Hi, there's quite a few kiters around the valley now. I live in Black Creek from June until November. Last year we had a BBQ in July for all our kiters and friends - I hope to host another one at my place this July. Keep an eye on http://www.goosespit.com for details. There's photos on there from ...

Anybody know what the world distance record is for kiteboarding on the water? If so, where did you find that info?

Regards,
Pete in Grenada

I agree about a kayaking lifejacket - they're designed to sit above the spray deck of the kayak and not get pushed up over the shoulders - that's perfect for a waist harness too. And some have nifty mesh pockets for gear. Down in the islands I always carry my cell for safety as I'm usually on my own ...

Hey, thanks for putting a link in for us! As we move into september we should be getting some action up here. I had a good session at Nimpkish on Thursday then the wind died.

Pete

Down in the islands where there is no one to show me other ways I've just been using tuck tape, even for big blow outs. Smaller holes just whack a piece on, bigger holes - cut away damaged area and overlap strips on the inside then strips on the outside. Never had one fail even after a year. Easy to ...

My Westfalia works very well for me but cheap it ain't. There's not a vehicle available that I would rather have though, realistically. Mine's a 1990, just before they switched to the Eurovan shape. I paid 17k for it and spent another 3k (OWWW!) on a head job.

I carry three kites, two paragliders ...

If you wonder what's going on up here then check out:

http://www.goosespit.com

Just need our guys to use it!!

If you think it looks like this site - of course it does, I grabbed the same free software - it's not as neat but I don't know what I'm doing!

Get in touch if you come up. I've ordered ...