Do you live on the Central Coast and like to skateboard? Well, if you said yes to both questions, consider coming into California Kiteboarding, LLC to purchase a new Landyachtz longboard. Our shop is located at 695 Price Street Suite 103 in Pismo Beach and right now we have about seven complete Landyachtz longboards in stock. The Bamboo Pinner, is made from 100% bamboo, making it light weight and giving it a smooth responsive flex. The complete longboard is currently set up with Grizzly 852 Trucks, 76mm Monster Hawgs, 1/4 risers and LY abec7 bearings. The Tomahawk has a slightly dropped platform and is perfectly designed for freeriders. This board is ideal for those looking to get a taste of it all. The complete board comes with 70mm Mini Zombies, Grizzly 852 trucks and abec 7 Bear bearings. Another great board in stock is called The Evo. It was designed by a world champion to be the ultimate race board and has won more races in the past 5 years than any other board in the world. The complete board comes with Grizzly 852 Trucks, 76mm Monsters and LY abec 7 bearings. 

Kahuna Creations is unveiling a fresh, new board designed after its own Black Coral Classic Surfboard. They are specifically made for SUP on the street and perform like nothing else on the market.  

With a World War II ambulance on site, Victor Sellinger is the ONLY kiteboarder with enough stones to brave the storm.

With a four day forecast of 20-30 kts, it is starting to make us wonder if Springtime is coming early this year. Small storms and clearing winds are more than ideal for kiteboarders who didn't spend their Winter in the Caribbean.

Jason Lee and John McMasters had little time to make it to a 2012 Superbowl party. So, they had to make a quick 4.85 Nautical mile paddle (5.5812). The weather was 75 degress in Avila Beach, perfect for Winter in California, so a wetsuit wasn't necessary. McMasters was riding the 2012 Bark Dominator, while Lee was riding the 2012 Jamie Mitchel by Birse. McMasters and Lee headed toward the end of the pier for a quick warm up as they waited for their third paddler, Eric Zino. Zino just bought the 2012 Larid Bark 14ft.

Youri Zoon is a talented kitesurfer who loves the sport. So talented, that he is the PKRA World Champion. According to his website, http://www.yourizoon.com, not only does he fly slingshot kites, but this year he is riding with the RPM that he helped develop and test. He is a twenty-two year old who has been riding all over the world, but says his favorite spot to ride is Brouwersdam. His road to glory hasn't been a perfect one. He wrecked his knee twice in one year and was told he would never be able to kitesurf again. But, in 2005 he returned to the sport and in 2011 he one every single competition in kitesurfing. 

Riders Jason Lee, Natalie Lee, and Mike Mack (Hammer) went to Avila Beach and tested out the new 2012 Jamie Mitchel Navigator by Surftech. They went a distance of three miles in a glassy air temp of 73 degrees. Surftech continues to be the leader of SUP boards and the Jamie Mitchel Navigator is an example of their work. Owner of California Kiteboarding, Jason Lee, gave his take on the board in this blog. Stay tuned for the next blog as we will be doing a photoshoot of every angle of this board.

It was another beautiful day to stand up paddle board. California Kiteboarding, LLC applied Cal Poly's "Learn by Doing" philosophy on this adventure. But, the interesting part is the philosophy wasn't applied to Cal Poly students, instead on Cal Poly professors and Alumni. The professors were Carly Head, Carter Hammett, Amy Swanson, and Staley Avakian. They were all great sports, even when told they couldn't wear wetsuits.

Another beautiful summer day in Avila Beach for a Stand Up Paddle lesson and tour. California Kiteboarding typically insists on doing our lessons and tours in the morning to avoid wind, but sometimes our clients like to start the lesson a little later. Our paddlers in this adventure at Avila were Ryan, Nick, Julie, Megan, Mary, Hannah, and the Harbor Patrol. Usually, an afternoon paddle can be fun, but in some cases the wind can pick up in Avila, making it difficult to paddle. Today, was no exception.

California Kiteboarding set out for a 10.5 mile stand up paddle mission, which had various destinations with beautiful scenery. The riders started from Eldwayen Ocean Park in Shell Beach, to Cal Poly Pier, to Avila Jetty, then back to Shell. The riders on this mission were Victor Sellinger, Jason Lee, and Jeff Glenn. Lee ended up paddling more than 10.5 miles, since he was riding the Bark Dominator and didn’t want to leave his friends in the dust.

California Kiteboarding,LLC organized a free stand up paddle board day for Central Coast ladies! Overall, we had a pretty good turnout with most of our demo and rental boards in the water. The two crew leaders in charge of the ladies were Jason Lee and Wes Cooke. The Ladies included: Natalie Lee, Courtney Scallan, Michelle Cook, Vino Versato owner Cindy Giovacchini, Meg & Amy Boulware and a reporter from the Santa Maria Times. The conditions in Avila Beach were perfect for a time like July to stand up paddle board. The fog had made it a little cold, but provided a crisp sheet of glass to paddle around.