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SMACK
Name:Jay Crawford
Nickname: Captain Morgan
Age: 38
Location: Avon, North Carolina
Years Riding: Since it started
in Hatteras, ’99
PASA Student Handbook. For more
information please visit PASA at
www.pasakiteboarding.org
Claudia Nygard, aka KiteGirl, had a great
summer with her KiteGirl Klinics. Focusing on
getting more women kiteboarding in the surf
this year, KiteGirl will hit Kauai in October.
December will bring her to Montana for
KiteGirl Snow Clinics. January 2006 KiteGirl is
planning to be in Florida to be the only female
kiter for a 10-day long Key Largo to the Dry
Tortugas KiteKat Expedition. She will be back
on the snow in February and March of 2006.
For more information on the KiteGirl Klinics
and events please check out www.kitegirl.com
How did you get into the kiteboarding retail
business?
Bob Huizing and Brian Klauser said come
down and get out of the golf industry, you’ll have
more fun! Dave Johnson, from North Sports
said the same.Thanks Jason for giving the staff
our first lessons on original Naish equipment.
What is the kiteboarding scene like in your
area?
Epic— ocean, sound, waves or flat!
What is your season?
It is year round if you want, but usually March
15 through December 1.
Are there any issues (access, usage rights,
etc) or everything all good?
Stay 150 feet away from all power lines,
especially “Kite Point,” mandated by the Park
Service.
By What Jenny tips Dodge can you offer experienced kiters
who want to come kite your area?
Experienced riders can have head high waves
(NE, north beaches or SW, south beaches). Or, if
you want to improve your wake style tricks, take
a session in some serious flat water—anywhere
in the sound!
What is the best way for people to check the
forecast and current conditions in your
area?
Ikitesurf.com as they have two wind meters at
our site (on roof and on water). Double check the
weather via NOAA, windguru, and your local
weather station. Drop in anytime to KBH shop
and our staff will give you the real deal.
compiled by Jenny Dodge
of The Kiteboarder staff
Kite Chicks welcomes San Francisco Bay
Area rider Yoko Nishikubo to the Kite Chicks
Team. Yoko was first turned onto kiteboarding
in December 2004 at a Girls Kite Camp on
Ishigaki Island, Japan. She has changed her
entire world schedule so that she can kite on
any given weekday and most windy
weekends. In the spirit of Kite Chicks, Yoko is
looking forward to turning other girls onto
kiting and sharing her stoke. If you’d like to be
considered to become a Kite Chicks team
rider, email teamriders@kitechicks.com.
Live2kite is offering all Kiteboarder Mag
readers a minimum of 30% off all 2005 kites
and boards from RRD, Caution, Underground,
Liquid Force, Flexifoil, Airush, Ozone,
Flysurfer, Globerider and Litewave Design.
Don’t miss this opportunity to save on same
great gear. Please use coupon #13fd99 at
checkout.www.live2kite.com
John Grim of South Africa, one of the
world’s top speed kiters, has joined Best
Kiteboarding’s team of international riders. If
you’re interested in speedkiting and other racy
subjects, you can catch John in a rare
moment of repose in an in-depth interview at
www.bestkiteboarding.com
Dogpile.com can make searching the web easier, because it has all the best
search engines piled into one. It combines Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask Jeeves to bring
a new way to ‘fetch’ news, information and entertainment off the internet.
Our programmers have been hard at work creating a new weather portal on
www.kbmag.com. Check out our weather links page and make finding wind one stop
shopping with over 100 weather links to choose from.
This is the perfect site for any kiteboarder who has problems remembering those
important dates. Don’t be caught with your pants down on those next special occasions.
Click on www.savemyass.com.
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ASNEWS.NET brings you all of the latest headline action sports news. Be sure to
check out the weekly podcast available free at itunes.com or www.asnews.net.
