Steve Nyswonger, Dana “Surfing Goat” McGregor and Matthew Shea experience the first North West swell to hit Pismo, CA. The waves were great for standup paddleboard surfing but the strong offshore wind made it difficult for SUP riders to paddle into the wave.
James Ropner, one of our local riders, hits Oregon this summer coastal sessions on the way to Hood River.
On September 14th, 2014 Jason Lee, Peter Johnson and Steve Nyswonger competed in the 2014 Tahoe Fall Classic 22-mile stand-up paddleboard race. This is a compilation of videos taken of the race, along with videos of their friends and family during their time in South Lake Tahoe.
Jason, Natalie, Arianna, Steve and myself Bianca began our 7-hour long drive from San Luis Obispo to South Lake Tahoe for the 22-mile Tahoe Fall Classic paddleboard race in Jason’s Sprinter van. Peter and his girlfriend Chase were driving separately in Jason’s pickup truck with the 7 paddleboards strapped onto the back.
Jason and Peter took the GoPro Hero 3+, “Phantom Killer” and the Sky Pirate handheld gimbal to Montano de Oro with their E-Go Electric Skateboard and ZBoard Pro Electric Skateboard.
Filmed by Jason Lee on an electric skateboard.
Jasmine decided to purchase a Slingshot RPM from our store as a California Kiteboarding Team Rider and went to Sherman Island to test it out.
In a couple of months, on September 14th, Jason and Peter will be doing the 22-mile stand up paddleboarding race in Tahoe. To prepare for the Tahoe Fall Classic, Jason and Peter have been rigorously training 3 to 4 times a week.
Barneys In Paradise presents a movie capturing the lives and riding of 9 riders. Each segment was individually edited by the rider themselves.
Featuring the riding of: Matt Elsasser, Alden Simmer, Pike Harris, Josh Brady, Reed Brady, Dereck Sproul, Sean Mertens, Zac Baxter and Brendan Kerr.
Sit back relax and enjoy!
Matthew Shea came into our shop this past week to pick up two new SUP boards for himself and his wife. Matthew bought the 2014 Starboard Blend 11’2″ for his wife and the 2014 Naish Nalu 11’4″ GS for himself.
Our personalized California Kiteboarding Slingshot Trainer Kites have arrived and we have a lot of them! 100 to be exact.
Since I began working at California Kiteboarding I’ve been wanting to try out kiteboarding and see what it’s all about. I finally had the chance to learn how to launch, fly and land a Slingshot B2 Kiteboarding Trainer Kite.
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. […]
Victor Sellinger braves it all! With a World War II ambulance on site, Victor Sellinger is the ONLY kiteboarder with enough stones to brave the storm. Equipped with his custom shaped Loyd KiteSurf board, he charges the Oceano surf between squalls, thunder, rain, and huge surf. Luckily Victor is a veteran kiteboarder at Pismo Beach […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 (5.58 Miles). 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 […]
Scott Edwards kiting in Morro Bay.