Extreme Kites spent the night talking with Slingshot team rider Andy Yates.  At the age of 17 Andy has already competed in the PKRA, spent weeks away flying with the world's best riders and was quietly available at home to talk about it!  Speaking with Andy we learnt a lot about what it takes to compete at such a level, maintain being competitive and just how hard it can be for a young ozzie to be given the opportunity Andy has been given on the world stage.  Listen in on the interview and get behind one of Australia's top riders.

Extreme Kites caught up with Flexifoil team rider Sy Leonard aka Sylenz for an interview.  Sy took the time out to talk to us about the growth and changes in land kiting, discuss the importance of the correct equipment and how the freestyle buggy scene is changing.  He also shed some light on his world famous Gravity Renegades video and his new up coming website Sylenz Films that is in production.  Sy also discussed some of Flexi's past, present and future ideas. 

This year we're moving along and bringing you some of the freshest info on the net.  We will be running Interviews with some of the worlds best known riders and some of Australia's hidden talents.  From there we're going to pluck the brains of the designers behind the gear we fly and chase up the big tomatoes who run the companies.  We're going to delve inside people's heads and find out find out more about the people who influence our industry.  On some of the Interviews you will even be able to login to our live lounge and ask questions you want answered.  Each month we will release an interview for you to download and share with your mates.  We hope you enjoy the ride as we find out what's going on in the world of kiting.

The interview with Eric Herstens and the story of EH Kiteboarding.  The Kiteboarder USA interviewed Eric Herstens, the founder of EH Kiteboarding and one of the early pioneers of kiteboarding in Caberete.    Eric explains landing in the Dominican Republic, stranded without a flight home and sleeping in a board bag through to designing for companies like Liquid Force and BEST and finally his own, EH Kiteboarding.  He talks about the positives of Kiteboarding and what it means to the local community and shares with us the peaks of success with one of his designs being the first "Bow Kite" to win a PKRA event and make history.