Many of the younger people already know about myspace.com and have logged onto
our page and added us as friends. Check out the underworld of
www.myspace.com/theringmedia. Use at your own risk; myspace is extremely
addicting.
compiled by The Kiteboarder staff

2005 RED BULL MICHIGAN QUALIFIER GOES OFF!
By Nate Farran
After four straight days of 20-25 mph winds, 50 cases of Red Bull,
classic Northern Michigan stoke, and an unforgettable bus ride to an
awards ceremony of a lifetime, every one of the 32 competitors left the
Red Bull Qualifier high on life. Organized and hosted by Broneah
Kiteboarding, the event took place on a beautiful sandy spit along Lake
Michigan a few miles north of classic Point Betsie, just outside of
Traverse City. During the first day of competition, riders rigged 8 and 10
meter kites and were eliminated through 14 heats into a final round of
four kiters. Local Midwest rider Joel Hageman stepped up against
Canadian Grom Sam Medysky, Island boy Madison VanHeurk, and last year’s champion Andy Hurdman for an all
out expression session. Unable to select a winner from Thursday’s final heat, the judges challenged the top three
riders in three different categories during Friday’s event; kiteloops (20 minutes), handlepasses (20 minutes), and a
slider jam (1 hour). Again on 8 and 10 meter kites, Sam, Madison and Andy showed the crowd their gnarliest
kiteloops and highest most powered handlepasses in the book. To say the guys threw down balls to the wall is an
understatement. But beyond the L-3’s and KGB’s, the boys had the most fun rocking the Broneah/Redbull slider as
the crowd gathered around and cheered them on from only a few feet away. This event will surly be talked about
for years to come. Check out more info and photos on the event at www.broneah.com.
Canadian PKRA Stop: Les Iles de la Madeleine
by www.aerosport.ca
The sixth stop of the PKRA took place at Canada’s wind and ocean
playground “Les Iles de la Madeleine”. This tiny tourism and fishing
island composed of sand dunes, white sand beaches, deep red cliffs
and seemingly endless coastline was the ideal site for North America’s
first PKRA event. Despite light winds caused by a rare depression, the
competition finished with an amazing final day. The morning started
cool and cloudy at the “Plage de la Martinique” with wind speeds
ranging from 15-20 knots and boosting to 30 knots by the end of the
day. The riders attacked the final rounds of single eliminations with the
energy of the rising winds and all delivered strong, crowd pleasing
performances. After solid heats from Clinton Bolton, Jesse Richman, Ceasar Portas, Leshai Miller, Alvaro Onieva
and an amazing performance by Rui Meira, the show came down to Ruben Lenten and Aaron Hadlow. Aaron,
despite difficulties with his harness after his first trick, pulled one technical move after another from his mobe 7 to a
720 blind surface pass maneuver with an extra twist in the air. However, it was Ruben who stole the day and first
place performing for both the judges and crowd with his smooth riding, incredible airs, and arsenal of powered kite
loops and handlepasses. Canadian Daphnee Laliberte put out an exceptional performance on home soil in a four
heat stretch before being stopped by Brazil’s Bruna Kajiya. Kristin Boese in a final round against Bruna, pulled her
signature handlepass downloop 360 and tantrum to walk away with first place. With this win, Kristin is in a good
position for 2005 world champion. Special props should be given to Shawn and Jesse Richman who despite the
week’s flukey light winds performed daily for the crowds!
Snowkite Competitions Update
By James Brown
The upcoming Winter season is looking to be packed full of local,
national and worldwide events. Many people have been wondering
where to go for updated information on events and competitions. Check
for up-to-date schedules and important links in the ASNews.net blog.
The U.S. snowkiting community is working at getting organized and has
plans to make a dedicated website that will include event schedules as
Andy Hurdman dominates the rail.
Photo: Broneah
Little man Lenten shows off his trophy.
Photo courtesy Aerosport.ca
Big air is the norm in snowkiting comps.
Photo: Stef
well as locations for snowkiting. For the U.S. scene, check for Ozone Snowkite Freeride tour event dates and
locations at www.ozonesnowkites.com.
On the European scene, the Corona Extra Winter tour will be in full force again. Check out
www.semnozkitesurfing.com. There is also a new European tour starting up which is organized by the ISKA
(International Snowkite Association).
