Kitespain Issue #15 - English Version Is Out!

The English version of KiteSpain Magazine latest issue has now dropped! You can now read the 14 page article on fellow Liquid Force team rider Brandon Scheid and myself even if you cant read Spanish! Pages 55 - 68! Peep it... http://www.kitespain.com/english/online.html

Kitespain Issue #15 Coverage

pg 55 & 56

The latest issue of Kitespain Magazine just dropped and Brandon Scheid and myself scored some major coverage... a 14 page feature! Mostly stuff Bryan Elkus shot at the 2011 Liquid Force Team Shoot in Cape Hatteras! The article talks about the direction we would like to see Kiteboarding go and how to make the sport grow instead of be limited to a certain style...

pg 57 & 58

pg 59 & 60

pg 61 & 62

pg 63 & 64

pg 65 & 66

pg 67 & 68

Right now only the Spanish version is available but in another 2 weeks an english version will drop as well! Pretty excited though because Europe is such a huge kiteboarding market and Tarifa, Spain is probably the most popular spot on the planet! Nice to snag some coverage there for sure!

Within' Reach - An Ontario Kiteboarding Movie... Premieres in Toronto!

"DVD and Blu-Ray for sale!"

This past weekend I headed up to Toronto for the premiere of Within Reach: An Ontario Kiteboarding Movie! Brendan Shnurr and friends at Big Fall Productions has been working on the video for the past three seasons, showcasing the best spots and best riders that the province has to offer! When I showed up I was stoked to see they had used a photo David G Tran had taken late last season of myself in Long Point as the back cover for the DVD as well as the DVD menu! I was really impressed with the amount of support for the event, they had a huge turnout for the premiere and the party went on all night! Check out some of the photos from the event and pick up a copy at your local board shop!

"Brendan and Krystian the videographers getting ready to start the movie!"

"big turnout"

"myself, Steiner and Krystian post viewing!"

Thanks to Jay Newman for the shots!

Boarder Pass Wake Park - Front Page News

"Boarder Pass Glass"

"shifty to wrapped"

It was a national holiday this past weekend and the forecast looked pretty bad for kiting so I made the drive up to Sarnia for my first cable set of of the year! The crew at Boarder Pass is always fun to ride with and after a few really fun sets with everyone Saturday I was really not looking forward to the 2 1/2 + hour drive back home. With no wind in the forecast for Sunday either and an invitation to crash at Tim and Cody's pad I figured it would be a good idea to stick around and shred for another day! On Sunday we woke up and it looked miserable but by noon it had cleared up and we had another bluebird day in the glassy System 2.0 park!

"indy tantrum... almost. did tim miss the shot or did i miss the grab?"

"270 front board"

"around the corner raley"

"look at the all the LFX's!"

We all had a full afternoon of hitting sliders and loading up air tricks! A handful of locals are killin it now, getting real steezy on the sliders and throwing big raleys and some rolls! I really wish I had one of these so close to my house cause these guys are going to get ill quick! Everybody was throwing down and a reporter from the Sarnia Observer newspaper happened to show up, snapping photos and asking questions about the park! On Tuesday, the newspaper had Boarder Pass and myself on the front page throwing a raley to blind! Pretty stoked to get in the paper and for BP to get some coverage! Cant wait to get back up there again!!! Word is they have a rooftop with a flat bar on the end going in this week or next, similar to the famous one at McCormick's cable park! And the Liquid Force Browdown is going down on June 25'th with free cable sets, free food and free shwag! Get there!!! Should be sick!

"front page of the Sarnia Observer"

"Liquid Force Brodown Poster"

SBC Kiteboard and Kiteworld Coverage!

The new issue of SBC Kiteboard just dropped and I'm pretty stoked on it! Lots of park riding, powered hits and heavy waves! Plus our crew scored a 6 page article on our trip to Maui, a few other shots here and there and Brandon nabbed the cover! Check it out...

One of the many beautiful Maui views!

Some Kitebeach action!

Secrets on the North Shore!

Some more media in the "Kite Camp" section of the mag! Hitting features is getting really popular in kiting and more and more people are getting interested into this side of the sport! Hitting the park with a kite is no joke though, so SBC hit up 7 pro's that are pushing the scene on what to keep in mind while taking your first attempts at hitting a slider with your kite!

Kite Camp - Hitting Sliders

There was also an article on the Wind Or No Wind Board Jam at the Camsur Watersports Complex in the Philippines! I was so excited to be invited to this event and to have a chance to be a part of kiteboarding history. One full week of kite and cable, rider judged, no heats and as much water time as you could handle! When we had wind we kited and when it shut off we went and shredded the cable or multiple 2.0 systems! Then at the end of the week everybody voted on who was killing it the most! I've never seen this much progression in such a short amount of time, I'm already jonsing to get back to Camsur and take some laps at CWC again! Lots of content already out from this event and I'm sure a lot more in the future as well!

WONW article

A little more exposure in the photo section as they do a feature on "jibbing, pressing and bonking" in kiteboarding and how it's blown up in the last few years! The photos from a session Bryan Elkus hit up last spring in Cape Hatteras, switch tail press on the Dock out back of REAL Kiteboarding alongside my budday Eric Rienstra booting a fat BS3, late melon grab off the kicker! Pretty pysched on this too because on the following page the credits for our shots are on the side of a two page spread of one of the guys I really looked up to coming up! Andre Phillip, as always steezing out on the corrogated tube up in the goofy slick!

Eric and I getting down in Cape Hatteras!

Kiteworld Issue 49 also had a little exposure in it too! A few shots from a trip to Brazil winter 2010 with Sam Medysky and Jon Van Malsen! Thanks to David G Tran for shooting that trip!

Kiteworld Issue 49

Jon, Sam and myself

Not riding but not a bad view, right?

So now I'm at home, catching up with family, friends and sponsors, Getting ready to kick off the summer for 2011!

2011 - SSS WILDCARD

Here's a little edit I dropped for the SSS Kiteboarding event in Cape Hatteras, NC... the video had to be in by May 1'st so I had to hurry and get some footage together. Turned out alright but would have definitely like a couple more sessions to stomp a few more hits! Anyways here it... 2011 SSS Wildcard!

SSS WILDCARD 2011 from Craig Cunningham on Vimeo.

CWC Winch Park Shot in KiteSpain Magazine!

The other day I came across a few photos that Tom Court had taken of Brandon Scheid, Sam Light and myself sessioning the Cable Park and Winch Park at the CWC just before the Wind Or No Wind Jam was about to kick off! All the shots were published in the latest issue of KiteSpain magazine in a 10 page WONW Jam article! Check it out...

Go support KiteSpain and the Wind Or No Wind by picking up a copy of the magazine, it come in an English version as well! Or for more info on the Wind Or No Wind Board Jam hit up the website... www.windornowind.com !