Cabarete Kitesurfing School, Kiteboarding Lessons & Paragliding School in Kite Beach Cabarete Dominican Republic! » Extreme Sport http://www.kitexcite.com Kitexcite Is The Only Kite Beach Cabarete Best Kiteboarding School, Retail Kite Shop & Best Kite Gear Rental. The 1st Caribbean Kiteboarding School. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:09:21 +0000 en hourly 1 admin admin Kitesurf and Paraglide in Kite Beach Cabarete, Dominican Republic! No No Wingsuit Flying & Wingsuite Base Jumping Extreme Sports http://www.kitexcite.com/blog/wingsuit-base-jumping-wingsuit-flying/2008/318/ http://www.kitexcite.com/blog/wingsuit-base-jumping-wingsuit-flying/2008/318/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:36:26 +0000 Curlylocks http://www.kitexcite.com/blog/?p=318 Wingsuite Base Jumping is Newest Flying Craze…

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]]> http://www.kitexcite.com/blog/wingsuit-base-jumping-wingsuit-flying/2008/318/feed/ 8 Snow Kiting and Kite Skiing http://www.kitexcite.com/extreme-sports/snow-kiting-and-kite-skiing/2008/300/ http://www.kitexcite.com/extreme-sports/snow-kiting-and-kite-skiing/2008/300/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:33:02 +0000 Curlylocks http://www.kitexcite.com/blog/?p=300 Christmas is bygone. Here in Cabarete one notices it's Christmas thanks to the Irish Pub on the beach placing some air-filled dolls of a Santa on a surfboard…  And thanks to the droves of visiting holiday-makers escaping the cold and snow in North America or Europe. High Season has begone!

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]]> http://www.kitexcite.com/extreme-sports/snow-kiting-and-kite-skiing/2008/300/feed/ 0 Kiteboarding Gear Profiled By Lazy Dog http://www.kitexcite.com/articles/kiteboarding-gear-profiled-by-lazy-dog/2008/258/ http://www.kitexcite.com/articles/kiteboarding-gear-profiled-by-lazy-dog/2008/258/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:26:50 +0000 Curly http://www.kitexcite.com/blog/articles/kiteboarding-gear-profiled-by-lazy-dog/ kitesurfing
Thomas Cutler asked:

American Kite Surfing Association (AKSA) is the leading organization for kite surfers in North America. Founded in 2006 by two extreme sport enthusiasts, membership is anticipated to exceed 30,000 before the end of the year. The purpose of the enterprise is to bring heightened awareness to this fast-growing, dynamic, and fun sport. A vast array of information, products, and techniques are available to the visitors of the AKSA website, www.kite-surfingusa.com. One of the newest additions to the product page of AKSA is a company out of Key West that provides a line of clothing just for kiteboarders.

Lazy Dog Island Outfitters & Outdoor Adventure Company is run by a group of young entrepreneurs who met years ago and share a love of dogs. The business offers everything from kayak and boating trips to a creative and popular clothing line featuring their canine friends. Spearheaded by both Sue Cooper and David Richard, the clothing line has sky rocketed in the past year, growing by 200% and expanding rapidly throughout the United States. The Lazy Dog team has many crazy adventure credits to its name, including the Fantasy Fest Float Winner of 2005, Paddle Around Key West Race, hiking the entire Appalachian Trail, sailing 16 ft Hobie Cats from Key West to Cuba, paddling kayaks in 70 miles of open water from Key West to the Dry Tortugas, and dozens of road races, marathons and triathlons. Their lives are true to their business name – "adventure."

Lazy Dog will be expanding their kite surfing line for fall. The release date will be September 15ht at the surf show in Orlando, FL. Lazy Dog's clothing line can be viewed and purchased at http://www.lazydogadventure.com/cgi-bin/store/agora.cgi.

This dramatic interest in the athletically demanding sport has given AKSA founders encouragement about the value of their newly founded organization. AKSA will select 50 leading industry product manufacturers to highlight and profile throughout an extensive national media outreach campaign.

