Hello Ladies,

Join Jessica Winkler at Kite Beach Yucatan villa in Progreso, Mexico for a day of learning, fun & camaraderie. We will be working on landing jumps perfectly & doing basic grabs with style.

Course starts at 1pm with theory and land practice.

Address: Calle 21 (beach road) between 34 y 36  - near Elio al Mar restaurant.

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The Charleston KB4girls chapter would like to report a successful first meet!  Actually, it quickly turned into a weekend affair as Mother Nature blessed us with 20kts of wind from the SW the day before our meet.  We thoroughly enjoyed and utilized the 70 degree January day!  The gals pushed themselves from all levels: some practiced board starts, some went for jumping & rolls, and a few others embraced a strapless downy in rolling waves.  We also put our new contour camera to use and are currently working on some fun amateur footage as we document this season of kiting!

The following day mother nature sang a different tune as fog, light drizzle, gusty NE winds, and 40 degree temps kept us questioning whether we wanted to hit the water…. we are adverse to cold weather, but hey that’s why we live in the south!  A few brave souls threw on their wetsuits while their winter jacket clad buddies cheered them on; but once we hit the beach the winds became unstable and veered side-off shore.  Well seasoned from the day before, the crew was satisfied to call it a day and head down to our favorite Mexcian Cantina for a plate full of nachos and tacos…..yahoo!  Join us on February 12^th for another kite gal adventure.

Just today, as I write this, we received our KB4girls starter package…next time we dawn the flag!

Sunday, January 15, 2012 @ 1:30pm

Let's get together and have fun with the girls kiting!!

This is a FREE event open to ALL levels - from the "first-timer" who would like to learn more about kiting to aspiring pro riders wanting to improve their tricks for competition.

There are 3 group levels for our FREE clinics!

1.  Advanced (jumping and above) with former Freestyle World Champion Ania Grzelinska!! (and Laurel Eastman)

2.  Intermediate (kite flying to jumping)

3.  Total Beginner (if you are thinking of trying it, you can learn to fly the kite)

The event schedule is:

1:30pm - Registration in front of LEK and gear-rigging

2pm - FREE clinic with LEK coaches for the 3 levels

3pm - Free-riding in pairs of girls (focused on improving your level)

4:30pm - Debrief & De-rigging

5pm - KB4girls Cocktail Party poolside at the Millenium Resort & Spa with a free drink for all the girls (taste the new KB4girls Cabarete signature cocktail "Flying Chica" invented by LEK's own mixologist, Meghan!)

There will also be a special drinks and tapas menu at the party in case you want to eat or drink more!  Thanks to Aqua restaurant...

You can join all components of this awesome day, or just do your best to make it out to the clinics, kiting, or just the cocktail party!  The idea is to have fun together in our Cabarete female kiting community, improve our skills in kiting and make the Cabarete women's kite community stronger!

If you have time to RSVP please send a mail to laurel (AT) laureleastman (DOTCOM) or just show up here at LEK on Sunday!

See you then!

I am very happy to welcome all you kiting ladies to the Gokova Bay, Turkey, KB4Girls Chapter.

After following Kristin and Laurel’s careers, over the years, I am extremely happy to have been asked to be the Chapter Ambassador for Gokova Bay in Turkey.

Kristin visited us in May 2011 for a KB4Girls UNITE Event that was fantastic! See the KB4Girls Press Release here.

I started kiting in 2003 and over the years kiteboarding has gone from a hobby sport to my day to day life. I am not a pro-rider however I am co-founder of AlwaysWindy.com which means my life revolves around Kiteboarding.

I am addicted to Kiteboarding and want other women and girls to come and experience this incredible sport which has united so many of us over the years.

If Turkey has never been on your kiting radar, think again! Gokova Bay is an incredible spot for all levels of kiters, from Beginner to Advanced. With its warm, shallow waters and constant daily thermal winds, you can’t go wrong with a trip to the Bay but be prepared, you will kite every day as the thermal winds are like clockwork!

I am based in Gokova Bay for 8 months of the year, so come and find me at the Bay where I will be more than happy to give those of you who are already riding some free coaching for a small donation to our local charity.

If you would like any information about coming to Gokova Bay or the KB4Girls Chapter events, please feel free to email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

In January I will post the schedule for our 2012 KB4Girls events so keep posted and I hope you will come and join us!

Happy kiting one and all and look forward to meeting you in 2012, where it’s Always Windy!

Sarah

We are just delighted to be one of the first KB4girls founding chapters and would like to invite all ladies planning to be in Cabarete during 2012 to one of our fun events.

Specifics on each event will be released in future blog posts, but here is out 2012 schedule:

You can count on a girls-centric even each 2nd Saturday of the month during 2012, at the Laurel Eastman Kiteboarding School located in Millennium Resort and Spa on Cabarete's Main Beach.

Here are the dates of each 2nd Saturday.  Mark your calendars and let's have some FUN!

Sat Jan 14^th
Sat Feb 11^th
Sat March 10^th  
Sat April 14^th
Sat May 12th
Sat June 9^th
Sat July 14^th
Sat August 11th
Sat Sept 8^th
Sat Oct 13^th
Sat Nov 10^th
Sat Dec 8^th