When you're on to something good, it is never a bed of roses. I started Just Kite It with Craig, a friend (fellow kiter from England), over a year ago with grand plans. We have the 102 page wireframes to prove it and the many entries on the now defunct Google Wave. The blog was a temporary … [Read more...]
Tech Tools For Kiters
by Jessica Valenzuela Hello kiters+ACE I've not forgotten you. As many of you have friend+AH4-ed me and are in my personal Facebook network you may have noticed that I've been busy with a number of techie stuff specially when the Fall season hit. There are a lot of interesting things happening in the tech … [Read more...]
Richard Branson’s English Channel crossing postponed
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Kristin Boese’s KB4 Girls New York Now Dream Extreme? FTW?
by Jessica Valenzuela Some peeps would probably simply shrug and say, +ACI-so the event changed roll with it.+ACI And for the most part I can live with change. How information is shared about change is crucial. This is where the organizers of the KB4 Girls New York event falls short. There were thirty … [Read more...]
Linn Svendsen, Ocean Rodeo’s Kite Babe
by Jessica Valenzuela Linn Svendsen Ocean Rodeo Pro-rider, photo by Jeremie Tronet I've been meaning to get an interview with pro-kiteboarder Linn Svendsen months ago specially since we featured her other half pro-kiteboarder, Jeremie Tronet a few months after we launched Just Kite It. Time flies … [Read more...]
Kiters support a movement: Kiteboarding 4 Cancer 2010
by Kim Soderholm It was July 10, 2010 my alarm raged at 6.30 a.m. I got up - stoked+ACE I patiently waited for this event to arrive. I knew it would be unforgettable. It is my first year to volunteer. Volunteer For A Cure I volunteered and was assigned to help count laps. The committee prefers to call … [Read more...]
Sir Richard Branson to kitesurf English Channel on his 60th birthday!
United Kingdom, July 15 - Sir Richard Branson announced about 2 hours ago that is is to mark his 60th birthday by kitesurfing the English Channel. The Virgin boss will be accompanied by his children, Holly, 29, and Sam, 26, and some of his nephews. The family will leave from Dungeness in Kent and … [Read more...]
Kiteboarding Crissy and The Golden Gate Bridge
by Jessica Valenzuela As I held on to the 7m Cabrinha Convert under the Golden Gate Bridge with giant wave rollers, ferries, ships and yachts around, the blast of the fog horn consistently drowning any audible sound I make, the fog close behind and San Francisco in full-view these words kept … [Read more...]
Wind and water sparks a movement: Kiteboarding 4 Cancer
by: Jessica Valenzuela Jaz De Lille, instructor and athlete Kiteboarding 4 Cancer, photo courtesy of Jimmy Stringfellow Personal experience can move mountains. This is my personal belief. A decision based on the will to live, the tenacity to succeed and the courage to explore inspires life. … [Read more...]
Celebrating My First Year As A Kiteboarder
by Jessica Valenzuela Jessica Valenzuela, Founder of Mavin Digital and Author for Just Kite It putzing with a 3m kite, Hood River, Oregon Do you remember the first time you saw a kiter and said +ACI-oh, way cool. I want to try that+ACEAIg Do you remember the first time you held a trainer or a big kite...got … [Read more...]