Andrew Adams

Real Watersports, Outer Banks, NC
Air Padre, South Padre Island, TX
XLKITES, Houston, TX
Otherside Boardsports, Keys, FL
Air Support Kiteboarding, Cape Cod, MA
Windance, Hood River, OR
Offdalip, Honolulu, HI
KiteSurfari, Huntington Beach, CA
Bellingham Kiteboarding, Bellingham, WA
30 Noeuds, Longueuil, QC

2012 La Ventana Classic, BCS Mexcio.

Demos Demos Demos!

Take a complete video tour of a awesome trip to La Ventana for the annual Kite Expo, presented by “The Kiteboarder!” 5 Days of demos, races, crossing, beach games, and parties wrapped up in one sick location. If you ever though of visiting Mexico for a kite vacation this is the place! No other destination has this to offer with easy access from La Paz or Cabo.. And all the demos you can handle!

Plan your next trip today!

Special Thanks and shout out to!

The Kiteboarder Magazine “TKB” http://www.thekiteboarder.com/
Palapas Ventana http://www.palapasventana.com/
Baja Joes
Mark & Mary
King & Chris
Neil & Terri
Laura & Scott
Grom & Rachael
Shannon & Sara
Dave & Barb
Local kidz

Pacifico
Don Julio
Dos Equis
Corona
Modelo Negra
Modelo Especial

Beans
Rice
Fresh Fish
Avocado
Bacon
Tortillas

Edit – Jamy Donaldson – Chicken Loop films- http://kiteboardmovie.com/
Film- Chris Schey – BlkBox prodcutions
Music-Tres Delinquentes by Delinquent Haqbits

More photos of the even can be found at :

Flickr @ Slingshot Sports
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35816076@N08/

Facebook @ Slingshot_Kite
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.344275252289516.96802.162034200513623&type=3

www.slingshotsports.com

SLINGSHOT wins “Best Kitesurfing Brand” for 2011! Bragging rights here we come… HA! Na’ just kidding… It’s “YOU” the Slingy rider that made this possible and without you’re support and stoke train we wouldn’t be here in the first place!

Much love everyone that voted Slingshot! Peace’

Readers Awards Results

After the expo was done we headed over the hill to Park City. We rented a sweet cabin at the base of Canyons Resort and spent the next week raging in Park City and riding at the resort. The Sundance Film Festival was in town and my home girl Gretta Kruesi got us in to all the sickest parties. A friend of James’ also let us use his snowmobiles so we went off in search of some new places to kite. But there was no wind that day so we just hit up some tree runs.

Next up was the 2012 Mai Tai Snow Camp. This is the event I usually come out to help with. Bill Tai brings out Jeff Kafka and all the guys from WOW kite school in San Francisco to help out with instruction and guidance. This year was the best yet, despite having to move the event to Skyline because Strawberry Reservoir didn’t have enough snow. Brave Dave, the west coast Slingshot Rep was on site letting everyone try all the new 2012 Slingshot kites and Art Gimbel and Jamy Donaldson were rockin it behind the lens. My hommie Jesse Richman also braved the cold to join us from Maui. Beers were crackin, sandwiches were getting sandwiched and the riding was on. We had an amazing time and I met a bunch of new hommies that love to shred including someone I have always looked up to in the sport of snowkiting, Remi Meum. Later we raged at the 30 bed mansion Bill Tai rented for us until the property manager freaked out because of the noise, so we stormed Main Street in Park City until the bars closed. Actually, we stormed Main Street until the bars closed almost every night so nothing special there.

The last weekend of my trip we hit up the Best Superfly Open, part of the North American Snowkite Tour. It was supposed to be at Strawberry but there still was no snow so it too was moved to Skyline. It was a great event but I was disappointed when I found out that the rail jam had been canceled. But I was able to get in some sick glides off the top of the mountain, shit is so crazy check it out on video:

Huge Road Gap Glide

Snowy Plover Edit

2012 Maitai 

Now I’m off to Panama to get my tan back.  Check back here or ericrienstra.com for all the latest action.  Later.

-E