventure, taking two years of preparation, three attempts and the support of an eleven-member team, finally found a successful conclusion.
The exertions and deprivations were worth it for entrepreneur Bisanz: after the second try, when the kiters in a sudden storm had to cope with a broken kite and a spectacular rescue operation in the open sea, they could report a great success.
There was not much time left as the Bering Strait is only ice-free for a few weeks of the year. The ice cold water is only 2 degree Celsius even in summer. Fog, complicated currents, gusty winds of up to 80 km/h and five-metre high waves make kiting near the polar circle an extreme challenge. The constantly changing weather, which can turn into a storm from one moment to the next, as the adventurers had to experience, is life-threatening in these latitudes.
Happy about the positive outcome, the 38-year old Austrian Bisanz reports: "It was real fun to break barriers and overcome obstacles with such a great team - this goes for the Bering Sea as well as for the founding of companies".
http://www.constantinbisanz.com, http://www.beringstraitexpedition.com.
wbpr GmbH
Anne-Katrin Steinke
Mobile: +49-176-12-99-12-46
E-mail: anne-katrin.steinke@wbpr.de
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Kite Beach Crew: Photos of Maui Kiteboarding Action at Kite Beach M...
Kite Beach Crew: Photos of Maui Kiteboarding Action at Kite Beach M...: "Some images of today's Maui kiteboarding action. The Maui boys are getting some impressive heights today, still wind a little light for reco..." Click for more....
Friday, July 15, 2011
Some Photos from Jimmie Hepp at Kite Beach Maui
These Photos are courtesy of Jimmie Hepp, to see more of his great photos of Maui water sport action :
Nick Wilson
Ian Baldwin
Lou
Ian
Karen Lang
Karen Lang
Kato San
A fun day at Kite Beach , Maui. the wind was light, 15-20 ish, so no huge jumps , but still great for learning new tricks, I definitively had my share of crashes trying some new moves,( not gonna show you though, too embarassing) Lou was out throwing a frisbee to himself ( this is the latest rage here ... kite frisbee). Ian throwin' down some great unhooked moves , Nick got the highest jump, and Kato best jibe!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Toast, Trying out the Airush Lithium 8m
Trying out the Airush Lithium 8m on a windy winter day here on Maui. The shadowbox recorded 72 feet on the first jump and 67 on the second jump.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Jim Bones needs your help to fight cancer
Jim Bones, Friday, 10 June 2011 10:39 
Jim Bones, one of the most iconic kiteboarders in the world, is fighting a war against a stage 4 lymphoma. In the last two years, it has been a whirlwind of doctor appointments, hospital visits, blood transfusions, bad news, worse news, and even an expensive yet life-saving trip to Texas for medical help.Click Here to see full article and to help
Jim Bones, one of the most iconic kiteboarders in the world, is fighting a war against a stage 4 lymphoma. In the last two years, it has been a whirlwind of doctor appointments, hospital visits, blood transfusions, bad news, worse news, and even an expensive yet life-saving trip to Texas for medical help.Click Here to see full article and to help
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