2009 June | GUST Magazine

Ben Wilson DVD, Coming Together

The new Ben Wilson dvd ”Coming Together” is here!

The dvd’s title is a reference to those m a g i c days when you score the perfect combination of wind and waves, and feature’s SA’s own big wave legend Twiggy.

The who’s who of wave riding deliver stellar performances including, Josh Mulcoy, Maurcio Abreu, Moehau Goold, Reo Stevens, John Amundson, Bertrand Fleury, Ryland Blakeney, Marc Ramsier, Grant Baker, Jake Gordon, Martin Vari and of course Ben Wilson himself.

Highlights of the dvd would have to be when Ben Wilson and Reo Stevens join Mick fanning, Stephanie Gilmore. Beau Young, Dave Kalama and Robby Naish in Micronesia for a once in a lifetime day of perfect waves.

“It was a pretty sick day, there was pretty much every type of surfing you could do going on. There were some real sick moments, Reo was doing Reo’s, fully throwing tail and Ben pulling in, it was sick, it was really sick to watch. Like it’s hard enough getting barreled as it is and then to guide his (Ben) kite through it, it was sick to watch for sure”. Mick Fanning

To order your copy of “Coming together” click here

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POSTED on June 30th, 2009

Snowkiting video - flysurfer

Team KAF Snowkite in l’Aubrac & le Forez HD from Flysurfer Kiteboarding on Vimeo.

See the French K.A.F. kite team in action on several great snowkite spots in the south of France.

Feel good riding and atmosphere, see the team cruising and flying through the back-country.

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POSTED on June 30th, 2009

The Racing Rules of Sailing

ISAF Publishes Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules for Kiteboard racing

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced that the Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules have been released and published on the ISAF website.

Credit: KPWT Carlos Delicado

The Appendix BB — Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules have been published to provide a consistent global framework for kiteboarding competition. The Experimental Rules were produced by members of the ISAF Racing Rules Committee and ISAF Windsurfing Committee in collaboration with a group of kiteboarding enthusiasts in Europe and the USA.

These Kiteboarding Competition Rules are called “experimental” because they will be revised from time to time in response to feedback, comments and suggestions sent to ISAF by sailors, event organizers and judges who use them. Ultimately, it is expected that a revised version of Appendix BB will be put forward to be considered by the ISAF Racing Rules Committee and the ISAF Council for inclusion as a new appendix in a future edition of The Racing Rules of Sailing, the rules which govern the sport on the water worldwide.

The Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules were developed from the Windsurfing Competition Rules in Appendix B of The Racing Rules of Sailing. They are freely available to download from The Racing Rules of Sailing pages on the ISAF website at www.sailing.org/rrs or via the link below.

Click here to download Appendix BB — Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules.

David TILLETT (AUS), Chairman of the ISAF Racing Rules Committee, said, “ISAF is delighted to introduce the Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules. These Experimental Rules provide a great starting point for competition in this exciting new area of our sport. I would like to thank the members of the group that developed these rules, and in particular Dick Rose, Chairman of the Racing Rules Working Party, and Kamen Fillyov, Chairman of the Windsurfing Committee, for their work in producing the Experimental Rules.”

The ISAF Council welcomed kiteboarding into the ISAF family in November 2008, when it approved the International Kiteboarding Association as an ISAF International Class Association at the ISAF Annual Conference in Madrid.

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POSTED on June 30th, 2009

Advanced Technique - Flat three

The flat 3 is one of the easier handle pass tricks. All there is to it is launching off a wave (kicker), rotating your body and passing the bar… It is a great trick as it’s simple, fast, powerful and very stylish…

Flat Three

Step 1_build up speed, edging hard towards the kicker. A little secret – the more speed you have, the easier the trick is to perform.

Step 2_launch off the wave, using the speed you have, keep your knees bent and get as much pop as you can – the higher you get in the air, the more time you have to complete the rotation.

Step 3_starting the rotation, keep your body tucked up (knees bent), pull the bar towards your hip and look over the shoulder which you are passing the bar – all these actions combined will make your body rotate.

Step 4_throw your arm, which you have let go with, behind your back in order to grab hold of the bar. This is where your speed helps you to rotate your body faster…

Step 5_continue bringing you hand behind your back to find the bar. The lower you have your kite, the easier it is to pull the bar close to you to make the pass.

Step 6_grabbing the bar: once you have a firm grip on it with the hand you are passing to, let go with the other hand.

Step 7,8,9_complete your body rotation and begin to spot your landing. It is easier to land going downwind.

Step 10_stick your landing, on contact with the water bend your knees – this will help cushion the impact of the landing, and assist with your balance. Once you are in control, hook yourself in and ride away…

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POSTED on June 29th, 2009

Advanced Technique - Front Mobe, by world champ Aaron Hadlow

BY AARON HADLOW

IMAGE: Craig Kloelsky/SanDisk

SPONSORS: Flexifoil, RedBull, Chiemsee, Prolimit

The Front Mobe is one variation of the single handle pass trick; It’s a
front rotation with a Front-Back pass. It’s a commonly used trick on the
circuit and if done properly can be one of the most stylish. It can be
quite difficult to land at first but once you nail it, it feels sick.

Front Mobe

1: Make sure your take off is perfect and everything feels right, ie,
kite position, bar pressure, etc. If none of this is right don’t even
attempt to go for it, wait for your next run or until you get it right.
2: As you take off spin hard into a front roll keeping your head low
whilst trying to swing your board as far up as possible. This initial
movement is key and makes the rest of the move a hole lot easier.
3: Keep the same movement going and start to pull the bar as hard as
possible towards your hip and try to move your body toward the bar. At
this point , just after 90′, your movement of a front roll changes to a
handle pass movement.
4: As you pull in as hard as possible and start your rotation around
the bar, make sure your board is still moving up above your head and
that you still have good momentum, let go of your back hand and twist
into the bar to grab it with your other.
5: As you get the bar make sure that you board keeps up with you
rotation, this will help you landing.
6: Once you have the bar immediately think of grabbing it again with
your other, this will help you to complete your rotation and come in
straight. At first it can be hard to land this trick, you often find
people landing on there back. If this is the case go higher and spin
faster and try to get 2 hands on the bar.
7: As you almost have the bar you will find yourself starting to come
around to heel side. Look over your shoulder to further your rotation
and make sure you gain control with both hands on the bar.
8: Bend your knees and spot your landing, pull the bar hard to your hip
once again to speed up the spin and make sure you come in straight.
9: Keep you eyes on your landing and concentrate on it. Bring your
board around to the heel side position.
10: Get ready for impact, straighten your legs out so you can get
ready to ex-orb the impact.
11: Bend you knees as you come into land, absorb all the impact by
bringing you whole body down with your momentum. This will result in a
clean landing and help prevent any lower body injury.