This is the most common question students ask before taking kiteboarding lessons in Cabarete, Dominican Republic. The short answer: Around 4-5 days of training about 2 hour per day The long answer: The time it takes to learn kiteboarding depends on many factors. Fitness & Other Sports Experience Wakeboarders & race car drivers can learn annoyingly quickly, but really the more … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
