Looking for a great winter adventure? How about trying to snowkite in Utah at Skyline? It’s one of Laurel’s favorite destinations in the world! What makes snowkiting Skyline Utah so special? Glad you asked! Read below and watch Laurel's Snowkiting 101 video on our YouTube Channel. The Mountain The terrain to snowkite Utah’s Skyline Drive is accessible for all levels. It starts with a wide-open … [Read more...]
Travel Guide – Kitesurfing in Waves on the Wild West Coast of Baja California, Mexico
Kitesurfing in waves has a huge appeal to proficient kiteboarders. It’s a natural progression from basic free riding. For a few years we’ve been hearing about a remote wild spot in central Baja California. This spring we finally experienced it for ourselves, thanks to Megan and Ian from Exotkite Kiteboarding School and their spring wave camps in Baja California. We had one week of getting oriented … [Read more...]
Kiteboarding the Exuma Chain – Bahamas Baby!
This blog post is a trip report and travel guide to kiteboarding Bahamas - the remote and wild Exuma Islands. Our amazing Baja kite buddies, Wayne and Sharon, have been exploring the Bahamas for many years on their Nordic Tug, My Sharona. After following their entertaining blog and hearing their stories, we finally found a way to make a Bahamas Exuma Chain trip happen and loved it so … [Read more...]
Hamptons New York – Dream Extreme Kiteboarding
September in New York is a great time to visit - and beyond the glamour and glitz of NYC you'll find excellent kiteboarding opportunities. With both flat water and open ocean waves theres something for every kiter - including a great protected shallow water bay just West of Montauk - Napeague Harbor, East Hampton, NY, USA. That's me coaching in Napeague at the Dream Extreme kiteboarding … [Read more...]
Burning Man
It's difficult to explain. Burning Man is best experienced, not described. So you'll just have to trust me. If you're the kind of person who's into kiteboarding with all it's challenges, struggles, triumphs, adrenaline, great people and awesome parties then it's likely YOU WILL LOVE BURNING MAN. Laurel Eastman with MaiTai Global Co-Founder/President and Cabarete's own Susi Mai and Rocker … [Read more...]