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2012 Airush Compact 5’4

13 Dec 2011

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I've spent a few hours now on my new 5'4 Airush Compact board. I'm really liking this board. I've had it out in some moderate to light winds, and then this past weekend in some really strong wings. It has the throw...

13 Dec 2011

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Had a fun day at Huguenot Park trying out the new 8m Lithium. What a super fun kite. I had a blast in the waves with it, and Jonathan was absolutely killing it on his twin tip with some massive kite loops... Here's...

08 Dec 2011

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I just picked up a new Compact 5'4 last week, and have had the chance to take it out on two different days. I pretty much only ride surfboards these days, and have been looking for something to replace...

06 Dec 2011

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This past weekend we were able to get out on the 17m Airush Varial X Race Kite. Winds: East 8-11mph. Winds were straight onshore. The Varial X Race isn't the fastest turning kite in the word, super...

04 Dec 2011

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Some of the local St. Augustine kite crew took a trip down to the Florida Keys for Thanksgiving. The first day was mellow and relaxing but every day after that saw 25-30mph. Great food, great conditions,...

07 Nov 2011

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Thanks to everyone that came out to try out some new 2012 kites! The wind was fairly strong so we weren't able to put up most of the kites we had but we were able to put up the 10m Ozone Reo, 9.5m Best...

31 Oct 2011

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Thanks everyone that came out to our Halloween Party at the shop! It is not often that we all get to come together and enjoy each other's company. Everyone had a great time, food was great, music was great,...

17 Sep 2011

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We have many new kites from the 2012 Airush lineup. Here is a gallery of the 2012 Airush Lithium 14m and the 2012 Airush One 15m. Both of these kites are light wind weapons and really good all around performers....

15 Sep 2011

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We managed to get our entire gang to Surf Expo 2011 to see what is happening for the next year in both kiteboarding and SUP. As usual the circus was in full effect with swimsuit models at every turn, making...