Archive for February, 2012

2012 Naish Skater

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Date:  2-23-12 Time:  12:30-1:30 pm Location:  Event Site, Hood River Wind Speeds:  13-24 (average:  18mph) Kite:  2012 Cabrinha Drifter Board:  2012 Naish Skater 4’8 (strapped) I had the opportunity to try something new today, and boy was I impressed!  The 2012 Naish Skater 4’8 I’ve ridden before, last summer, strapless. Naish is now offering an [...]

2012 Cabrinha Crossbow

Sunday, February 19th, 2012

Date:  2/18/12 Location:  Camas Valley, Idaho Wind:  SW 15-25mph Kite:  2012 Cabrinha Crossbow 11m This past weekend, I had the opportunity to head to Fairfield, Idaho to do some snowkiting.  Saturday morning, we woke up to a snowstorm/white-out.  After the storm passed, the blue skies began to open up, and the wind became a steady [...]

2012 North Evo

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Date: 2-15-2012 Location: Hood River Event Site Wind: 14-26mph (average: 19.5mph) Kite: 2012 North Evo 9m Board: North Pacific Stealth 5’6 Today was a great day to test the new 2012 North Evo 9m here in the Gorge. Flown with the Quad Bar on 24m lines, the Evo really is everything North Kite describes: Powerful, [...]

JET!

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Read about the most talented and dedicated junior athletes in the Gorge.