You might have noticed (from my Road Trip Europe post) that I took up kite surfing a couple of months ago. So far it’s been an excellent experience with nothing but fun. Some might argue that kite surfing is a dangerous sport and I guess it a more dangerous sport than say playing tennis, but then again, skiing isn’t that safe either, according to several statistics that are reported on sites found at Google when searching for accidents skiing statistics.

Anyway, that aside… I started kite surfing a couple of months ago and immediately bought a Cabrinha Switchblade model 2007 kite. It’s 12sqm and it’s a bow kite. Together with a Naish Haze board (133cm) I had a lot of fun. Recently I also bought a 8sqm Gaastra Jekyll 2008 kite and first used it last weekend at Brouwersdam. This is kite is simply awesome compared to the 12sqm. Its turning speed is magnificent. That same day I also flew a 9sqm Cabrinha Omega (2007), but flying the 8sqm Jekyll makes a world of a difference.

Anyway, a while ago when I was kiting at Muiderberg, straight after my sesh’, I discovered a small tear in my kite. I completely forgot about it and went on kiting the next day (glad it didn’t tear any further, you never know). While deflating, I asked the guy I was kiting with for a good address where I could have this kite repaired. He gave me the address of www.kitereparatie.nl in Laren, which is actually really close to where I live. I dropped by there tonight and the guy fixed my kite in 10 or 15 minutes or so.

I think this guy deserve a little extra attention, so here goes: if you ever need to repair a kite or change a 4-line setup to a 5-line setup, this guy is pretty good and offers excellent (and speedy) service.