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Here are some of the shops and services with which we are familiar. Our favorite 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. (WX abbrevations)
Outer Banks (OBX) - Nags head, Hatteras etc. NC, N to S
Forecast:
Pamlico Sound NWS,
Cape Hatteras Wind Guru,
Surf zone,
Avon 10-day,
Discussion,
NWS Radio 162.475 mHz,
Rodanthe (past current and forecast conditions on the same graph),
iKitesurf by spot & hour*
Current:
Cape Hatteras;
Frisco Airport;
RADAR Loops:
NWS,
Intellicast;
NC DOT info NC-12 closed?;
S Chesapeake & N Currituck (Virginia Beach);
Virginia Beach -
NE US
Riding Spots
Barrier Island Kitesurfing, Nags Head, NC; Chris Cifers; 252 207-5483
Rad Kite & Jet Ski, Rodanthe, NC; Ed Tack; (252)-489-0451
Kitty Hawk Kites, Waves, NC, Nick; (252) 987-2297
Hatteras Island Sail Shop, Waves, Bart; 252 987-2292
Real Kiteboarding, Waves, Trip; (252) 987-6000
Ocean Air, Avon, Brian; (252) 995-5000
Kite Club Hatteras, Avon, Christo: 202 549-7693
Outer Banks Kiting, Jay Crawford; 252 305-6839
Kite Hatteras, Buxton, Capt. Ty Luckett; 252 305-5290
12 Kite Instruction - George: OBX & Miami; 305 600-0669
Ride Hatteras, surfing, windsurfing etc. Avon, Charlie (252) 995-6755; Free WiFi!
Blowkite - Flexifoil; F-One; Caution Kites; lessons; in Buxton, Terry (252) 995-0260
Cape Hatteras Kiteboarding, Captain Billy Stark, Frisco (252) 216-7228;
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; 252-216-8819
Atlantic Coast Cafe - Good food; Good people and Free WiFi! in Waves
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
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OBX Sports Club gym; Nags Head
Mike; 252 441-8361 |
Sponsor OBX Relief Foundation |
Raise The Bar gym; Avon 252 986-5047 NC 27984
NAPA: Buxton Auto Marine; Woody, Doug & Chris; 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
Avon Cottages - nothing fancy, but reasonably priced; Meryl; Amber; Trey (252) 995-4123
Frisco Woods Campground - excellent launch - especially W & NE winds; (252) 995-5208
South Padre Island/Brownsville, TX
Forecast:
Laguna Madre,
North Flats,
Wind Guru,
Surf zone,
10-Day South Paddre Island
Current:
RADAR,
iKitesurf,*
South Padre Island Kiteboarding, Jason; (956) 772-1098; 9-3 daily (10-1 summer)
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!
The
South Padre Island Windsurfing and Kiteboarding Organization was founded to retain and improve water access locations, as well as to create a safe, fun and clean environment for all water sports.
South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Bureau 800-SOPADRE
B & S Kites - kite repair Bill & Susie + John; (956) 761-1248
Corpus Christi, TX
Forecast:
NWS Marine,
NWS Corpus Christi Bay,
Wind Guru,
NWS Surf zone,
10-Day,
Current:
RADAR (Brownsville),
iKitesurf,*
Pro Kites & Repair, Jeff; (361) 883-1473. They have put together a good map, chart and information about 8 kiteboarding locations in the area. Check out the viewable
PDF
summary map and chart, the printable
DOC file
of the summary map and chart or their source
web page
for the map, chart and descriptions. Here are the descriptions in
TXT,
PDF, and
DOC
formats for your various devices.
Hawaii, Maui (shops are listed in alphabetical order)
Forecast:
NWS Discussion;
NWS Forecast;
Kite Beach Wind Guru;
Kihei Maalaea Bay Wind Guru;
Kahului 10-day,
Maui Wind/Wave Blogspot's one-stop information with Wind, waves, tides, histories, forecasts etc. and links to additional Maui kitboarding info;
Graphical wind forecast by hour w animation
Current: Radar
Action Sports Maui: Lessons for kiteboarding and a lot more - 808 871-5857
Aqua Sports: Troy Schafer and other fine instructors - (808) 242-8015
HI Tech Surf Sports: Slingshot kites - 1 808 877-2111 (see HST below for lessons)
HST - Alan Cadiz & company school - 1(808) 871- 5423
Kiteboarding School of Maui: Kites & excellent instructors - 808 873-0015
NeilPryde Maui: Cabrinha parts etc - 1 (808) 877-7443 (see KSM above for lessons)
Noble Travel Hotel: Teresita and John go out of their way to make your stay pleasant and economical - 808 244-4609
Second Wind Sail & Surf: North Kites; Ralf - 1 808 877-7467
Mexico, Rocky Point
Tide: and other information. Also around the world if you're willing to do some searching.
