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World Record Broken by Houston Local

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:42:27 +0000

Phil Midler of XLKITES houston has broken the world record for long distance kiteboarding. During a grueling 17hr ride over (15hr of which were on one day), he covered more than 230 statute miles and beat the standing distance record by more than 25 nautical miles. For the whole story pictures and videos check out The Kiteboarder Magazine:

http://www.thekiteboarder.com/wordpress/2010/05/american-phil-midler-breaks-kiteboarding-long-distance-world-record/

Slingshot Demo Thursday

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:08:19 +0000

Slingshot RPM kiteboarding demo

What: Slingshot Demo with XLKITES
When: Thursday 29Apr10 from 12 noon to 5 or 6pm
What: All kiteboarding equipment will be available for demo including boards and kites. Sales made during or in the few days following the demo will be 20% off! This goes for kites and boards.

We just bought a bunch of 2009 Closeout RPMs in 10m, 12m, 6m as well as some Octane 13m kites. Email or call the shop houston@xlkites.com 281-508-6485 for more info or to order, they will go fast. $999-1249 complete.

Litewave/GK demo at St Luis Pass with XLKITES

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:10:11 +0000

The final day for The Litewave/Globekite demo was Yesterday 28Mar10 Sunday. Winds were great from the North West at 22-32mph or so varying all day long. We had a very good turn out and definitely had the most riders that the Pass riding location has ever seen. Most of the demo gear has already been sold but we still have a few boards and kites left and they are going for sale at the demo price the rest of this week.

We have a 12m Sonic, 11m Trix, 9m Trix, 132cm and 144cm spirit boards and 5′8″ surf shape surfboard. All demo equipment is at least 20% off retail and has only been used for the last 2 days during the demo. Call 281-508-6485 or email houston@xlkites.com to buy or inquire.

Enjoy the pics of the madness at the Pass:

Litewave Dave kiteboarding demo

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:07:41 +0000

Another great day of demos with Litewave Dave, GK, and seaspecs at the Levee. We had light winds in the morning and then they picked up to 15-17mph later in the day. The new 2010 Trix and GK sonic are super sweet kites, the Trix is better for kiteloops and freestyle and the Sonic is grunty for light air and cruising..it is also great at boosting huge airs!

We’ll be at it again today (sunday 28Mar10) Demoing all equipment at St Luis Pass. All the demo gear is for sale and will be discounted for the demo. It is going fast so get in on the action today!! See you at the Pass! Will will be 17-19mph from the NW so great riding conditions for the demo out there.

40+ riding in Galveston

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:09:25 +0000

Winds gusting to 43mph or so it was a good day to be lit up on our 7m kites. Later in the day the wind layed down a bit and we were able to take out some 9m and 10m kites but were still way over powered. The first pictures are from the new spot off 8mile road and the second set were done from Point west. The water was very low at point west so we had to walk out maybe a quarter mile. Turned out to be a great day for kiteboarding in galveston.