Kite Surfing News May 2007

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THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
	North Carolina, to hold 2007 Triple-S Invitational
	Surf, Slicks and Sliders or Triple-S, is the only event in the world that allows freeride kiteboarders to ride the best conditions, every day! Organizers for the event have now been given the permit to ride several ocean waves and sound flat water venues of the Cape Hatteras in North Carolina by the National Park Service. The event will be held at the REAL Lesson Center in Waves, NC from J Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
	Kitesurfer, Badly Injured in Cumbrian Coast
	A kitesurfer suffered serious head injuries when he crashed on a Cumbrian Beach last Monday. The 26-year-old man was travelling across the sand at Silecroft, near Millom, on a board with wheels when his sail was caught by a sudden gust of wind which lifted him approximately 40 meters in the air. When the wind dropped, the man plummeted to the ground and sustained serious injuries. An Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
	Adrenalin Rush Sports AU Kiteboarding Classic
	The Adrenalin Rush Sports Australia Kiteboarding Classic will be hosted by the Mackay Kiteboarding Association from June 8-11, 2007 in Mackay, Queensland. The Classic will host a variety of unseen events in Australia, including Kite Boarder Cross and a Dash for Cash, as well as a Freestyle division. Events include the following: Kite Board X: Kite Board X: This event will consist of Read Full Story
MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
	New Kiteboarding Company Focuses on Kite Training
	Una Vida Kiteboarding (One life in English) will follow similar programs of what they've been using to train their international team, with a physical trainer, video analysis and visualization exercises, all to make their customer's progression a fun and entertaining road so they can get the best out of their time on the water in any situation. North gear will be available for all of them t Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
	Imperiled Kitesurfer Reaches Safety, Gets Cited
	Kitesurfer Brian Ackerman was two miles out to sea alone when things went bad. Ackerman was on a recent solo trip from Point Sal to Vandenberg. One of the four lines that harnessed him to his kite broke, stranding him. After he gathered his partially detached kite, he made a one-hour paddle back to shore in what he described as a "near-death drowning." Once he reached land, about a quarter Read Full Story
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