Zephyr Kite Tours

ZKT Newsletters & other Amazing things

March 2010

NATIONAL KITESURF SURVEY
Don’t forget to fill out the survey and get all your mate to as well. www.kitesurfsurvey.com Remember there are great monthly prizes up for grabs and the major prize is a 10 days kite tour the the cocos islands or a complete North Kite and Board package!
THIS MONTHS WINNERS.. February winners for the National Kitesurf survey are: David Vlassic from Melbourne who won the Cabrinha Headphones and Keiren who win the Cabrinha wakeskate Congratulations guys – WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR NEW TOYS!
GIRLS PRIZE FOR SURVEY – MYSTIC HARNESS Surely there are more girls in this sport than 13%? We are giving away an extra prize for any kite chicks that fill out our survey between the 2 nd of March and the 2 nd of April. The prize will be a female Mystic harness worth $? Tell your wives, girlfriends and friends – get them onto www.kitesurfsurvey.com
NEXT MONTHS PRIZE For the March draw we are giving away a chicks Mystic harness, a B12 trainer kite package from Slingshot and another pair of Cabrinha headphones drawn on the 2 nd of April 2010.
SOME INTERESTING STATS: From our National Kitesurfing survey 13% of kitesurfers are female, ?% are Under 21 & ?% are over 60, ?% believe in Santa claus, ?% of Guys between 21 & 40 are single!

COCOS KITESURFING TOURS
If your thinking of coming to Cocos this year, let us know. Register your interest at here.

If you are thinking of getting your own way to the Islands and want to have access to our kitesurf centre, rescue service and great kiting and social events, then let us know your dates. We have limited membership spaces available so to avoid disappointment – book early. Details can be seen here.

ZKT KEEN TO STOP DIVORSES OVER KITESURFING! FREE LESSONS FOR KITE-WIDOWS ON COCOS
Cocos is the perfect place for ladies to learn as we understand that everything has to be PERFECT!
There is warm winds, shallow clear water and a female instructor on hand the whole tour to give lessons, encourage and understand all the issues women have with learning to kite. We are offering FREE lessons with equipment for non-kiting partners who book as a couple on any fun-house tours before the end of March. Check out the packages here (4 hours including equipment valued at over $300)

KITESTOCK – WA. ZKT a Winner!
Just back from Australia’s largest kitesurfing gathering – KITESTOCK, the event was put on my WAKSA and their volunteers. They did a sterling job organising and hosting the event in Dongara WA (about 3 hours north of Perth) We had soooo much wind all day everyday, great food - breakfast and lunch, and then great meals and entertainment in the evenings at the local pub.

There were over 350 kitesurfers on the beach and in the small waves and many kitesurfing companies had all their gear on the beach to demo all weekend.

Jen from ZKT entered the women’s wave kiting event on the 2 nd day only to find that it was blowing well over 25 knots and she only had a 7m (small for the east – large for the west). After borrowing a Wainman 5m and a Takoon directional from Stonka, she sailed downwind to the competition area to “express herself” in the waves for ½ an hour. Jen won the event and many prizes donated from the sponsors of Kitestock.
Thanks to Kitestock for putting on such a great, relaxing and friendly event!

MEET OUR INSTRUCTOR – EVAN
Evan Richards – famously known for his photos jumping the giant mantas on Cocos last year, is coming out again to help out on the beach. Evan will be 1 of 3 staff ready to help and assist all ZKT kiters with kite choice, rigging, safety and especially entertainment!

’ I’m a baker that finishes work early and kites nearly every day ha ha ha ohh yeah! My favourite tricks would be double kite loops so long as there’s enough wind, double backroll-kiteloops, frontroll-kiteloops and kiteloop hand slides with a backroll - I just really like kite loops he he!. I bought my 1st kite in 2005 off ebay and didn’t take lessons, after getting my ass kicked a couple of times I locked the kite up in the garrage for a year then decided to give it another go properly. the best thing about kitesurfing would have to be the freedom, It’s the best feeling ever! you can bust out big air, ride waves, practice tricks or kiteloops but at cocos I loved cruising around, looking through the crystal clear water at the reef and sea life”.

WANTED – PHOTOGRAPHER We have a good holiday deal for a professional photographer/kitesurfer. We are keen to do a deal with anyone that can come over in early September who can take some awesome kitesurfing shots on the islands. If this is you or know someone who might be interested – let us know asap.

