The Big Winds Weblog

Some goings on and special deals at Big Winds.

With the help of Mac, one of our expert kiteboarding instructors, we just finished giving the royal treatment to the 2008 North Rebel 08. As we did with the Switchblade 3, we extensively detailed and photographed the Rebel and uploaded the results of our investigation to our photo gallery at Flickr.
The Rebel is North’s [...]

We’ve just uploaded a new photo gallery that meticulously documents the 2008 Cabrinha Switchblade 3. The Switchblade is Cabrinha’s go-to kite for wakestyle riding, with a smooth powerband and a pulley-less bar system that eliminates all but the slightest trace of bar pressure. The Switchblade offers all the safety and depower you would [...]

Thanksgiving may be more than a month away for most of us, but fortunately Canadian Thanksgiving happened just yesterday! In celebrating with our kind neighbors to the north, we’d like to share some of our holiday revelries with all of you. We just couldn’t wait!
Right now, our entire selection of 2007 windsurf boards, [...]

The 2007 Cabrinha Omega handles completely differently when rigged in the 1:1 configuration. While it lacks the forgiveness and range of depower found in the 2:1 setup, it offers greatly reduced bar pressure, incredibly responsive handling, improved downwind and carving power, and better jumping performance.
Reduced Bar Pressure
Bar pressure from the Omega is greatly reduced [...]

Kite Tested: 2007 Cabrinha Omega HD?Board Used: 2007 North Jaime Pro, North Pacific Directional?Dates: May - August, 2007?Location: The Columbia River Gorge (numerous locations)?Conditions: Anywhere from 12-35 mph, waves, swell riding, bump and jump, small chop
Rider: Dane?Gender: Male?Height: 5?5??Weight: 135 lbs?Skill: Intermediate - Advanced
I’ve been riding the 2007 Cabrinha Omega HD non-stop for the entire [...]

Kite Tested: 2008 North Rebel 08 9m
Board Used: 2007 North Jaime Pro 125cm
Date: August 22, 2007
Location: The Sandbar - Hood River, Oregon
Conditions: 18 mph (14-24 mph) wind with chop and some swell
Rider: Dane
Gender: Male
Height: 5′5″
Weight: 135 lbs
Skill: Advanced
I managed to squeak out a quick session on the 2008 North Rebel the other night before the [...]

We figured we’d better let ya’ll know that we just put our team riders’ full line-up of 2007 Naish Torch kites up for sale! Actually, we might be obligated to tell our team riders about this as well, but they’ll know soon enough. We like to avoid confrontation whenever possible, so we just [...]

For a limited time only, we’re offering some amazing prices on the 2007 North Vegas. This is a great kite for intermediate and advanced riders who love being powered up while riding. The North Vegas is a high-performance C-shaped kite, but its swept wingtips give it the wide wind range and huge depower [...]

The Omega HD is Cabrinha’s latest addition to their quiver, a true high-performance kite that’s forgiving enough for beginner riders, with a smooth ride and enough nice features to keep even intermediate and advanced riders happy for years. We’ve put together a photo gallery that shows off everything included in the complete Omega package, [...]

Over here at Big Winds, we talk to a lot of people who are just starting to get into kiteboarding, and who are completely baffled by the huge selection of kites and kiteboards available these days. Sifting through the near-limitless array of gear can be a daunting task, so we took the [...]

Big Winds is running a bunch of different promotions right now, and sometimes it’s difficult to keep them all straight! As of today, this eighth of May in the year two thousand and seven, these are the deals we are currently offering:
Free shipping on all 2007 windsurf sails
Free shipping on all 2007 kiteboards
Free shipping [...]