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Hannah in Mags!

Hannah Whiteley has appeared in magazines!

Kite Beast Winners 08 – Hannah and winners!

First event kicked off on Saturday with ‘Sync or Swim’. This was an event where all three competitors had to do whatever trick they could all manage at the same time. Our practice runs went ok. However, when it came to the real thing everything went wrong.

Hannah first at BKSA Littlehampton

1st place in the Pro ladies at the 6th round of the BKSA . It was held at Littlehampton on the south coast of England. On Friday morning the wind was pritty much none existent but it quickly picked up to 13meter weather my 1st heats went well with a close win against Helen Thompson...

CRAZYFLY 2009 PRODUCTS

CrazyFly proudly presents the 2009 product range. This year we made a big step forward and brought our fantastic brand new Trainer Kites to the market. Click here for more info about the new 2009 kiteboards and trainer kites.

ROCKY CHATWELL INJURED

CrazyFly sadly announces the fact that Rocky Chatwell injured his left leg during a practice session in June 2008. Doctors concluded that Rocky can not kiteboard for about eight months from today. "I want to recover as soon as possible, and then continue proggressing in my PKRA career" said Rocky. Rocky hopes not to lose your support as fans. CrazyFly stands by his side.

Hannah and Peter first at BKSA Hunstanton

'Sunny Hunny' BKSA round 3 finished with a double victory! Hannah won the Pro-ladies and dad, Pete, winning the seniors. A lot of luck went our way. First, the not so good wind forecast of light winds was completely wrong. We got a good 25 knotts...

Peter Whiteley took 1st place

"Just returned from Exmouth, the UK's 1st course racing event. Home of Stephanie Bridge Ladies Course Racing World Champion! Steph easily won the ladies, Denzil (4th place world’s) won the mens. I managed 1st senior. A great event with challenging wind conditions..."

Hannah Whiteley took 2nd place at BKSA Barrow

Wow, BKSA round 2 at Barrow-in-Furness was amazing. It lived up to its reputation of being the windiest spot in England. It blew strong throughout the whole of the 3 day event, with the sun shining. The Pro’s kicked off the competition on the Friday, I felt quite nervous...

CORE: interview with Rocky

CORE Online Magazine:
Introducing Rocky Chatwell from Texas in the USA. Rocky has steadily made a name for himself in the kiteboarding world. Starting with a win...
Read pages 109 - 122

Rocky: Kite Loop Slim Chance

Instruction - Kite Loop Slim Chance performed by Rocky Chatwell (published on SBC Kiteboard.com)

US Wind and Water Open

"The first day of the US Wind and Water 08 Open started off with a bang! Mens Freestyle started at about 12 pm and my first heat was against Damien Leroy and another dude from Florida. The wind was super light, competing on 13 meter kites and..."

Rocky's Story from Venezuela

"My mom and I worked for three weeks getting me domestic airline flight from Caracas to Margarita Coche islands. So we contacted some friends who used to live in Venezuela, and they finally got us a flight with another airline (Laser) getting a flight to Caracas was easy..."

France PKRA 2008 9th place

"After the long all night flight from Houston to Paris, then Paris to Leucaute I was pretty tired. As soon as I arrived at my hotel the Leukos Fun Club, I crashed hard. The next day I found the comp site in another town, called La Franqui, but there was..."

Peter and Hannah training on Tenerife, Canary Islands

Read a short Test review for Girls board by Hannah Whiteley and Raptor Pro by Peter Whiteley and see some pictures from their training trip to Tenerife, Canary Islands

Mexico PKRA 2008 9th place

"The first day of the tour this year started with no wind so everyone just chilled on the beach. That night I ate like three jumbo pieces of pizza, and went straight to bed, because the skippers meeting was at 9 am the next morning. I realized that I am the first heat of the day..."

Rocky winter training in Baja, Mexico

"Flying across the Sea of Crotez from Cullicaun to Laventana was quite a site! I had the window seat all to myself, and could see big tanker ships gliding on the sea. We landed in Lapaz about dusk. So I picked up my back pack and..."

Peter and Hannah Whiteley joined CrazyFly Team

"I feel proud to be a part of the CrazyFly team because the boards really help push my limits, as Im able to get out in over powered conditions and still be able to edge hard. Boosting bigger with the top quality construction and the sheer strength of the CrazyFly boards..."