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So you are kiting about 500 meters from shore and you notice a fellow rider with his kite down in the water waving for help. You reach him and assess his situation. He does not seem to have a life threatening injury but is injured nonetheless. The victim is no longer able to kite /body drag/swim back to shore due to his injury. What do you do? Release victim`s kite and kite back to shore alone to call for help and then go back to stay with him? Release victim`s kite and body drag with victim back to shore with...

If you did not know or have heard of Jason Blanchard, you will from this day forward. Jason is a talented kiteboarder from Quebec, Canada and a driven individual. At the ripe age of 19, his passion for the sport and competition has brought him to different parts of the world to show off his skills and learn from the best. Most recently, he just got back from the Junior Kiteboarding World Championships in France where he finished in the top 10. We got to speak to him recently about his experience and this is what he had to say. What made...

Jason Blanchard is one of the most committed kiteboarder there is, playing a fundamental part in the growth of the sport in Quebec, Canada. Through channelling his passion for the sport into educating people, his energy and focus has helped to expand the reach of kiteboarding.  We caught up with Jason to hear what he had to say. Name: Jason BlanchardHometown: Sept-Iles, Quebec, CanadaBorn: 1997 What's your Kiteboarding background?I started kiteboarding with my dad when I was 12 years old. Since then it quickly became a real passion of mine and has pretty much taken over my life! After finishing school,...

Our video for our flagship product has now reached 25,000 views!To celebrate, we will give you a 5$ discount on it until the end of January 2016! Tryout the most innovative way to repair your kite ever.  At checkout use Coupon code: SailRepair2016

KITEAID is glad to introduce a new product to our already complete line of repair products: The Valve Repair Donut kit. After almost two years in the making and testing, we are finally happy with the result. This Valve Repair Donut Kit contains five donuts (disk) that can repair up to five valves on your kite. Basically the kit contains five special discs that have a super tacky adhesive on both sides. Simply remove your valve, clean, apply our repair donut and reposition on your bladder. No drying time required.  Simple. Quick. Permanent!