Rocky Point Kitesurfing: Ryan is looking for an instructor, manager or partner - 1(605)591-9488
Go 2 Rocky Point - Tommy & Rita: kiteboarding; massage; rentals; more - 1 602 748-4134
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.
Philippine Islands, Boracay Island, Bulabog Beach ; You can walk the entire beach in about 20 minutes; During the best winds(appx Dec - Mar, the winds are mostly on-shore here. Most of the shops have compressed air for inflating kites; Shops are listed from north to south
Forecast:
Wind Guru ;
WindFinder ;
Boracay Weather Station (includes excellent graphs, tide and other information);
Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion Chart.
Timog Kiteboarding Center;
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) (school only); Tony; cell: 0929 157-9871
Pinas Kiteboarding (school only); Louie; cell 09 906 432-03955
HabaGat Kiteboarding (school only); 036 288-5787
HanGin Kiteboarding ; Nenette; +63 36 288-3663
Kite Doctor ; Serban; +0 939 191-8232
Surfers Home; excellent place to stay on Bulabog Beach; Kathrin +6336 288 4787
Panay, Union Beach, Philippines - get there by boat/tricycle or a downwinder
from Boracay; not much else to do here but kite unless you take a tricycle into Cataclan. Union Beach may not be kitable at low tide due to the low water level.
Forecast - Mostly side-on-shore winds; Reduce these Boracay wind forecasts by 1-2 mph:
Wind Guru ;
WindFinder ;
Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion Chart.
Freestyle Academy
; (Boracay phone number +63 915 559-3080)
Blue Orange Ville; Devis Macmilis & Irene Lara; larairene88@gmail.com; cell: 0947 531-0051
Welcome Home Foundation, Inc.
Welcome Home Foundation, Inc. does amazing things for deaf children and adults: Bacolod
Caribbean, Dominican Republic (shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti to the west).
Cabarete Historical winds etc. (double the wind speeds; click chart to the left for specific months)
Satellite in motion
Cabarete Forecast:
Winds:
Windfinder Cabarete Bay (add about 6 mph);
Intellicast, hourly, Cabarete (add about 6 mph);
11-Day by Stefan
Tides
Las Terrenas Forecast:
Winds:
Punta Popy (add about 6 mph)
Tides + Other Information - clock with link to times
Celsius to Farenheit conversion Chart.
CABARETE: From West to East along Kite Beach
GoKite Cabarete 1 829 644-8354 at the Extreme Hotel (relatively wide beach)
Kitexcite 1.809.981.0778 at the Kite Beach Hotel (relatively wide beach)
Dare2Fly 1 809 858-0936 at the Agualina Kite Resort
Kite Club 1(829) 650 0448
Kite Beach Inn 1 809 490 5517; (no shop, but a good place to stay)
LAS TERRENAS: From West to East
LT Kitesurf - Danny 1 809 801-5671
Kite World at the Palapa Beach Club - Vincent 1 809 769-4978
Kite Life Playa Punta Popy; Alex Soto 1 809 949-2901 or Arnold 1 849 851-8630
Casa Nina B&B Hotel - economical with AC and other options
Playa Caribe Hotel - closer to Punta Popy, economical with AC, Wi-Fi, roof-top sun deck, kitchen and more
Caribbean, St Lucia (LOO shah)
Forecast:
Saint Lucia
Celsius 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)
Caribbean, Tobago
Southern California:
- Pismo Beach
Forecast:
Pigeon Point
Celsius to Farenheit conversion Chart.
Radical Sports, Pigeon Point, Brett and Crew (868) 631-5150
Southern California kitesurfing beaches - Excellent guide of 15 beaches with maps, info, cautions etc.
