In this article you'll learn how to overcome kiteboarding difficulties, shake off bad luck, learn from problems caused by your own poor judgement, and most importantly realize that YOU (yes you) are on a Hero's Journey. My name is Laurel Eastman, I’m a professional kiteboarder (learned in 1999), successful business woman (founded my kiteboarding school in Cabarete, DR in 2003), and I'm the … [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...]
Learn How To Jump While Kiteboarding
The beauty of kiteboarding is that you’re never done improving. There is always something you’ll be working on and improving. In the beginning it’s kite control, standing up on the board, riding, and traveling up-wind. As you progress it becomes more about carving transitions and then, very quickly, jumping. This article is all about teaching you to learn how to jump while kiteboarding. The sky's … [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...]
