The art of harnessing the power of the wind with a kite to propel yourself over the water on a board.
Daily we encounter people who’ve lost their beautiful new board or had a hard time finding it.
Here are 2 NEW guides from whenitswindy.com to help you overcome those problems.
Part 1 Don’t lose it! – Prevention is better than the cure
Part 2 You Lost it? – How to find a missing kiteboard
Coming soon
Part 3 You found it! – Board recovery how to reunite a lost board with its owner.
Mid Season Roundup
We’ve had a really windy season here on Holbox so far. The kite school has been busy too. So time has been short for an update. We’ve seen lots of beginners taking their first steps in kiteboarding. Intermediates learning to jump or ride surfboards and advanced riders embracing #foilfever. Gabo, Jirka and Javier have all been seen sporting the ear to ear grin that foilboarding gives.
Mitch has been pushing his riding on the unhooked side of things and making some nice progress. Cathy’s duck tacks are looking great on the surfboard. Pete has been seen flying high with the pelicans and Anna can usually be seen spinning like a top. I’m completely hooked on foilboarding.
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We’ve opened a new shack in front of casa las tortugas and our new school equipment store is nearly finished, such a luxury to have that space.
Also you can now find us on Instagram – holbox kiteboarding and whenitswindy
Holbox Kiteboarding School Website
Here’s the latest video too 🙂
New kites have been arriving and we now have some new 2016 Slingshot Wave and Rally kites in the School. Very impressed with both.
New boards too for Cathy and I from Axis kiteboarding. The limited has been updated with a fat rail and my first impressions have been very good.
Also landed recently thanks to Todd from Canada is the WOO which is going to open up a new level to our kiting here. Maybe even show a competitive side to some of us.
First try in some mediocre winds saw me flying to 8.3m can’t wait to get out again and push it to new heights.
Fleeing once again from the rain and cold of England we find ourselves back at Holbox Kiteboarding School in Mexico.
During our first windy days we were lucky to meet Fafar who took some lovely drone footage which I’ve included in a little vid.
If you’re going to take the beginner course with us, here’s a preview of what you’ll be learning.
We’ve got new premises which are shaping up really nicely and the winds are certainly being kind so far.
For more info on Holbox check out our Holbox Kiter’s Guide
or
New for 2015 / 2016 Foilboarding Lessons and Rental!!!
So the summer is here and we’ve been spending it in the UK so far. We’ve just got back from a couple of weeks travelling around the West coast of Wales, check out our write up here.
Cow comes knocking & sets the Oranguvan Rocking
“Our last morning on the Gower tucked away in a little spot where we possibly shouldn’t have been, I was awoken to a rocking van.. “Cathy is that you?” I asked… “No!” came the reply. With fear that I might find an angry landowner clamping the van we opened the curtains to find a very big black cow using the Oranguvan as a personal scratching post. Cathy’s farm experience quickly sent them packing and us too.”
Jonny has also been loving his Kite Hydrofoil and has written a little piece to explain more about this growing style of kiting. If you’re intrigued and want to know more about the magic carpet ride of hydrofoiling / foilboarding in those summer breezes find out more here.
Not quite sure about Kite Hydrofoiling but still want to rip up those flat waters in light summer breezes why not check out a freerace board. Find out more here.
Summer Breeze Solutions 1 – Don’t overlook freerace boards.
After a few requests for a demonstration of the Self Rescue being done in deep water here it is.
Heres a little video we made at Holbox Kiteboarding School to help refresh your memories on how to self rescue using a 4 line kite which flags out to a single front line.
Maybe its been a while since you last practiced? If so get out there and give it a try. You never know when you might need it.
Both Cathy and I have seen many students go on to progress to become independent kiteboarders. This can be a tricky time for beginners looking to take their first steps away from their instructor so we’ve prepared some advice to try to help you. Follow the link below to learn more.
http://www.whenitswindy.com/wp/?page_id=178
We were also given a couple of nice photos to remind you that Hazards on the kite spot come in all shapes and sizes.
Having fun in Holbox earlier this year. Good winds, good friends, great times.
We were greeted on Isla Holbox once again with welcoming smiles from old friends and some nice breezes. Tomorrow we have a Norte blowing through and some time to enjoy the big winds and small kites.
The lessons at the school are filling up fast. Looks like it could be a nice season.
Holbox means Black Hole in Mayan. For most people lucky enough to have visited Isla Holbox it does seem to live up to its name. You won’t want to leave and many people spend more time here than they originally intended. We are currently planning our 4th visit this winter. We intend to be there from November through until May.
Here’s a short Kiter’s guide to Holbox
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