....funny thing: now that the riders have to leave (contest is over), the wind is back again............... I agree, Toby, that kitesurfing is definitively more fun in Cabarete & Coche, but normally (during springtime) there is a good chance to find some wind at Lake Neusiedl if you stay a whole wee...

Thanks pacman for that info - I almost booked a trip to Ras Nungwi for next xmas based on that info from the Zanzibar Kiteboarding Club. Alone the fact that it is not so easy to find a direct flight connection hindered me from booking. And now, after your report, I am not too disappointed that I cou...

pray for wind, guys...

see you at the competition area

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Hi kiter, I´ll do my best to translate it (but not word for word) so hopefully you´ll be able to get the point... bye mic Kite will be delivered along with an original cabrinha bar (from 2004), lines, bag and a pump. I´ve used the kite only once ("used" is said too much, the kite was assemb...

...question is whether you will be able to pull them out once you have localized them. If not you still can put small patches of tape inside over the thorns to protect the bladder. Another (maybe silly) idea is to resolve the thorns by washing the suspicious area with a proteinase solution but this ...

aloha everybody, during the PKRA World cup heats in Austria I collected signatures of some top riders on an official contest lycra. You will find signatures from Shinn, Vari, Austin, Herraiz, James, Mosey and others. The lycra is now available via ebay (article#2731445813), and I hope that this auct...

For those who are interested in details...
The heats of the single elimination:


and of the double elimination:



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the pkra site...
http://www.pkra.info/press/Austria/2003/day3.htm
has some information, or have a look on http://www.spark7.com (>surf worl cup, then click on fotos, unfortunately the site is in German)

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hi toby,
for me with a fast connection it takes 5 sec for loading the HP or a new msg window...
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hi everybody,
rumours go that last saturday there was a shark attack on a windsurfer´s foot/leg in the waters of El Yaque. Can any one verify this, pls?
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