October 2020Autumn is upon us and the weather in North America is getting chillier as the local kiting season wraps up.....In Dominican Republic, on Cabarete Beach, things are peaceful & calm (sunrise webcam screenshot above)....Amidst all the craziness we're still focusing on what we know and love: practicing our sports, playing outside in incredible nature, and staying healthy. I hope you … [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...]
Women’s Kitesurfing Wave Riding Retreat
Women’s Kitesurfing Wave Riding Camp with Laurel in Baja - May 14-21, 2016 Join LEK's founder Laurel Eastman for a women's kitesurfing camp this May in Mexico. It's a week-long adventure on the wild west coast of Baja California. This exclusive location features a friendly fun wave - perfect for learning how to kitesurf on waves. Block off a week from your calendar this spring to kick your … [Read more...]
International Female Kite Week by KB4girls
The KB4girls Foundation brings you the 3rd annual "International Female Kite Week" - a global celebration of women in kiteboarding! There are two easy and cool ways to get involved this week: RAFFLE The online raffle has some amazing prizes including a brand new 10m Neo from North Kiteboarding complete with control bar, a Soloshot (the automatic cameraman), a GoPro camera and more! Check it … [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...]
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...]
