Kiteboarding
NOTALENT: West Oz
Filmen fra Vest Australia 2008/09
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Our last days
Our last days are closing in on us. We have 5 more days left, and we are going to try and ship the kitegear out tomorrow from the post-office. Then we are off for a couple of days down in Perth trying to gather some last things and sell the car.
We have had 3 great [...]
My rescued kite
For the second time my kite went rouge, the leash didn’t hold. So I screamed out to the nearest guy if he could go grab it for me. So he did … or at least I thought. He told me he could only hold it for me (he was a decent kiter skills wize), that [...]
Trick: Slim Chance
The Slim Chance is one of the fastest handelpass tricks I have ever learned while kiteboarding. It took a grand total of 2 days to get it down. The hole secret was to do them the oposite way of what I had previously done. Using my strong arm (right hand) to hold the bar and [...]
Trick: Slim Dive
How to crash with style.
My epiphany
In the last couple of days I have gotten an epiphany, I have strugled with the “Slim Chance” and “Backmobe” so long that I don’t really know when I started trying for them. I have finally started to nail the low “backmobe”, then someone said to me: “Ey, you should try your trix the other [...]
My crash and burn
You allways know it’s been a good day when your knees are soar and your entire body feels like it’s been in a wrestling match with someone twice your size. Then you know that you at least went for some new stuff and hopefully the next time, you wont get so beaten up.
What a freaking [...]
Trick: Jump to blind
One of my favoritte moves, just so much fun to do. This will be a perfect way to practice landing blind.
A tiny guide
1. Take off by sending the board upwind quite a bit and rotate your hips to land toeside
2. Hold the bar close to your hips
3. Now you have twisted the hips, untwist them [...]
Trick: Railey
The railey is one of the first unhooked moves you will attempt, and you will probably love the
feeling. You can allways spot your landing, and the feeling of getting extended while the kite
is pulling you forward is close to free flying.
A tiny guide
1. Ride alittle downwind and unhook
2. Take off by sending your board upwind [...]
Our journey south
Guro had a perfect day in “Safety bay”, got up on the board both ways and started to get the hang off how to slow down and accelerate on the board. I had an epic session aswell, perfect flat water, first thing I did was a huge low backmobe, stomped it. Super proud off myself, [...]
