It is that time of  the year again!  The Pismo Beach kiteXpo will be on March 28th and 29th.  We will be down there with Ocean Rodeo.

Here are the details given by The Kite Boarder Magazine:

Spring is around the corner and that means wind, sun and swell for California kitesurfers! Come join the fun as kitesurfers from around the state converge in Pismo Beach, CA, for the annual Pismo Beach KiteXpo sponsored by Xtreme Big Air and supported by The Kiteboarder Magazine.

New this year, SUP Demos!

A great way to get your water fix and exercise when there’s no wind, the SUP demo portion of the event will take place between 9a to 12 noon daily. We will blog if this demo will happen as we are closer to the event. Stay tuned……

* Registration: Daily from 8:45a until 2p

* Demo Hours: 9a to 12p or whenever the wind starts blowing!*

* Skill Level: Use at your own risk. Need to be comfortable in the ocean, aware of others.

* Other: Must sign waiver and provide credit card info security deposit to demo gear. Demos limited

to 20 minutes unless otherwise arranged with vendor.

*SUP demo will be only happen if we get minimum four companies in SUP category.

Free Demo 2009 Gear and Accessories!

So far, 14 companies have signed up to demo. We think we’ll have around 20 total by the time of the Expo! You only need to be an intermediate level kiteboarder or better, able to go upwind consistently, self rescue and handle ‘congestion,’ to be able to demo.

Registered companies so far:

Advance, Best, Caution, Dakine, Eclipse, F-one, Liquid Force, Mystic, Naish (Sol Kiteboarding), Ocean Rodeo, RRD, Slingshot, Wainman Hawaii (Kite Naked) and Underground. Pending are Surf Industries SUP boards, Vari Kites, North, Cabrinha and ???

* Registration: Daily from 8:45a until 2p

* Demo Hours: 12p to 5p

* Skill Level: Intermediate or better only

* Other: Must sign waiver and provide credit card info security deposit to demo

gear.

* Demos limited to 20 minutes unless otherwise arranged with vendor.

Trade In Old Kites, Hang Gliding Sails and Paragliders for “Cash!”

Kitecyle.org is a non-profit organization that recycles your old gear into reusable grocery and all-purpose carrying bags. Bring your old kites, windsurf sails and hang gliding sails and get a tax write off (US Citizens/permanent resident)! Kitecycle.org will be located in/near the registration tent area.

kitecycle.org

Raffle, BBQ and More!

Once again we will have some exciting raffle prizes to give away on both Saturday and Sunday including some Waterproof cases and headphones from H20 Audio and new, high quality watches with kiteboarding graphics from DonkeyDickKiteboarding.com.Stay tuned for updates!

The UCSB Collegiate Kiteboarding Club will be back again to host the BBQ on Saturday the 28th. Tickets are $10 each and quantities are limited. BBQ will start between 5:30p and 6:30p, depending on how long the wind lasts that day! Email

cgherb@aol.com

to make a reservation. We are also trying to get some music. We’ll see!

www.xtremebigair.com/kitexpo for more info