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Asnews: A day at Maverick's/The making of Something Stronger

 
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marina c

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PostTue Nov 06, 07 3:48 pm    Asnews: A day at Maverick's/The making of Something Stronger Reply with quote

PODCAST #95:



This week, we are doing things a bit differently! We have two special guests joining us for the ASNews.net and The Kiteboarder Magazine podcast. Bay Area kiteboarder Jeff Kafka will join us live Thursday night to talk to us and answer any questions you might have about his experience kitesurfing at Maverick’s – a day he has been anticipating for over four years. Filmmaker Morten Gjerstad will be joining us for a pre-recorded show to tell us about his newest snowkiting film, Something Stronger.

Got a question for Jeff about Maverick's? He will be available to answer your question LIVE and REAL TIME on this Thursday’s The Kiteboarder Magazine/ASNews.net live podcast.


Date: Thursday, Nov 8, 2007
Time: 6p PST (California), 8pm Central (TX), 9pm GMT (FL)
Place: NEW URL!!!!! http://fubar.com/new_lounge.php?lid=50075

If you can't make the live interview, post your questions here and we will ask them for you! ALSO, POST YOUR QUESTIONS HERE FOR MORTEN AND WE WILL ASK HIM YOUR QUESTIONS TOO! The deadline to post questions is 3pm PST, Thursday November 8. You can then download the podcast anytime after Friday night and listen to the show at your convenience at www.kiteforum.tv, www.thekiteboarder.com, and www.asnews.net. You can also subscribe to the feed at Itunes and get notified of podcast shows, videos and PDF versions of the magazine as soon as they're posted online!


LINE UP OF UPCOMING INTERVIEWS

Nov 15: Pete Cabrinha

Nov 22: Off Air/Thanksgiving

Nov 29: Mike Godsey, Forecasting Guru from Ikitesurf (pending)

NEWS & UPCOMING PROMOTIONS/EVENTS

The Kiteboarder Dec07 Issue Now Shipping!

Ben Wilson DVD The Unknown Road and 2008 Calendars now in stock!

Women’s Kiteboarding Clinic Corpus Christi, TX, Nov 17-21: Sponsored by the Women’s Kiteboarding Association, Liquid Force Maven and South Coast Kiteboarding, get expert instruction from pro rider and women’s kiteboarding advocate Tonia Farman, along with the professional staff at SCK. For complete info and registration, go to www.WomensKiteboarding.com

La Ventana Kite Race and KiteXpo Demo Event, Jan 25 -28: A great event just got even better! For the past two years, Red Bull, Palapas Ventana and Baja Joe’s have sponsored the La Ventana Classic in Baja, Mexico, a 10.5 mile race whose proceeds benefit the local schools. For 2008, the La Ventana Classic has partnered with The Kiteboarder Magazine to also include a KiteXpo demo event, similar to the highly successful KiteXpo in Pismo Beach, CA (Pismo’s event will take place April 12-13, 2008). UPDATED PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: Slingshot, Cabrinha, Best, Fone, Ocean Rodeo, Liquid Force, Carafino Foilboards and twintips, Freak Dog Kites, Airush, Nobile, Flysurfer, and Caution. Pending participants include Royal, Wainman Hawaii and possibly a few more. Intermediate or higher level kiteboarders will have the opportunity to kick the tires and test all the new gear from the top manufacturers in our sport. Raffle prizes will be donated by the manufacturers which will also benefit the local community. Combined with a freestyle expression session, short buoy racing and other festivities over the course of four days, The La Ventana Classic and KiteXpo promises lots of fun and camaraderie, all for a great cause. For more info, email tim@palapasventana.com or check out www.thekiteboarder.com, www.palapasventana.com and www.bestoflaventana.com for the latest updates after November 15.

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tonyb

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PostWed Nov 07, 07 4:53 am     Reply with quote

Hey Marina,

In GottaLoope's thread about winter kite racing he posted that there is race scheduled for Jan 10th. Are there two races scheduled in La Ventana or just the one listed here?

Thanks for any light you can shed on the subject.

Tony

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PostWed Nov 07, 07 9:14 am     Reply with quote

The Annual La Ventana Classic Kite Race and new KiteXpo Demo event will take place January 25-28. Please see http://www.nwkite.com/forums/post-44098.html#44098 for complete details.....

Marina

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