Cathi Long

Executive VP

American Kite Surfing Association

Info@kite-surfingusa.com

727-772-1202

Kitesurfing School

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]]> http://www.kitexcite.com/articles/kiteboarding-gear-profiled-by-lazy-dog/2008/258/feed/ 0 Kiteboarding (Kitesurfing) Advice http://www.kitexcite.com/articles/kiteboarding-kitesurfing-advice/2008/188/ http://www.kitexcite.com/articles/kiteboarding-kitesurfing-advice/2008/188/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:48:18 +0000 Curly http://www.kitexcite.com/blog/articles/kiteboarding-kitesurfing-advice/ kitesurfing
Thomas Cutler asked:

According to Logan Long, co-founder of AKSA, "No matter how good you think you are, you can get messed up….a broken line, a kite that has been let go, a wrong turn so be warned. Kite surfing buddies are very helpful." Long also noted that, "Kite surfing is a great work out for your whole body: legs, abs, arms, lats and shoulders." A yoga session before kite surfing is an excellent idea. Keep hydrated and carry protein bars for calories.

Kitesurfers are advised to keep all equipment in the car and should never leave wind to find wind. Kitesurfers must always check and double-check gear before it's windy to be ready at a moments notice. Since the wind is very unpredictable kite surfers must be aware; it can be gusty, stronger on the outside, building, dropping, changing directions, or be accompanied by rain or lightning. It is critical to evaluate the hazards of the location and the ability to deal with them.

This dramatic interest in the athletically demanding sport has given AKSA founders encouragement about the value of their newly founded organization. Logan Long, co-founder of the association was not surprised by the results; "It's just simply the biggest adrenaline rush available. The combination of air, water, land, wind power, physical strength and balance the force of nature are the qualities that attract Kite Surfers."

American Kite Surfing Association is the leading organization for kite surfers in North America. Founded in 2006 by two extreme sport enthusiasts, membership is anticipated to exceed 30,000 before the end of the year. The purpose of the enterprise is to bring heightened awareness to this fast-growing, dynamic, and fun sport. A vast array of information, products, and techniques are available to the visitors of the AKSA website, www.kite-surfingusa.com. After more than a decade of popularity through Europe and Australia, active North American extreme sport athletes are recognizing the maximum adrenaline rush through kite surfing. According to Cathi Long, co-founder of AKSA, "The exhilaration of hang time in kite surfing is unbeatable…kite surfers are simply the sexiest athletes." AKSA is a trade association aimed at growing the sport through the medium of the internet by aggressively marketing the products and experience of those currently in the industry.

Cathi Long

Executive VP

American Kite Surfing Association

Info@kite-surfingusa.com

727-772-1202

Kiteboard

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Kiteboarding lessons should be considered when attempting the sport for the first time. Newcomers to kiteboarding should expect to learn the basics on land before ever entering the water. Learning to fly a kite is a fundamental part of kiteboarding, this is usually done with a trainer kite of 2-5 meters. These kites can be used for training and landboarding, however, are not recommended for use in the water because they do not float. Kiteboarding also becomes a lesson in meteorology because of the requirement of steady winds. There are tales of minor shocks when kiteboarding in areas that are prone to lightning so always check the weather first. Side-shore winds at 12 knots or more are optimal for kiteboarding.

AKSA co-founder Logan Long states, "When thinking about getting into kiteboarding, it is important to consult with professionals. Kitesurfers who attempt the sport without receiving the proper training run the risk of damaging expensive equipment and getting hurt."

American Kite Surfing Association (AKSA) is the leading organization for kite surfers in North America. Founded in 2006 by two extreme sport enthusiasts, membership is anticipated to exceed 30,000 before the end of the year. The purpose of the enterprise is to bring heightened awareness to this fast-growing, dynamic, and fun sport. A vast array of information, products, and techniques are available to the visitors of the AKSA website, www.kite-surfingusa.com. After more than a decade of popularity through Europe and Australia, active North American extreme sport athletes are recognizing the maximum adrenaline rush through kite surfing.

