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Anna Strelchenko - Kamchatka, Russia Ambassador Dispatches Anna Strelchenko How did you get into kiting? I learnt about kites a long time ago, back in 2007, when I lived in Vladivostok. A close friend of mine was kiteboarding and often took me to the kite spot to take pictures of him. Five years ago, I moved to Kamchatka. Just a couple weeks after moving there I saw some guys snowkiting. For a few years I was their photographer, but then I wanted to learn how to kite as well.   Where is your favourite spot to kiteboard? Of course Kamchatka!...

Mathis Ghio Claims Victory at National Race Championships There’s a new surf-race king in France, after Mathis Ghio claimed first place at the National GWA Race Championship. Last weekend, Sept. 18 - 19, the 18-year-old faced the challenging wind conditions at Saint Pierre la Mer to claim top spot at the wingfoil nationals. The wind range sat between 20 to 30 knots making the choice of wing tricky, Ghio notes.  “I was using a very small foil, the 600 aspect from Levitaz, and the 5m A-Series Glide,” he says. “This gear permits me to be powerful at any time and to...

3x Nominations for Ocean Rodeo at the AWSI Awards Kiteboarding Brand of the Year Kiteboarding Male Athlete of the Year:  Reece Myerscough Kiteboarding Female Athlete of the Year: Frances Kelly  A big thank you to everyone who has come along to see us at Hood River, Oregon for the AWSI Board Sports Expo! Our loyal brand ambassadors and local legends Pete Wright and John Bellecera were the hosts at the Ocean Rodeo stand, exhibiting the latest A-Series kites and our first ever ALUULA Glide wings! Be sure to check out the new lineup here.  Also, a massive thank you to...

THE BEST BATTLE IT OUT AT SYLT STRAPLESS GKA WORLD CUP REECE MYERSCOUGH REACHES THE PODIUM AT THE GKA KITESURF WORLD CUP SYLT Over a year has passed since the last GKA Kitesurf World Cup and this month we saw some of the best freestyle and wave riders come together to battle it out in the cold, rough and windy conditions that the North Sea is so renowned for. And it didn’t disappoint! We were so stoked to have our team rider Reece Myerscough competing all the way from Canada. Arriving in a camper-van stacked with kite gear, and armed...

Today we are stoked to announce that rising Big Air superstar Giel Vlugt has joined the Ocean Rodeo family! And he couldn't have come to us at a more exciting time, as we prepare to unleash the power of ALUULA Composites into our new, Big Air focused kite range... Matching up Giel’s creative riding style with the new performance levels that ALUULA’s composite kite technologies offer, we are confident this collaboration will lead to new Big Air performance levels, showcased by this highly focused and talented rider. Giel will be working closely with the Ocean Rodeo design team to ensure...