HQ Demo tomorrow and wave riding Wed.
HQ demo at the Levee in Texas city from 9am to 12pm.
Chris from HQ will be on hand for a demo at the Levee riding area tomorrow, Tuesday 2Feb10 from 9am to noon. There will be light winds but a good time to checkout some of the new foils from HQ including the scout,…
La Ventana Event
La Ventana Classic kite race and expo went off without a hitch. There was $18,400 raised for the local school in La Ventana. The 12mi open water race was a Phenominal! With over 100 racers, great wind, and fairly large swell the Houston crew held their own, we also met a few competitiors from the Dallas area. …
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We just updated the used gear selection on the site check it out here
Continue Reading »1hr Kiteboarding Introduction Class TOMORROW 1/9/10
This will be a one hour introduction to kiteboarding held in our shop in Kemah, Texas. Attendees will be lead by kiteboarding instructor Phil Midler.
We will be going over some of your basic kiteboarding knowledge, including types of kites, sizes appropriate for local conditions, as well as where we ride…
Continue Reading »Bacliff riding today! 30+mph
Bacliff Spillway Park, 7Jan10
The winds were strong and the weather cold this morning, but a few of us braved the elements to get a piece of this front before the weather turned too cold for even the toughest Houston kiteboarders. The morning started with a meet-up at Bacliff for a 10am start. Winds averaging around…
2010 Slingshot Scud! NEW info
For those looking for fun options and variation in lightwind kiteboarding or behind the boat, Slinghot brings you the all NEW 2010 SCUD skim style board as the latest addition to the LIGHTWIND KITEBOARD COLLECTION and WAKE SURF SERIES.
XL Kites has the 2010 SCUD’s available, so feel free to order one today. Just give us a…
Used Gear! Great Prices!
XL Kites has been accumulating some used gear over the past months and we are looking to get it out of our hands! This means a chance for you to get some new gear at a great price.
Currently our Used gear selection is as follows:
11m T3 demo-Kite only $600
12m RPM kite only $650
11m REV…
2010 Slingshot RPM. Updated!
The new 2010 RPM
WE GOT THEM…Give us a call and get yours…281-508-6485 or email us at houston@xlkites.com
Slingshot is proud to announce its
second generation RPM. The RPM is changing
kiteboarding with its innovative 3 strut “Open
C” Canopy design. It delivers limitless high end
performance options for all conditions. Excel
your riding regardless of your style. Discover
what the pros…
Cold non-wind adventures
While you guys are down in Houston living up the warm winter winds during the holiday break, I’m up in Minnesota with my family. Here are some pics from snowshoeing the last few days on the St Croix river. The wind has been light the last couple of days or I’d be out on…
Continue Reading »Red Fish Island Adventure
Ride from Bacliff spillway park to Red Fish island for some tanker surfing and flat water riding.
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