Kitesurf Atlas, Kiteboarding Holidays, Kite Surf Lessons

I ave been down in Mexico with Morph kiteboarding in Tulum for about 2 weeks now. It is stunningly beautiful down here. When the wind blows, I kite / teach, and when it doesn't we find other things to do. Two days ago, the wind was a little too low for me to head out under the kite, so I was sitting at the shop watching the other kiters on the water.

That day was not a simple "wind waiting" day... I noticed a sailboat sailing rather near shore, with very poor sail trim. A moment later I noticed that noone was inside the cockpit... The sailboat belonged to a guy named Fabien, from up the beach. I took off running and tried to head of the boat before it drifted too far, which I failed at miserably. By the time I go near it, the current and wind swept it well beyond my reach. At this point, Blaine (fellow kiteboarder I work with) was near by, so I flagged him down and asked him to drag me out to the boat. Apparently though I am quite a drag, because we couldn't keep up with it.

REVISTA XTREMO AÑO 12 No 50.

Estaba hablando con mi amiga Betty acerca de la
Copa Mundial de Kiteboarding que se iba a realizar en
Playa Mamitas la próxima semana. Me preguntó si yo
iba a ir. Le contesté que no, primero porque tenía todo
el fin de semana lleno de cursos y segundo porque la
verdad tenía miedo de hacer un mal papel y perjudicar
la imagen de mi marca de kitesurfing MORPH. Ella en
ese instante me dijo “ David , si yo fuera tu alumna y no
participaras me sentiría muy desilusionada de ti” ... sus
palabras me quedaron resonando en la cabeza por los
próximos días.

El día de las inscripciones y las eliminatorias, veinte
kaiteros locales participarían por eliminación, en un
formato muy interesante ya que combinaba los estilos
de old school con new school ó Freestyle. A mí me
encanta el old school, pienso que es la representación
más linda del deporte. Decidí hablar con los tres
alumnos que tenía para ese día y obviamente me

8/24/2011
Golden Gate , San Francisco CA.

Golden Gate @ Crissy Field , SF, CA.

Alcatraz

Here I am, Crissy Field, wind blowing from the NW at 20 knts average...
I´m riding a 9m, and I start heading out towards the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE....

Cold Water, good wind, great environment around as they have the world championship of windsurfing, so there is a lot going on in the water.... wich by the way, was really good to see Mexican Faces around, Victor, Adam and Jessica.

This kiting session, was not a regular kite session, there was no jumps, no tricks, but it was more like doing something symbolic, something unique, and something that not many people has the privilege to do.... I just want to share with you, what is the feeling of kiting on such an ICONIC location.... some people say, that the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, is the Most beautiful site to DIE... ( ¿¿¿¿¿¿???????)....

La única meta que tenía en mente cuando tuve la idea de hacer el SCHOOL NIGHTS, no era otra más que ayudar a las personas que están interesadas en aprender a hacer kite, desde que regresé de mi viaje a EU, me he estado encontrando con mucha gente que quiere aprender a kitear, asimismo, desde que enseño profesionalmente, siempre he intentado buscar una fórmula para poder compartir éste deporte con las demás personas sobre todo con los residentes de Riviera Maya, ya que esto fomentará de una manera positiva el crecimiento en la seguridad del deporte en nuestras playas, desgraciadamente, el problema, es que por la logística, y costos de operación de llevar una escuela, así como la inconsistencia del viento, los precios del curso son elevados de alguna manera u otra, sin importar cual escuela o cual instructor sea, haciendo un poco más complicado el aprendizaje, pues, aunque si es posible aprender a hacer kite en 4 a 6 horas, es verdad que necesitas más tiempo y más hora

Saturday 6 30 am, we are heading towards the Ferry in Playa del Carmen, we are told that we are leaving in the 7am boat, we show up and there is no boat until 8 am, this sucks, as the Captain´s meeting is at 9 am, to start the crossing around 10 am, we have good wind from the East in average like 15 knots , but the downside is with this kind of wind the later it gets the weaker it gets, until the point that it can dissapear around 2 pm due to the heat…..

"10 Miles Cozumel to Playa del Carmen"

This event is open to all public, to get information and details about the "10 Miles Cozumel to Playa del Carmen, March 4th to March 7th 2011" Kiteboarding Challenge, send us an email at justfly@morphkiteboarding.com and adrian@cozumelkiteboarding.com

The Event :

Intermediate and Advanced Kiteboarders from all over the world will reunite in Cozumel Island the day before the crossing for the safety brieffing and details of this crossing.

Day 1 at night:

Press Conference and Registration.
Media Coverage
Dinner for all the participants.
Party

Day 2 : Crossing Day:

Light Breakfast
Safety Brieffing and last directions
Equipment Check up
Support & Media boats start up.
Crossing starts
Landing in Playa del Carmen
Welcome BBQ party
Media coverage
Kiting day in Playa del Carmen

Are you interested in covering Media, Photography , and/or Sponsor?
Please, let us know we will be happy to work together!

"10 Miles Cozumel to Playa del Carmen"

This event is open to all public, to get information and details about the "10 Miles Cozumel to Playa del Carmen, February 2011" Kiteboarding Challenge, send us an email at justfly@morphkiteboarding.com and adrian@cozumelkiteboarding.com

The Event :

Intermediate and Advanced Kiteboarders from all over the world will reunite in Cozumel Island the day before the crossing for the safety brieffing and details of this crossing.