This dramatic interest in the athletically demanding sport has given AKSA founders encouragement about the value of their newly founded organization. AKSA will select 50 leading industry product manufacturers to highlight and profile throughout an extensive national media outreach campaign.

Cathi Long

Executive VP

American Kite Surfing Association

Info@kite-surfingusa.com

727-772-1202

Kite Surfing

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When most people think of going on an activity holiday, they may think of playing tennis in Tuscany or maybe a few rounds of golf in the south of France. But for some people, these kinds of activities are as adventurous as a Sunday tea party – even the usual extreme activities, like snowboarding, rock climbing and bungee jumping, are not dangerous enough. A new breed of extreme sport holidays has grown increasingly popular in recent years, as thrill seekers go abroad in search of new ways to achieve the ultimate adrenaline rush.

I've put together a list of the five strangest, daftest and most dangerous things to do on an extreme activity holiday. Some of these require training, equipment and experience, some of them just require the courage to go and do it! Of course, be aware that all of the activities listed below can be highly dangerous, so make sure you prepare thoroughly before you try any of them!

Bull Running

This extreme holiday is a long time favourite for adrenaline junkies – taking part in the Running of the Bulls is either the ultimate display of courage or of idiocy, depending on who you talk to. The festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain, has been going on for centuries, a nine day fiesta held each year from the 6th to the 14th of July. Every morning during the fiesta, the bulls that will be killed in that evening's bull fights are let loose to run through a half mile stretch of the street, and ordinary members of the public run in front of them, dressed in white with red handkerchiefs tied around their necks. If you decide to take part in this unique and dangerous activity on a holiday in Pamplona, make sure you listen out for the rockets – the first firework is set off when the bulls are loosed, the second when they are all on the streets. When you hear the rockets, run!

BASE jumping

BASE jumping is a form of parachuting from fixed objects rather than aeroplanes. BASE stands for the four locations from with a jump can be attempted – buildings, antenna, spans (bridges), and earth (mountains and other natural features.) Those who jump from one of all four types of location are given a coveted BASE number – Phil Smith was awarded BASE #1 in 1981, and BASE #1000 was recently given in 2005.

The thrill of BASE jumping comes the fact that you typically jump at much lower altitudes than on a normal parachute jump – at many BASE jumping locations, you are only a few seconds from the ground, so it requires rapid parachute deployment and leaves little margin for error. Experienced jumpers travel around the world to find the best points to jump from – not your usual activity holiday by any means!

Wingsuit flying

You have to be an experienced skydiver with over 200 jumps beneath your belt to go wingsuit flying, but if jumping out of a plane just doesn't thrill you the way it used to, soaring through the air in a wingsuit may be the thing to do next time you are on holiday. This activity taps into man's desire to fly in a very direct way, using a specially designed jumpsuit that allows you to glide through the air – a high tech evolution of the "birdmen" of the early 20th century who built wings out of wood and canvas. Wingsuit flyers exit either from a plane or from a BASE jumping location, glide for as long as they can, then deploy a parachute. Not for the faint hearted!

Tombstoning

Its very name gives a fair indication of the dangers involved in tombstoning, so named by coastguards as being an easy way to an early grave. The concept is simple enough – find a cliff above some water, and jump into it! Tombstoning can be very dangerous – due to changing tides and hidden rocks, what looks like deep water beneath a cliff can be very hazardous, so do your research if you intend to take part in this activity.

Kitesurfing

Harnessing yourself to a kite and surfing across the water at high speed may not appeal to everyone, but this new method of surfing is an increasingly popular extreme sports holiday. Kitesurfers use a combination of a kite and small surfboard for their sport, and once you've mastered the basics, a range of jumps and stunts can be performed and larger waves and winds can be tackled. Be warned – kitesurfing can be very dangerous if you lose control or the winds grow too strong (leading to a so-called "kitemare") but there are plenty of places around the world where you can learn the sport in safe and controlled way.

Paragliding

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