We’ve added a video page of some of our favorite kiteboarding clips.

Check them out here.

After a 2year break the St Kilda Festival is back on this weekend and Kiteboarding Victoria (KBV) are running a kiting comp on Sunday 11th February.

They will be setting up inside the pier around lunch time and plan for the event to start at 2pm. Whilst it is free to enter you will need to register on the day with Weighty. Adrian Coleman will be in the water shooting for KBV and if you have registered we will send you some sic photos of you riding!

They are working on some great prizes including the first prize of a Playstation Portable for the Mens Freestyle. Other prizes for the ladies division and Big air comp will be announced prior to the event starting.

The format of the comp will be the same as 2005 – a casual freeride where the top ten are picked from the field and then will be narrowed down to a top 3 and top 2 ladies. The standout from both divisions will then be picked. They will then follow this with a Big Air comp.

Given that the Festival is an alcohol free zone the Big Wheel will not be down there with his bar. It also means the judging might be a little sharper! There is lots of action at the festival with heaps of other sports comps and demonstrations and bands playing. Due to this the roads are closed so dont plan to drive. You will need to walk your way through the mayhem to the comp zone.

The forecast is windy so lock it in!

Man, it’s hard to believe that Cocos 2007 is less than 6 months away.

The first group heads off, mid July. I’m hoping to get in on the second group this year which leaves in August. Best thing is not matter whether you leave with the first group or last group, there won’t be a shortage of wind.

You can check out the conditions we had last year on the BOM website.

We posted the a few hundred photo’s from last years trip back up on the web site – click here and enjoy.

We don’t get paid to put this info up, we just think, every kiteboarder should have a chance to go and visit and kite this magic and remote part of Australia. It really is a unique spot.

If you’d like a copy of the promo DVD, just visit Zephyr Watersports and register your details – Jen will be happy to send one out to you.

If you use a Mac, we’ve created a handy wind widget that you can download that gives you live updates for over 100 wind beacons around Australia.

You can download the widget here.

St Kilda Festival 2007

Sunday 13th February between 2pm-7pm

KBV are running a casual comp during St Kilda Festival.

After a break in 2006, the St Kilda Festival is back – and it should be bigger than ever. The last St Kilda Festival in 2005 saw a massive crowd of 300,000 people cruising around St Kilda during the event. This year kiting will be a major event for the crowd to admire and we will get huge exposure. Details will be confirmed closer to the event – but at this stage there will be two divisions in extended expression session heats.

There will be no cost to join the event but you will need to register. All KBV members are encouraged to enter the comp but if you don’t feel like riding come and join in the festivities.

Please register by email to committee@kbv.org.au and nominate your age category.