By Cory McFarland
PKRA Canada- September 3-10
1st -Aaron Hadlow - Flexifoil
2nd -Ruben Lenten-Slingshot
3rd -Rui Meira -Naish
Current Overall PKRA Rankings (as of 9/26)
Men
1st - Aaron Hadlow - Flexifoil
2nd - Etienne Lhote - F-One
3rd - Ruben Lenten- Slingshot
Women
1st - Kristen Boese - JN Kites
2nd - Ania Grzelinska - North
3rd - Bruna Kajiya - Naish
Fly to Red Bull Qualifiers
Michigan, September 23-25
Men
1st - Andy Hurdman – Best
2nd - Madison VanHeurk – Naish
3rd - Sam Medysky – Naish
4th - Joel Hageman (Liquid Force)
North Carolina-July 22-24
Men
1st -Dimitri Maramenides - Airush
2nd -Andy Hurdman - Best
3rd -Jason Slezak - Liquid Force
Women
1st -Morgan Skiperdine - Airush
2nd -Bri Chmel - Best
3rd -Nadia Roux REAL
Texas- August 13-14
1st -Clinton Bolton - Best
2nd -Damian Leroy - Cabrinha
3rd -Jeff De La Garza - Naish
France-August 27-29
Men:
1st -Mickael Fernandez
2nd -Sébastien Garat
3rd -Sébastien Tacheau
Women
1st -Anaïs Leroux
2nd -Hélène Barrière
2nd -Muriel Filleul
King of the Great Lakes
Pro Division
1st -Cameron Dietrich - Cabrinha
2nd -Stephen “GS” Schank - Aggression
3rd -Christopher Sabella
Amateur Division
1st -Andy Bolt
Junior Division
1st -Erik Merrill
KPWT
Jim Beam Cabo Frio World Cup-September
2-10
Freestyle Men
1st -Reno Romeu - North
2nd -Thomas Cocquelet - Cabrinha
3rd -Tiago Rocha - Best
Freestyle Women
1st -Gisela Pulido - Airush,
2nd -Julie Simsar - Flexifoil
3rd -Noelia Nunez - Airush
Wave Masters Men:
1st -Jose Luengo - Airush
2nd -Hervé Bouré - Takoon
3rd -Antoine Auriol - Kiteloose
Wave Masters Women
1st -Gisela Pulido - Airush
2nd -Carol Freitas - Wipika
Speed Crossing Men
1st -Ruben Salvador
2nd -Charles Deleau - North
3rd -Pierre Romain - Airush
Speed Crossing Women
1st -Gisela Pulido - Airush
2nd -Carol Freitas - Wipika
3rd -Julie Simsar - Flexifoil
Hang Time
Men Thomas Cocquelet - Cabrinha
Women Gisela Pulido - Airush
2005 Overall Ranking KPWT After 3 events
Men :
1st -Mickael Fernandez - RRD
2nd -Charles Deleau - North
3rd -Thomas Cocquelet - Cabrinha
Women :
1st -Noelia Nunez - Airush
2nd -Gisela Pulido - Airush
3rd -Julie Simsar - Flexifoil
Name: Tommy Trozera
Street Name: “Tommy T.”
Age: 48
Hood: Cardiff by the Sea, California. I love to kite Baja and the Coronado towers in the
summer. In the winter, I ride Tourmaline and anywhere along the coast depending on the
storm.
Roots: I grew up surfing, snow skiing, hang gliding, windsurfing and skateboarding.
System: I ride Gaastra all the way. They build it, I fly it.Thanks Kenny.
Ride: I only ride Jimmy Lewis. Need I say more?
Claim: Last year I was able to kite 176 days—438 hours to be exact, and I still made a
good living.
Shout: Make everyday count. Go as big as possible as often as possible. Be nice.
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Check your stuff as often as you can. You are better to have it fixed before a session than to have it
break during a session.
Know your limits. Don’t ride when the conditions are over your head.
When traveling, if you roll into a new spot that looks perfect and the locals aren’t out, there’s
probably a reason. Ask questions.
When in doubt, ALWAYS yield the right of way.
Pay attention. Pay attention. Pay attention. The beatings will continue until the lessons are learned.
With over 30 years under his
belt, Tommy is no stranger to
stylish carves.
Lens: Courtesy of Tommy Trozera
Tommy prides his custom
Jimmy Lewis quiver.
Lens: Courtesy of Tommy Trozera
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