I had my car nicely packed up with a sleeping madress, all my gear next to it and ready to go. Thursday morning I headed for Stavanger, Bore beach, for the Nationals in kiteboarding.
After 6 hours of driving, I finally got to the beach. The dark clouds was covering the entire sky, and the [...]
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September 22, 2008
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2008 Nationals
By kimandre in Kiteboarding
September 16, 2008
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Preparations done
By kimandre in KiteboardingThen the training sessions are done, and I feel beat. 10 days of hard workout done, have I gotten any better? Well, I would like to think so … but the hard part still remains … landing the tricks.
We have gotten many good days and I have started to work on my frontmobes, and finally [...]
September 9, 2008
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Training sessions
By kimandre in KiteboardingI have shifted gear and started training hard the last couple of weeks. Some new tricks are forming (the trouble seems to be the landing). Can’t belive how many hours go into acctually landing a hard techniqual trick. Sometimes I wish I was about 10cm shorter, it would make it so much easier (better center [...]
August 3, 2008
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“Summer” sessions
By kimandre in Kiteboarding, My local spotsWe have been blessed this summer, got many days with wind. Sometimes gusty, sometimes alot, sometimes not quite enought, and sometimes perfect.
After alot of hard work and countless crashes I finally started to land more than I crash (good to know I’m moving forward atleast). August seems to be the month every year, when [...]
July 14, 2008
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Epic times
By kimandre in Kiteboarding, My local spotsWe went an entire May month without any wind (got 1 or 2 days), but then June came around with awesome forecasts and alot of great days. Infact I managed to tear one of my stomach mucles, it doubled in size and hurt like hell. Just due to the fact that I got too many [...]
May 14, 2008
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It’s on
By kimandre in Kiteboarding, My local spotsFinally, after ages of waiting … the wind came back and the water got warmer (at least a tiny tiny bit).
My girlfriend went with me to the beach, locked and loaded with the deadly Canon D350 camera. The kites got pumped up, the adrenaline started to pump and off we went! First serious session this [...]
April 14, 2008
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Hvittensand: cold but totaly worth it
By kimandre in Kiteboarding, My local spotsI have just gotten back from my second session this week on my local spot.
Yesterday the wind was blowing almost directly south, and between 10-15 knots. I played around on my surfboard for a while in the light winds, when the wind picked up I got to try out my new board. The Cyclone 133×41cm [...]
April 10, 2008
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Finally, a change of direction
By kimandre in My local spotsThen it finally happend, after months of massive depressions, huge amounts of drinking, endless sleepless nights and burying oneself in selfpitty. I have finally taken the first swim on water this year, and it was gooooooooooood …
The wind blew at about 8-12 knots, the wind direction was steady south and the water temprature was actually [...]
March 30, 2008
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Last session on snow this year?
By kimandre in My local spotsMarch is a funny month, we got some snow for the second time this winter. It acctually stuck with us for about a week, and this friday we got some wind from the right direction too. So Thomas came down and we went for a session on one of our local fields.
The snow was [...]
March 23, 2008
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Never trust the weather
By kimandre in My local spotsIndeed there is something fishy about March, you can never really trust it for anything. It can be sunny with 15 degrees celcius, or you can get snow. We have gotten thru an entire winter with almost no snow, and when March arrives, somebody thinks it’s a good idea to throw down some snow!
To bad [...]