SCKA (Southern California Kiteboarding Association)
Forecast:
Costal Waters Winds & Swell,
Pismo Beach Wind Guru,
Oceano Wind Guru,
Pismo Beach Area,
Pismo Beach 10-Day
Current:
Wind etc. Pismo Beach,
Surf Camera,
RADAR,
Xtreme Big Air; Kinsley Wong; 805 574-9200
Pismo Beach Kiteboarding/California Kiteboarding; Jason Lee; 805 550-3768
- Belmont Beach & Los Angeles area
(Captain Kirk's may be the only shop currently giving lessons, Aug 2016)
Forecast:
Inner Costal Waters,
Belmont Beach Wind Guru,
Los Angeles,
Discussion,
LAX Last 24 Hours,
RADAR,
Captain Kirk's, San Pedro, CA, Dan Andersson 877-321-KIRK (5475)
Belmont Haps - lots of neat captioned photos and more - Jim & Ruth (not kept up to date as of Aug,'16)
SoCal Kiteboarding, Bart and Parker Mille, 800.939.4640
Kitesurf California; Matt Sweeting, 310 951-3568 (not-very-helpful advertising links as of Aug,'16)
- 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,
AirTime - good for kite repair etc. etc.
DIY canopy repair - excellent, from AirTime
DIY valve, LE & strut repair - excellent 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
,
Key West Kiteboarding; Greg; 305 407-6748
Kite House; Nick and Paul; 305 294-8679
Kitetricity - AJ Morgan
Cheney Reservoir, Wichita, KS
Forecasts:
Wind Willy graphs 5 days from NOAA;
Cheney Reservoir Wind Guru (10 days);
Current conditions:
At Stones Jetty;
RADAR Loop;
15 charts of Cheney information
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.
Wakeboard Cable Parks:
Here are some opportunities to practice your board skills and gross out your grip as you travel between your kiteboarding destinations.
Texas Ski Ranch, 6700 North IH 35, New Braunfels, TX 78130; 830 627-2843
Wake Zone 3501 N.E. 10th, OKC, OK 73117 (used to be Cow-C in Gruthy); 405-850-5801
National Park Campground Reservations
Frisco Campground, Hatteras Island, NC.
Other Links of Interest
Graphical weather forecast
WindFinder world wide etc.
Kitepower - Mangroovy Beach, El Gouna, Egypt; Egypt Phone: +2.0122.265.95 96, Extension 3 25 06
Maybe a link farm to adds for Kiteboarding & other stuff connected with air
MACkite Boardsports: Various kite brands; Grand Haven, Michigan - 1 800 622-4655
Riding 4 Adventure - Omar Ordonez and Russ Becker's morotrcycle adventure from Colorado to southern South America
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
SNOWFER wind & fun - invented by Charles Chepregi
HeadCamGuy for photographs, videos, editing etc., Josh Hartman
Adventures Out West offers excellent zip lines West of Colorado Springs - 1-800-755-0935
Fitness 1 - small, innovative chain of gyms in Phoenix; 623 582-0565
Adiction Resource Center with excellent information
Michael Ives Kiteboarder and Artist
Gifted Treasures - lots of stuff...
Keyless-Remotes.com - Ken, Kerri and crew were very helpful; 866 916-1320
- Key fob
Dream Project helps the poor with education, development and enrichment in the Dominican Republic
Alzheimer's Association is working hard to put an end to dementia.
Duet AZ is a fantastic Phoenix organization of dedicated people who match up volunteers with senior citizens who need help, with an awesome interactive map for volunteers.
Design A Shirt - We use this company for our T-Shirts because of their excellent service and reasonable prices.
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.
Circuit Specialists: Whatever you need for your project, these helpful people probably will have - 800-528-1417.
Gangplank,
a chaotic
environment for smart, vibrant people and start-up businesses to get creative, to innovate, then share that creativity, their ideas and free Internet with others at 250 S AZ Av, Chandler. Wednesday evenings 6-10 we network 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).
PCS Professional Computer Services, Inc., Hutchinson, KS; honest and reasonable Tony Terlik (620) 663-2656
HeatSync Labs - cool hardware & software, including object printing; Jacob; 480 389-4743
Creative Commons: for free customized copyright notices for your works
ZoomActive: Shared Cloud Hosting
Page Rank Checking Tool for your website
GoDaddy - Host of our 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.
Cristi Cotovan has
YouTube videos
on an unbelievable number of topics. His video on
Merging Video Files
without re-encoding saved me hours of work and improved the quality of my output before I started using Sony HDRCX40 camcorders that do not split up long recordings .
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