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- 19May12: Wind will be light teens today all day hopefully coming up in the afternoon. XLKITES will be out there after 1pm...all day long!
- 18May: Wind today after 1pm, XLKITES will be at Levee. Wind will be back up to 15-20mph by next Wednesday. Lots of used gear at the shop!!
- Slingshot demo at the Levee today from 11am-6pm. Neil Hutch National Team manager will be there with 2 pro... http://t.co/W16n55c3
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What XLKITES says: So in 2011 Slingshot came out with the Turbine kite which was basically a high aspect Rally with a rear bridle system that connected the rear line to the from bridle using a pulley. This gave the kite more bar pressure and allowed the rider more purchase when making turns etc....
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Update!! The deep water clinic is at 3pm on Sunday afternoon 4Feb12 and will be held just past the boat ramp at about the 3mi point on the Texas City Dike. See graphic below: Feel uneasy with deep water operations? Well many people do and the reason for it most of the time is...
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Another annual 30mi kitesurf ride on Galveston island was a success. If you missed this one don’t worry we’ll have another one this year, we usually get two in a year. We met at East Beach in Galveston to park everyone’s cars and transfer all kiteboarding equipment to the black van and drive to St Luis...
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Yes! We are still on for Monday….we WILL be doing the ride. Meet at East Beach at 7:45am! Meet at the last beach entry to the East…it is at the end of Boddeker rd. Call the shop phone if you get lost we’ll have the cell with us. (281-508-6485) What:30mi ride on Galveston Island...
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2012 Slingshot Z Review by XLKITES in Houston, Texas The Crew at XLKITES was able to get a Z kite from slingshot late in 2011 and got to try it out on the water. The kite we got was 9m size and after some playing around we got it dialed in. Even in the...
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