Feburary 2010

Alright people, this is it! NEW website, NEW airline, NEW dates!
NEW DATES FOR THE COCOS ISLANDS TOURS!: The Cocos Islands & Xmas Islands now finally has a reliable, professional and larger airline servicing them and because of this we have new dates and luckily we have the same prices and remarkably more luggage allowance! So it’s all GOOD!

2010 Tour Dates:
14 day tours departure dates: 27 th of July, 24 th of August, 21 st of September.
10 day tours departure dates: 14 th of August, 11 th of September, 9 th of October.

We have 12 spots available on each tour and some are already filled. So to book... choose a tour date and fill out the booking form at www.zephyrkitetours.com/bookingform.htm ,see our new website for more details or reply email for a tour info sheet.

OUR NEW WEBSITE:
It’s been 4 years and now we finally have uncluttered and razzed the ZKT website up a bit. We have a great new gallery, the new Cocos Video filmed and edited by a professional in 2009 and even a shop and reviews page. CHECK IT OUT www.zephyrkitetours.com

WIN A COCOS IS. KITE HOLIDAY OR NORTH KITE N BOARD PACKAGE!
If you haven’t already filled out the survey at www.kitesurfsurvey.com then now’s a good time to do it. This month’s big minor prize is a Cabrinha WAKE SKATE kite board! A massive price! And then if that’s not enough, there’s a chance to win the Holiday or kite package in April!.

Last Month’s winners are Justin from Sydney who won a Mystic Harness – he was stoked as it was his birthday this week and now intends to kite all weekend in it! Al, also from Sydney wont some Cabrinha headphones.

KITESTOCK WA:
I’m off to Geraldton on the 19 th of Feb to spread the Word! If you’re up there for Kitestock, come and say ‘Hi’ and find out more about the tours

THIS YEARS STAFF: 2010 sees the introduction of 2 beach staff on the Islands at all times. This means we have the same high level of advanced instruction and professional advice but also a beach assistant that will help everyone get the best out of their gear, offer advice and keep up the good vibes at the beach. Check out the staff on the ZKT team page.

Get wet!

December 2009

WIN A COCOS ISLANDS KITE TOUR IN 2010 Take the National Kitesurfing Survey to help us gather important information about kitesurfing in Australia.We have taken on this massive task of trying to get every kitesurfer in OZ to fill the survey out so we can bring you better kiting holidays, the shops bring you better products and the mags and websites can give you more info.There are monthly prices of harness & trainer kites, T-shirts and DVD’s - so the earlier you enter, the more chances you have of winning. The major prize being a Zephyr Kite Tours 10 day Kite Tour Package or a complete NORTH kite and board package of your choice – both valued at $3140!

DATES – JULY – OCTOBER 2010 We have our dates set and are taking bookings now. The most popular and fun tour are the fun house tours. Stay in a massive group house with a maximum of 6 people, eat, drink laugh, and kite together. These are a great way to meet new people and make long life kiting buddies.If your keen on any tour, let us know and we’ll pencil you in. We will hold places without deposits until the end of Jan to let you get over your Xmas spending sprees.

GROUP BOOKINGS Get 6-8 of your mates together and get a whole house to your selves! Discounts are $100 off per person, couples discounts, non kiters discounts and an exclusive group kiting activity once you on island. Deposits are required with your booking as the Houses fill out quickly with single bookings. Email or call us to find out the details.

KITECHICKS3 Big-ups to Pryia and NSWKBA for pulling off a massive weekend in Jervis bay for KITECHICKS3.45 women, 20 volunteer instructors and some extras, kited or learnt to kite, all weekend at the not-for-profit women kite lesson weekend on the 5 th & 6 th of December 2009.It was my 1 st all women’s event and it was great. Nice to see so many people learning and teaching in a safety conscious manner and giving confidence to the girls to enjoy this sometimes-extreme sport. Chicks... stay tuned for more all girl KITECHICKS weekends around the country and maybe even on Cocos! Send us an email if your keen for an all girls Kite tour to the Cocos.

PHOTO COMP WINNERS Congratulations to EVAN RICHARDS of Caloundra who took the incredible photos of the Lagoon Crossing from his kite cam.His timing was amazing as he jumps over 3 giant mantas in the shallow waters near South Island. Congrats also to Claude for taking the amazing photos of the Islands and the Shack photo that best sums up the Cocos Islands – beer, surf and sunset!We’ll be sending the winners a prize in the New Year. You can see these photos and more on our website here or on our Facebook page.

MERRY CHRISMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR from Jen, John, Zephyr & Mike... We hope you have a great Christmas and a Rockin’ New year.Hopefully Santa will bring you lots of kiting presents and the wind blows!