Miami Kiteboarding, Cabrinha/ASM, TKS, Slingshot/Neil Hutcheson and a bunch of others go together to celebrate the return of kite season with demos and events. There is a video shot with a GoPro HD mounted on a 2011 Cabrinha Switchblade kite at the bottom of this post.
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Setting up for riding
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Winds were LIGHT for the event. They roughly averaged around 9 kts. with lulls to 7 kts. and gusts to a whopping 11 kts.. Guys were ripping despite this on lightwind gear big boards and good kites, locked in too.
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Christophe and some of the Miami Kiteboarding crew
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Stephan as beach marshal keeps things going
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Lonny shows off his strapless riding ware
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Oliver and Neil stood at about this same spot for the first kite event in SE Florida in 2001.
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Garry Menk's boards including the widest kiteboard ("da piglet!"), I've ever seen!
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Richie is ready to hit it.
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Neils setup, the boards are out.
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Christophe and Paula
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A GoPro HD video shot from a 13 m 2011 Cabrinha Switchblade.
Large display at: http://vimeo.com/15307237
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It was a fun as so many others here. Looking forward to a great season, thanks guys!
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