HQ demo on Galveston Island and Red Fish Island Kiteboarding

Wednesday HQ demo at East Beach!
The wind is going to be up this week as you can see below. It will be cold on Wednesday so a perfect time to have a landboarding and kitebuggy demo with Chris from HQ Powerkites! He will have thier new 2009 line of gear for everyone to try out. We'll also have 1-2 landboards and 1 buggy out of the XLKITES teaching supply for people to use. Here are the details:

Where: Eastern most part of East Beach on Galveston Island
Date: Wednesday, Jan 28th 2009
Time: At the beach from 1100am-4pm
What: HQ powerkites demo with Chris from HQ
Red Fish Island Kiteboarding Watch Video
Chris Summers and I rode out to Red Fish Island last Tuesday on a whim to see if it was any good for kiteboarding. We took the jetski and grabed some random riding footage along the way. The first picture in the video was taken at the beach we used as a launch just west of Eagle Point. Not a bad launch just very tight. The ride out to the islands was great and there were many smaller spits of beach along the way with waist deep shallow water. Red Fish island, as seen in the later clips is very deep in parts around the island and there is really only one good launch site on the south west side. We were on a T3 14m with the 2009 135 Len10 Lunacy board. The wind was blowing around 15mph out of the south west. Enjoy the vid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey3kNIvt-j8


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kiteboarding in 2009

Kiteboarding Camps in 2009
Winter kiteboarding camps are booking daily in Warm and Windy South Padre Island. Click here or go to http://www.kiteboardsouthpadreisland.com/kiteboarding_camps.htm for more information. Get a jump on your riding in 2009, come to South Padre Island and learn new tricks from professional kiteboarders like Mark Doyle. Camps start at $500 and are open to all skill levels. Give us a call at 956-761-9577 or email us at spi@xlkites.com to book your camp today.


Mark Doyle rips a "slim chance", learn to ride like him at XLKITES, South Padre Island.

Kiteboarding Accessories on Sale!

10%-80% off kiteboarding accessories this week! See specials below.

Board Heel Straps $4.00!

http://www.xlkites.com/liquid-force-heel-straps-p-498.html
Hook Knives $8.00!

http://www.xlkites.com/hook-knife-p-614.html
Litewave golf bag $135!

http://www.xlkites.com/litewave-golf-p-376.html
Venom Float Life Vest $44!

http://www.xlkites.com/venom-float-jacket-p-585.html
Koredry rashguards and shirts 39.95!

http://www.xlkites.com/waterwear-rash-guards-c-33_37_52.html
Kiteboarding shirts $10!

http://www.xlkites.com/xlkites-race-shirt-p-709.html
Heavy Duty Board Leash $59.99!

http://www.xlkites.com/oceanus-technology-reel-leash-p-678.html
Intermediate DVDs $30.59!

http://www.xlkites.com/kiteboarding-progression-intermediate-p-147.html
Mystic cold weather mitts $35.50!

http://www.xlkites.com/mystic-movement-mittens-p-693.html
Beginner kiteboarding package $140!

http://www.xlkites.com/introductory-pack-p-143.html
NSI Wind Meters $24.99!
http://www.xlkites.com/wind-meter-p-664.html

Winter Snow Kiting Trip

Last year's snow kiting trip was such a success we decided to do another this February. This year's trip will be to snowy Idaho's backcountry to kite the mountains and flats. If you've never snow kited, this will be a perfect opportunity to learn and enjoy some of the most phenominal kiting in the USA! Dates and groups are still tenative so email houston@xlkites.com if you're interested. Make sure you don't miss out on this season's biggest adventure! We'd like to bring as many riders as possible to maximize discounts. Plan to fly into Boise or Sun Valley Airport.

3 Nights/4 Days Adventure Package:
Gear
Guided services
Lunch
Snowmobile support
3 nights lodging
$750-850/person at the group rate

Tis the season for landboarding

Give Dave Horn in Dallas a call regarding your first set up or getting into the sport of kite landboarding. Dave is our company expert on both downhill and kite landboarding. He can get you the gear or advice to get rolling in this awesome new sport. Call him at 817-676-7842 or just shoot an email to the shop at dallas@xlkites.com

Don't forget the sizzling deals posted daily on the HOTLIST!


XLKITES-Fort Walton Beach
42 Miracle Strip Parkway SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
1-866-XLKITES
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XLKITES-Houston
1005 Aspen Rd
Clear Lake Shores, TX 77565
1-877-XLKITES
houston@xlkites.com

XLKITES-Dallas
7109 Grapevine Hwy #14
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
817-676-7842
dallas@xlkites.com

XLKITES-South Padre Island
2812 Padre Blvd., Ste. B
South Padre Island, Texas 78597
1-866-XLPADRE
SPI@xlkites.com

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