Blogs about Kiteboarding
As mentioned in the previous post, Oswald Smith and Kyle Cabano came to visit this winter and got treated to some super awesome conditions. Kyle decided to write an article and send it in to Kiteworld Magazine.
The result is pretty stunning.
https://magazine.kiteworldmag.com/issue-106/the-year-the-world-stood-still/
Thanks for the mention.
Thanks to a little Virus, I got stuck at home for the winter 2020 in the southern Hemisphere.
I have been a migratory specie for many years, and winter is almost a novelty for me. (One that I would rather avoid)
Thick wetsuits and stormy sessions have been the norm although temperatures haven’t been too bad. There have been some wild sessions but so far we have survived this winter 2020. The winter of our discontent wasn’t so bad, as soon we got to kiteboard without breaking the law…
I got a surprise visit from some Airush riders Oswald Smith and Kyle Cabano and it was a lot of fun showing them around. Having them around gave me the possibility of trying out some of the more gnarly wave spots with the perceived safety of having experienced riders in the water.
Cannon Rocks holds a lot of memories with Ozzy. He was a regular competitor in his formative years at the Cannon Rocks kiteboarding classic so it was great to catch up. Cannon Rocks also showed off by giving us wind from both prevailing directions. That is pretty unusual this time of the year.
Kyle did a splendid job with media. (You can follow his Instagram account here )
Here is a little Go pro clip from myself and photographs from Kyle, but there is more to come.
I look forward to the next visit!
In early 2019 I visited Namibia. There was no clear plan during that trip. It was a trip of leisure with my partner and half an idea to check out some kitesurfing along the way. I was surprised to find some amazing conditions.
Namibia is breathtakingly beautiful, especially if you like empty deserts and wild empty beaches.
I knew then that I would be going back to that wilderness.
I have a strong connection with the landscape, but I also wanted to go on a more Kiteboarding focused outing to verify my first impressions.
So a year later, thankfully just before the Covid 19 Madness began, I packed my car and headed on the cross continent solo journey from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and proceeded to give Namibia another go, but this time a lot more focused on Kiteboarding.
With Airush wave kites and my trusted 8m Union loop machine, I headed out on my own wherever the wind would lead me.
From the Orange river mouth to as far North as I could go, as I said before, Namibia has much to offer. To me it was like returning to Neverland!
A massive Thank you to Airush Kiteboarding for the Kiteboarding gear, Xtremexccessories for the Gopro mounts. A special thank you to all the wonderful people I met on the way who took pics, filmed and helped me get to the different spots. I am forever grateful.
