July is my favorite summer month in Cabarete. The strong steady winds bring great fun on the water and amazing people to hang with off the water. In additional to the collection of "usual suspects" who come to ride and play with us, for the past few years we’ve been lucky enough to help co-host the legendary MaiTai event right here at LEK. MaiTai - Kiteboarding Community The MaiTai community is … [Read more...]
Master of the Ocean 2016 Expression Session at Millennium
The Master of the Ocean is one of the coolest watersports competitions in the world. We’re so proud that it’s a home-grown Cabarete event! It’s a multi-sport contest showcasing the hottest water sports we all love. It has surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, windsurfing and our favorite KITEBOARDING! This year we had the awesome opportunity of hosting the Master of the Ocean competition. A very big … [Read more...]
Learning Spanish on Cabarete Beach
Living in Cabarete, one of the great joys in my life is being able to converse with Spanish speakers. Knowing a second language has opened doors to so many interesting people and made living in Dominican Republic so much more fun, and easier! Cabarete, Dominican Republic is famous for being one of the best places on earth for kiteboarding, and I’m here to tell you that for sure it's true. It’s … [Read more...]
Beyond Cabarete – Dudu Lagoon LEK Team Trip
The rumors are true! There is more to the north coast of Dominican Republic than just kiteboarding in Cabarete! The LEK team loaded up in the guagua and headed east past Cabrera for an incredible fun-filled adventure to Dudu Lagoon. Thanks to LEK instructor Yony Espinal and Gear Room Guy Amauris for capturing our day and these amazing photos. … [Read more...]
Coming Together as a Wind Loving Community
A big part of the reason I've spent the last 15 years in the kiteboarding industry, and 13 of them in Cabarete, Dominican Republic is because of the people in our town and in our sports. Being part of a community means enjoying good times together - perfect sessions out on the reef followed by sunset cocktail parties on the beach. It also means sticking together during the hard times - when one of … [Read more...]
MaiTai Kiteboarding Event in Cabarete
The MaiTai kiteboarding events founded and hosted by Cabarete's own professional kiteboarder Susi Mai and Silicon Valley's legendary VC Bill Tai are an incredible mix of inspiration, kiteboarding, networking, and parties. At LEK we're lucky enough to host the Cabarete MaiTai each July, a long weekend that extends before and after into a colorful blur of … [Read more...]
LEK Website 2.0
A huge thank you to our delightful web designer/master Melanie from Modern Traction. We had a lot of fun working with Mel, including a personal meeting followed by a kiteboarding session in her hometown of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada last month. It’s a work in progress, we’re still updating all the pages with content, so if you see anything wonky just shoot us an email to … [Read more...]