Day 1 at night:

Press Conference and Registration.
Media Coverage
Dinner for all the participants.
Party

Day 2 : Crossing Day:

Light Breakfast
Safety Brieffing and last directions
Equipment Check up
Support & Media boats start up.
Crossing starts
Landing in Playa del Carmen
Welcome BBQ party
Media coverage
Kiting day in Playa del Carmen

Are you interested in covering Media, Photography , and/or Sponsor?
Please, let us know we will be happy to work together!

KITE PACKAGE FOR BEGINNERS
Have you been thinking about learning how to kiteboard, one of the most popular new extreme sports? Spend a week with us at Playa Azul, and you’ll have all you need right here to get on the water and fly. Our package includes 7 nights accommodation, continental breakfast, a 10% discount in our restaurant, and 6 hours of private instruction with an IKO certified kite instructor.

Prices are for two people staying at the hotel, and one person taking the classes. There will be an extra charge for the second person also taking the classes.
Jungle view room: $1500 usd
Ocean view room: $1640 usd
Beach front room: $2025 usd

See our blog for more information about kitesurfing!
www.playaazultulum.com/blog/Class days and times depend on wind conditions.
* To rent our equipment, you must present an IKO card, and to kite independently, you must be IKO Level 3 certified.
We also require a credit card imprint for any possible damage sustained to the kite.

well, just under one week left here in Hatteras and I cant say there is much to complain about. Today looked like it could have gone either way with wind blowing or not but luckily for us, the wind gods did not let us down!! Kite point was crowded with amazing locals and some new found friends from the middle of Canada. Kites ranged from 12m to 16m in the morning but that changed dramatically in the afternoon with anything from 7m to 12m in the air.
Jamie Cost showed up later into the day and invited me on a downwinder that would rank in my top 5 easily! Jamie was armed with his 11.5m and a surf board and I with a 12m and a skim. Clean wind all the way from Kite Point to First Turn Out on the north side of Avon. Everything from little waves to glassy flats added to a spectacular sunset and an awe-inspiring full moonrise!

What a great start of the season!
do you remember the Turtle nest we found at Playa Azul Tulum?
well, we found out that we have 11 nests around our Tulum location, and as well, we found 13 Turtle nests in our HQ Xpu Ha location...
we received some training from the people that is taking care of this nests , and they are assisting us, or better yet, we are assisting them and the turtles to hatch safe!
yesterday, 1st of October, the first Morph Turtles were born! Manolito was great assisting them and taking care of them until the night goes down to be able to release them in the ocean!!!
what a nice experience!!!!

Thank you Manolo!!!

Andrés PR, Senior vice President Operations for Mexico, Central América and Aruba For OCCIDENTAL HOTELS, is a true "Groupie" of Morph, he loves to visit and ride along with the Morphsters! this time he had the opportunity to visit our spot in Tulum Hotel Playa Azul, where he had an awesome session, wind was great, waves were fun, and he had the whole Kite Beach Tulum for himself.... this is another of the beauties of our spots, you can kite totally uncrowded...

Andrés said : had a sweet good 3 hour run..... solito, no one else around, IVO showed up after i was done, but it was blowing the whole afternoon... I had a great time! Thank you Morph!

The Kiteator at Morph!
The Kiteator ( Rodrigo Cue ), is a super kite hero , which one of his powers is to have incredible strength and power to raise a kite on the sky when there is absolutely no wind!!!
of course it is a super power that we all envy! Trust always in his superkitepower!!!!

stay tuned for more adventures of THE KITEATOR!!!!

Morph, Just Fly.

1 .- you are heading off shore and when you see this monsters forming you just go WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

2.- you are facing the monster forming, toe side, ready to turn, and the only thing that is in your mind ...is OH MY GOD!!!!! what am I doing here????

3.- you are thinking----Don´t drop the kite, don´t loose the board....

4.- you are riding down the wave, and the only thing you can hear is NOTHING but complete SILENCE....

these are some pointers to know that you finally are riding BIG WAVES!!!
this is the session we had today, I´m glad I´ve been practicing for the last month ( 1 year but, to prepare for the waves 1 month straight!!!) only strapless to be able and prepared to drop down on this Fun MOnsters!!!!

avid, Jenna, and Dylan,

Thanks again for all your help and hospitality during our recent visit. It was great seeing you and the rest of the Morph crew again. Lauren is so pumped that she is up and riding now! We really appreciate the one-on-one instruction, friendliness, and attention to detail (and safety). It is what sets Morph apart as a World Class organization! It is exciting to watch Morph grow and expand yet maintain a personalized approach. Well, we landed in a blinding snow storm that made the drive home from the airport seem much harder than a kite loop but made it safely. Despite the cold, Lauren couldn't help herself and had to check out her new gear as you can see in the picture. Thanks for getting her set up and outfitted properly-I did explain that I may have to make sure the new 8 meter Beast works ok here in the midwest conditions :) as soon as we are brave enough to break out the wetsuits. I'll send some video of Isla Blanca once I get some editing done.

Another great adventure planned with MORPH Kiteboarding! We are heading up to Isla Blanca to enjoy the first solid North winds of the New Year! So if anyone is interested in joining us for kiteboarding lessons or just great adventures with the worldly MORPH team let us know as soon as possible.

As 2010 begins, so do the kiteboarding adventures on the Mayan Riviera. Slowly the wind is filling in and creating some great kiting, no matter what kind of riding you like to do. Kiteboarding has just begun and been greeted by a lot of excitement and anticipation as we open a school in one of the top rated, five star hotels on the Mayan Riviera. The two young instructors from Belgium and Canada are fitting in just perfectly and showing the Hotel guests what kiteboarding is all about!