Posts Tagged ‘wetsuits’
Technique Tip: Launching & Landing (Laurel Eastman, Former Professional Kiteboarder, Kite School Owner of Laurel Eastman Kiteboarding/Board Treasurer, USA & Dominican Republic)
One of our main goals here at The Women’s Kiteboarding Collective (KB4girls) is sharing our knowledge on kiteboarding. We want to teach YOU all we’ve learned in our many years on the beach and on the water. To that end, here’s a blog post from Laurel Eastman. It’s part of her article series “How To…
Read MoreNothing Stays the Same: We are Rebranding (Sept 2017)
Hey, thanks for being interested in our journey from an organisation known as “KB4Girls” to our rebranded organisation: “The Women’s Kiteboarding Collective”! Here are the top 2 reasons why we changed our name, logo, look & feel. 1. KB4girls was a confusing name KB stood for kiteboarding but that was not clear at a glance. It…
Read MoreCelebrate the Winners: WOO and Global Boost Off Challenge (Giveaway Aug 2017)
Women’s Kiteboarding Collective partnered up with WOO Sports to challenge female riders worldwide to a summer boost off! With two leaderboards, one for the highest jump and another for the most accumulated height time, there was an opportunity for all skill levels to join. Who Got In The Game We are stoked to report more…
Read MoreOvercome fears, give back & pay it forward: Kiteboarding does it all!!
My name is Julie Shaw and I am 48 years old. My friends call me Jules, so please feel free to do so as well. My journey started last April 2016 when I went paddle boarding for the first time on our girls’ annual camping trip. As the year progressed I would see kiters at…
Read MoreTurn Your Passion into a Career: Women’s Kiteboarding Camps (Maroean Mones, Founder Girlzactive, Netherlands)
Maroean Mones (29), owner and founder of Girlzactive made her passion her profession and during her women’s kiteboarding camps she likes to inspire other women to do the same and to get the most out of life. After she suffered a major knee injury she moved from a professional field hockey career, into kiteboarding. A sport where…
Read MoreLiving the Dream: Designing Bikinis for Women (Bianca Forzano, Founder of BiancaBikinis, Italy)
Yes, I have an happy and simple life! I can be in the water almost every day and I work in beautiful beaches around the world creating women’s kiteboarding bikinis. What more can I ask for? But a life like this doesn’t come without some sacrifice and changes. In 2009, I gave up my life…
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