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Article GEAR – Board – twin tip for beginners, intermediate, maybe advanced?
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Short Arms Bar Problem
May 24, 2021Short Arm Bar Problem Short Arms? Behind every problem, there is a solution. Remember, early on in your kiteboarding progression, learning that if you let go of the bar, the kite stops pulling? This wonderful feature is employed by riders of all ability levels. How nice is it to release the bar to set the…
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April Giveaway – Dakine Harness!
April 7, 2021We have teamed up with lovely folks from Dakine to bring one beautifully crispy brand new harness to one lucky lady in our community! You Can Win A Brand New Kiteboarding Harness From DAKINE! Here’s how you enter to win: STEP ONE: Submit one photo with a caption on the pinned post in our Facebook Group.…
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Finding Inspiration in Women’s Kiteboarding & Lessons from the Snowsports Industry
April 1, 2021Heidi Ettlinger – Snowsports Industry Guru In February 2021 I attended the first ever Women’s Kiteboarding Virtual Meet Up and noticed profound similarities to the female community I serve in snowsports. Beginning in 1996 my career path shifted from Human Services and Counseling to becoming a full-time snowsports educator serving the public and professionals. Along…
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Kristin Solbach (Boese) on Kiteboarding and Her Life
March 24, 2021SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Born in Potsdam, East Germany, Kristin Boese grew up behind the iron curtain. As one of the best students in her school from year one, Kristin soon showed interest for various sports and excelled in most, but ended up focusing on kiting. It was a good decision, as she become a 9X kite…
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Leadership Transition – Welcome to our New President Holly St John Peck
March 15, 2021We are Your Tribe: Encourage, Support and Celebrate One Another! (a personal message from our new President) On the heels of “International Women’s Day”, I was reminded that we have unique challenges in life which men do not. In my own life, I’ve experienced sexual harassment at my first corporate job, a divorce from an…
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Virtual Gathering Tuesday February 2nd at 12pm New York Time!
January 24, 2021Ladies we’re thrilled to announce the newest program for 2021: WHAT: A series of virtual “Meet-Up’s” – online gatherings of our community members. WHERE: On the website Airmeet.com – this is an awesome platform because we can easily break into smaller groups and spend time together. Please RSVP to the FREE event here on Airmeet.…
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Inspiration from Annelise Remigio: Kiting with Back Pain
December 3, 2020With a history of back pain and surgery, kiteboarding was not something I saw in my realm of possibility. My back injury consisted of a series of inflamed discs as a really of uneven pressures on my spine. For one if these discs I had previously had surgery to take the pressure of my sciatic nerve.…
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Annual Fundraiser 2020
October 27, 2020Needless to say 2020 has been a challenging year for each and everyone of us. Through these challenging months our community has been an incredible source of positivity, support and good vibes. We thank you all for being part of this magic! Women are naturally collaborative and mutually supportive, which is one of our super-powers!…
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Employment Minefields: A guide for Women Kiteboarding Instructors
July 1, 2020As a woman kiteboarding instructor, it seems that you are becoming a more and more desirable part of many kite schools. It may be that they value diversity and believe in gender equality, and it may also be that they hope to attract more female clients with female instructors. Whatever the catalyst, every school has…
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