What is KB4Girls?

Event activities and general info

“KB4girls” stands for both “KiteBoarding for girls” and “KristinBoese for girls”. While this word game may be a coincidence it basically says everything about the basic structure of KB4girls: Kristin Boese organises Kite Boarding clinics for female kiteboarders!

event target:

  • to bring together female kiters of all ages and levels, to have fun together and to possibly build kite-friendships and communities
  • to give tips and tricks that help the girls to improve their kiting easily, to educate about equipment and safety, to motivation female kiteboarders
  • to motivate more female kiteboarders to compete in national and international competitions (not necessary!), to talent scout female kiters

target group:

  • female kiteboarders of all ages and levels
  • min. requirements: going upwind, kiting independently
  • girls and women that are motivated to compete, no matter in which disciplin
  • but also girls that just want to kite for fun and push their kiting to the next level

event activities (varries slightly depending on spot and event):

  • official opening and greeting
  • separation in groups by level
  • safety check and spot briefing
  • demonstration of tricks on the water
  • kiting in the group, training on the water
  • debriefing and tips to improve certain moves
  • even more kiting if the wind allows!

no-wind activities:

  • Q&A
  • mental imaging and training on land
  • training on bar
  • visualizing tricks by looking at them in books and DVDs
  • fun-games and other sports activities (wakeboarding, standup paddleboarding, swimming…)
  • educational talk about the polution and protection of our oceans

further activities:

  • equipment test (Best Kites und Boards, balance boards)
  • fun-fotoshoot for everyone
  • BBQ and other evening activities

types of events (marked in schedule as such):

  • workshops (1 day, up to 20 participants)
  • clinics (1 day, up to 40 participants)
  • camps (2 to 3 das, up to 40 participants)

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Photo: Laurel Eastman Kiteboarding