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arehn

Since 24 Mar 2008
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Hood River, OR
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PostWed Oct 08, 08 7:57 pm    Kiteboarding College?? Reply with quote

Hey its getting to be that time for me to start looking at colleges, and of course the kiting plays a big role in the selection of colleges. Does any one have any suggestions of any colleges by good kiting places? Or even colleges with kiting programs?

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Chooch

Since 18 Nov 2007
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Wicked Pissah
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PostWed Oct 08, 08 8:03 pm     Reply with quote

Anywhere in Florida close to the coast would be great if you plan on coming back to the NW for the summer. Great kiting from Sept-June and still nice warm weather. Other good spots could be around the North Carolina/South Carolina coast for Fall/Winter/Spring riding.

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DROCK999

Since 31 May 2007
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Left Coast
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PostWed Oct 08, 08 8:22 pm     Reply with quote

Yea, Florida State has a kiteboarding club. I personally wouldn't mind going to UC Santa Cruz but they didn't have what I needed for my major. I go to OSU, it's 45 min from Newport and has a pretty direct route there. However kiting can be very fickle in the fall and spring and just forget about the winter.
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holly

Since 09 Jul 2006
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Hood River
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PostWed Oct 08, 08 9:40 pm     Reply with quote

Maui depending on what you want to do.. nursing is not a good idea over there! umm, Florida, maybe Texas?

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stringer

Since 31 Jul 2007
694 Posts
Chucktown
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PostWed Oct 08, 08 10:19 pm     Reply with quote

My little brother is a senior in high school this year.
He is looking at Western Washington University in Bellingham.
I've never ridden there but it seems cool.
Plus there is other stuff to do up there.
Mt Baker is close
In-state tuition is a good thing too!

Spots:
http://pskite.org/pskitebeachframe.php
http://www.bellinghamkiteboarding.com/

edit:
oops just noticed that you're from Bellevue so you probably already know all this
What are your (or anybody's) thoughts about kiting and WWU? (for my brother)

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hebrew_hammer

Since 27 Dec 2006
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PostWed Oct 08, 08 10:37 pm     Reply with quote

bellingham is sick....
western is is/has dope....
lotsa hotties.....
good flatwater/shallow riding year round.....
planning a slider park at my secret spot now too....

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Onad

Since 04 Mar 2005
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PostThu Oct 09, 08 9:06 am     Reply with quote

If I was to do it over again I would go to school where it is warm and you can either kite or surf most of the year…Cool

University of Hawaii

Oahu Kite Club


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Hurricane Mike

Since 19 Jun 2006
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PostThu Oct 09, 08 9:55 am    Highly recommend USF Reply with quote

I went to the University of South Florida and I was on the sailing team (before kiteboarding). I was on the water 3 days a week "training" and then all expenses were paid to travel every other weekend (12 months a year in shorts).

Since then they've started a really legit kiteboarding club and the sailing team has gotten a lot better. Check out the links below

Tampa Campus
http://www.usf.edu/index.asp

St Pete Campus
http://www.stpt.usf.edu/

Kitesurfing club
http://www.stpt.usf.edu/waterfront/Kitesurfing.htm

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genek

Since 21 Jul 2006
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East Po
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PostThu Oct 09, 08 10:37 am     Reply with quote

NorCal and San Francisco area has pretty good schools and kiteboarding. Season is roughly March-Oct with some winter storm kiting possible every so often. You get some decent freestyle riding and some sweet wave riding near Santa Cruz. Surfing's always another option in winter months and then you have Tahoe for snowboarding which is a bit far (3-4 hours), but doable for weekend trips.
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Windian

Since 28 Apr 2008
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PostThu Oct 09, 08 4:57 pm     Reply with quote

UC Santa Barbara has to be one of the best colleges anywhere for kiteboarding and surfing. The campus is built right top of a perfect right point break (Campus Point) and within an hours drive are 25 other perfect right point breaks along with other beachbreaks and reefs. Isla Vista where most students live is just to the west, built on the beach and has Devevoux Point and IV Beach which are great kiteboarding spots. The Point can be one of the best kiting spots on the west coast under certain conditions.

Another bonus of this spot in Calif is that it is loaded with tons of beautiful college girls that has no rival. The downside of SB is that if you want to live there after being a college student, then you need to become a millionaire fast to afford real estate in the area. I guess it wouldn't be a bummer to be a millionaire, but the path to get there can be challenging. Peter Trow, Ian Boyd and several other pro wind riders all went to college at UCSB and shredded the local waters.


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railgrab

Since 29 Mar 2005
177 Posts
Seattle, WA
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PostThu Oct 09, 08 5:49 pm     Reply with quote

and (perhaps I point out the obvious) you might not get any studying done!

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Gman

Since 11 Feb 2006
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Portland
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PostThu Oct 09, 08 6:23 pm     Reply with quote

railgrab wrote:
and (perhaps I point out the obvious) you might not get any studying done!


I was going to recommend Newark, NJ or some other shithole with no hot babes and kiting - increases the odds you might actually graduate Laughing

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Kataku2k3

Since 14 Aug 2005
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Los Angeles, CA
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PostThu Oct 09, 08 6:32 pm     Reply with quote

haha, John! Crying or Very sad

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FSUkiteboarding

Since 19 Aug 2013
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PostSun Apr 06, 14 2:07 pm     Reply with quote

We are in touch with most of the colleges that have kite clubs.

http://collegekiteboarding.com/

Get in touch for more info!

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consumer

Since 28 Nov 2010
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PostSun Apr 06, 14 4:30 pm     Reply with quote

UC Berkeley/Stanford , UC Santa Cruz, even UC Davis (1hr to Rio Vista).

Cal poly SLO can be great too. I know nothing about UCSB. Southern Cali is pretty dismal wind wise.

Good luck you have plenty of options.

Oh! Check out brown university- the wind stats for some of the spots near providence harbor are insane.

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DROCK999

Since 31 May 2007
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Left Coast
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PostSun Apr 06, 14 10:09 pm     Reply with quote

FSUkiteboarding wrote:
We are in touch with most of the colleges that have kite clubs.

http://collegekiteboarding.com/

Get in touch for more info!


6 years later....

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Sauve

Since 19 Mar 2009
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Hood River
 



PostMon Apr 07, 14 8:21 am     Reply with quote

I wouldn't recommend Corpus Christi for a college atmosphere but Texas A&M has a campus in Corpus and the kiting is awesome with loads of uncharted spots. SO many windy days there its ridiculous. Flat water kitetopia and coastal days as well. If kiting and getting an education were my only two concerns I would go there.
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