Assessing which
type of board and
kite one needs is
dependent on the
style of boarding a
person chooses to
pursue.
Assessing which type of
board and kite one needs
is dependent on the style
of boarding a person
chooses to pursue: There
is racing, wave riding,
freestyle, wakestyle and
many more.
A professional like
Dimitri Maramenides
can help when having to
make these decisions.
Maramenides, once a
professional windsurfer, is a
world-renowned kitesurfer
and owner of Epic Kites,
which sells its equipment
Clockwise from top left:
Mark Medley and Scott
Diggs watch the action.
Blaine Daniel packs up
his gear. Richard Huse
prepares to launch.
Todd Robinson gives the
thumbs up for launch.
Scott Diggs inverts into
a “Deadman.” Multiple
kites color the sky at
Wrightsville’s south end.
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WBM july 2013
