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Sorry!!!!!

Everyone, sorry about the lack of posts lately

It turns out that when blogger moved across to the new google blogger. I mucked up a setting on my end and none of my posts came through.

Well I'm back and hope to have it sorted shortly.

Jim Beam + Kiteboading that's gotta be good.

Whiskey brand going kiteboarding

The Jim Beam 'Xtreme Beam' International Kiteboarding Competition, organised by Conceptualise on behalf of the DGB bourbon brand Jim Beam, will take place at the Strand Kiteboarding Club, 20 - 23 December 2006, in a bid to build relationships with consumers this festive season. According to DGB marketing manager, Stuart Berry, the sponsorship is logical, seeing as Jim Beam is one of the main sponsors of the kiteboarding world tour.

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Article about kiting accident.

Brings it home the risks on kiting.

http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0,2545,TCP_16736_5213929,00.html



TEQUESTA — Conner Kempe stretched his 6-foot, 4-inch frame, and smiled. He was relaxed Thursday in his family's home.

The only sign of the kiteboarding accident on Nov. 26 are two casts on his legs, one to keep him from flexing the hairline fracture in his right kneecap and the other to help repair the hairline fracture in his left ankle. He said he hopes to have the kneecap cast removed next week. He'll be trading a wheelchair for crutches.

"I'm feeling fine," said the junior quarterback at The Benjamin School, his face showing no signs of bruises, swelling and lacerations that came from being dragged by a freak blast of wind off Jupiter Beach and into a neighboring residential area.

"I don't remember much of the crash, but I do remember trying to pull the release handle, and feeling some nervousness as this wind was carrying me up. I've been kiteboarding over a year and I've never seen a wind this high," he said.

"God was certainly there with me that day, and I'm grateful to the paramedics on the scene for what they did to help me."

At one point, Conner received the last rites from a priest at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach. Later, doctors were surprised at his turnaround and physical recovery.

His father, Joseph Kempe, said that when Conner's quarterback coach, Ryan Smith, came to St. Mary's just hours after the accident, "we shared some tears."

"There was a lot of bargaining with God with this, and let's say that I made some commitments at that time, and they won't be broken. . . . I'll stay true to my commitments," Joseph Kempe said. "This was truly a miracle."

Conner Kempe said he has no recollection of the first hours after the accident.

But the first time he realized what was happening around him was Tuesday morning, after the ventilation tubes were removed on Monday night.

"I was unconscious, and I remember waking up, wondering where I was," he said. "I looked up and asked 'why does my head hurt?'

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WEST PALM BEACH — Conner Kempe, The
Benjamin School's star quarterback, is fortunate to be alive and was
making a surprising recovery just a day after suffering a near-fatal
kiteboarding injury.

Kempe, 17, who received last rites Sunday, was removed from a
ventilator Monday. He was awake and able to move his arms and legs,
though he had not yet regained speech.

Conner's father, Joseph Kempe, said doctors told him that his son,
despite sustaining a bruised lung, a brain contusion, a cracked patella
and broken bones in his face, is expected to make a full recovery.

"The neurosurgeon said he's very lucky," Joseph Kempe said. "If he wasn't as good of an athlete, he probably wouldn't be alive."

the dangers of kitesurfing

Stay safe everyone out there, this can e a dangerous sport.

http://www.topix.net/content/trb/0667819396104975572728239054341013602029


Benjamin QB Kempe survives kite-surfing accident
Late Sunday afternoon, Benjamin quarterback Conner Kempe was airlifted to St. Mary's Medical Center at West Palm Beach after suffering what looked to be life-threatening injuries in a kite-surfing accident.

'We were met at the door of the hospital by a chaplain -- they had given Conner his last rites,' said Joseph Kempe, Conner's father. 'With the hit to his head and the bleeding ... they said his life could have gone either way.'

Joseph Kempe and his family consider the events of the next 24 hours a miracle. After initially fearing death or paralysis and/or severe brain damage, Conner is expected to make a full recovery. Doctors say he could playing football in 4 to 6 weeks.

Kempe, a junior at Benjamin, was kite surfing along Jupiter Beach and Ocean Trail when a strong gust of wind picked him up and carried him 300 yards to the shore. He went through two metal fences, into a concrete pump cover, over a pole, into the back of a car and finally landed on a curb.

After being highly medicated for 24 hours, Kempe is breathing on his own. He did suffer a slightly bruised lung, a fractured kneecap and facial fractures that can heal without surgery.

audio in the water cool

Freestyle Audio and Shred Ready Announce Partnership

Deal Integrates State-of-the-Art Waterproof MP3 Player and Helmet


By Shred Ready

Tallassee, Al, November 6th 2006 ---
Freestyle Audio and Shred Ready have combined forces to offer the
latest advancement in water sport audio technology by bundling
Freestyle Audio's patent-pending waterproof mp3 player with Shred
Ready's line of action sport paddle helmets and a set of waterproof
audio earflaps.

The new "Can Can DMP Package" will be available just in time
for holiday season and includes a set of waterproof audio earflaps
specifically designed to fit inside Shred Ready helmets, the DMP
player, USB cord, user guide, playlist software CD (PC only) and a card
for 50 free songs from eMusic, with a MSRP of $199.95.





"At Freestyle Audio we constantly strive to integrate our technology
into products that enhance and bring music to the active lifestyle,"
said Lance Fried, Founder of Freestyle Audio. "We believe combining
forces to create the Can Can DMP Package delivers just that for
paddlers and kayakers."





"We are very excited to work with Freestyle Audio to offer such a cool
product," said Tom Sherburne, co-founder of Shred Ready. "Their
dedication to innovation will certainly serve to accelerate the
inclusion and wide-spread use of music into all water-related sports
and products," continued Sherburne.





For more information news and updates check www.freestyleaudio.com and www.shredready.com.

Bit of a reality check....

Pretty scary but we all know that Kiteboarding can be dangerous.

TCPalm: Local News

'Miracles happen,' dad says of Benjamin School quarterback's recovery Story Tools Email this story | Print By KIT BRADSHAW kit.bradshaw@scripps.com November 29, 2006 Conner Kempe of Tequesta was "talking, arguing and complaining" from his bed at St. Mary's Medical Center, his father said Tuesday morning. It was in stark contrast to his apparent near-death condition following a freak kiteboarding accident near Jupiter Beach at about 3 p.m. Sunday. Advertisement The Benjamin School Buccanneers' star quarterback received last rites from a chaplain upon arrival at the West Palm Beach hospital Sunday, and the 17-year-old lay in a highly medicated state for the next 24 hours. "If there were ever a miracle, this is it," Joseph Kempe said Tuesday. "He is supposed to be up today — there are no surgeries needed. All the news was so good that I asked the question: 'Will he be able to play football?'

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couple of nice phot's

couple of nice photo's on this blog. good on ya Sci.





Sci Andersons online blog: more kitesurfing



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north kite comp?

found this on the north kite site.



looks interesting, a quiz that has some sort of prize at the end?







This questionnaire is part of a master thesis which is being complied by two students from the


University of Lund, Sweden, in cooperation with North Kiteboarding/Boards More.


The purpose is to analyse the kitesurfing market and how it is changing. It would be very helpful for our


work if you could spare some time to answer these questions. You will need ten minutes to go through the


whole questionnaire. We kindly ask you to answer the questions truthfully and as accurate ly as you can.


By filling out the questionnaire you are automatically entered in the North Kiteboarding Lucky Draw.






North Survey 07



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