Posts by Laurel Eastman
Navigating the Winds Safely: A Woman’s Guide to Kiteboarding
Kiteboarding, with its adrenaline-pumping excitement, is a sport that calls for an unwavering commitment to safety. This is particularly true for women, who often bring a unique perspective to managing risks in extreme sports like kiteboarding. Understanding the Female Approach to Safety Women’s approach to safety in kiteboarding often differs from their male counterparts. Generally,…
Read MoreWomen Kiteboarders & Wingers Virtual Panel – Nov 15th
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming expert panel. Wednesday, Nov 15th at 1pm New York (10am Los Angles, , we will have top riders and industry professionals share their tips and tricks so YOU can advance your kiting and winging skills. Register for the Zoom call here
Read MoreWomen Kiters – Join Monthly “Collective Chats” in 2022
Hair Care and Kiteboarding
5 Traits of a Kiteboarder that make a Great Business Leader
Help! I Can’t Reach The Bar.
Win a Dakine Harness! (Giveaway, May 2021)
We 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.…
Read MoreSupport Matters in Women’s Sports (Heidi Ettlinger, snow sports guru, USA)
Heidi 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…
Read MoreKiteboarding Through Life (Kristin Boese Solbach, 9X kiteboarding champion, USA & Germany)
SPEAKER 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…
Read MoreWe are Your Tribe: Encourage, Support and Celebrate One Another! (Holly Peck, Women’s Success Coach, Board President, USA)
We 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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