Een combi van kitesurfen en wakeboarden. HO Sports Launches New Water Sport
Wakekiting set to be the latest hybred action-sport
Redmond, WA - HO Sports President/COO Tim Joyce today announced the asset purchase of Portland-based Wakekite Sports, Inc. Wakekite will be fully integrated into the HO Sports organization effective immediately. HO Sports will continue to market the Wakekite product under the present Wakekite product identification.
A mix of kiteboarding and wakeboarding, the new sport of wakekiting couples a boat and wakeboarder/water-skier with an inflatable, towable kite. "I am excited to continue HO/Hyperlite's long tradition of innovation and growth in water sports. HO/Hyperlite has always had a strong commitment to safety while pushing the boundaries of the sport. Wakekite gives us the best of both worlds. Wakekite is not a tube to be ridden upon, but rather an auto-stable inflatable kite that rides above the rider and is completely controlled by the rider," said Joyce.
Wakekite's launch model, the Superfly, has multiple safety elements built in, including an auto-release handle that sets the kite free from the tow line when the rider simply "lets go." The Superfly delivers a sane and incredibly fun answer to the public's appetite for big air behind the boat. The result is a much safer experience that allows first timers to savvy riders a new thrill on the water.
"We like to think of wakekiting as wakeboarding on the moon," said Dan Meyers, co-founder of Wakekite Sports, Inc. "With a wakekite you can catch pro-style air but land ultra-soft with the overhead kite slowing your return to the surface. Wakekiting is not meant to replace wakeboarding, or even to compete head to head with it; rather, a wakekite represents a fun new way to ride and expand one's list of tricks. With a wakekite, a whole list of never-before-possible tricks is ready to be invented."
Wakekite will launch in Spring 2007.
www.wakekite.com
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