Julian Insisted on Surfing USA (in Sri Lanka!)

An olympian turned kiter, a doctor who got a tan and my cousin who got scared and scarred! Loads of fun, kitesurfing - in Sri Lanka. Next week we are at it again.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZZ-45vs8aI

Hikkaduwa Beach Fest? Nah we STILL rather be Kitesurfing!

One year down the line and we still have not change our minds, a weekend in Hikkaduwa at the Beach Fest is nothing compared to a weekend Kitesurfing up North. Haha, you try have fun people, we are off to Kitesurf!

Waiting for the right girl by Farah Macan Markar

He's bored when going to the beach and having nothing to do.
Diving, surfing, windsurfing he loves.
He recently has started fishing And is into badminton and squash.....

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Curt Martenstyn's Kitesurf Sri Lanka 2009 Movie

Loads of fun. You need to join. In the movie, Mischi Walter, Dilsiri Welikala, Antoine, Mike, Yanik.

Or just click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1il6a3Q-B_k

Abay or Bust!

Abay or Bust! - click here for our latest adventure http://www.arugam.info/2009/07/15/arugam-bay-or-bust/

'We're not crazy, we just love Kiting!'

We live in paradise, an adventure is just a few hours away - be it kitesurfing, white water rafting, kayaking, cycling, surfing, diving, climbing....when its there why not do it? You dont need to bust a lot of funds. You dont even need a vehicle - travel by bus if you have to. Arugam Bay - Adams' Peak - Trincomalee -Easy.

With all these at our doorstep, we just need to enjoy them. This is what we do - week after week, and we are called crazy for this. I think its crazy if you live life working etc and go outstation for a few days a year and call that a holiday, your break.

Whatever you say, we head out again. On an adventure. Haha!

In 1 hour 30 minutes...we leave for Abay

We head to paradise! Arugam Bay. Yahoooo. Hope for nice waves in the morning and then windy afternoons. Surfing in the morning, Kitesurfing in the afternoon.

• Somlak - must try your thai cooking
• Fred - the local brew
• Richard - perhaps some surf lessons for Curt
• Saman and Minna - mmm, the pizza
  

The crowd from MAS, now dont stay indoors, go out in the sun and get tanned! Ah, Sri Lanka Rocks!

Another amazing session came to a close. Amazing not just for us kiteboarders, but for the local kids who are getting a taste of this amazing sport. Wish I had a camera to capture the moment the child piggybacked on me...Next week we'll be at it again - Galle Blogger, hope to see you as well with your windsurf gear!

Julian gets a slice of Donkey Lagoon

Ouch, the biggest slice I have seen in ages. It was no joke - Julian was in pain. These are the dangers of kiting in locations like this.

Things to learn;

• Be mindful of your step
  
• Always kite with a buddy (just in case you fall in trouble)
  
• Know where the hospital is
  

Wish you a speedy recovery Julian.

Dolphins, Downwinders, Wave Riding - Kitesurfing just gets better

Its just over a year since I began kitesurfing. The experiences just seem to get better and better - the last weekend of May could perhaps be the best so far. Firstly, the crowd - Schwendtke family - Tassilo and his dad Meinhard. Tassilo and I kited for the first time last year - I was barely able to go upwind and I remember he giving me tips...now the tips were more on how to master the art of front and back loops along with board grabs. Perhaps in a year I would be at that level. His dad, though not a kitesurfer also chases the wind - windsurfing! Respect to windsurfers - its not an easy sport to master.

Secondly, the downwind session with Marcel, Hannes, Marc and his two guest and our photo companions Elizabeth, Marie and Sophie who followed on the safety boat... Riding the waves was amazing, speeding up to catch the wave and then riding them and heading off to catch another wave at will! While some stopped at a place we call 'Dream Spot' the rest proceeded downwind until it was just Marcel and I who continued to reach the tip of Puttalam. We did get delayed by the Army - the usual checking of permits etc but we were rewarded with a wonderful sight of dolphins (Indo Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins) swimming 15 meters from us. It sure was the hightlight of the entire weekend.

Next weekend, we'll be at it again.