dvnt Kiteboards - News & Blog

2009-12-21T22:58:00.000-08:00

DVNT kiteboarding rider places 6th in PKRA New Caledonia

2 Times New Zealand Womans National freestyle Champion Rachel Cann places 6th in her first ever world championship event. An awesome achievement. Well done.

2009-06-24T17:25:00.001-07:00

The dvnt teamriders have some awesome overseas trips lined up for this southern hemisphere winter. We will be blogging live from Maui, from the 14th of July 2009.

2009-06-24T17:22:00.000-07:00

Check out the flickr link on the website. A great new way to display riding pics of dvnt kiteboards.

2009-02-15T13:47:00.001-08:00

Hoodies and ts

Ok got the concepts and just doing the design work for the new Hoodies and ts. Not long now.. They are going to be sick!

2009-02-15T13:40:00.000-08:00

Rachel Cann wins NZ Nationals 2009

Congratulations to dvnt teamrider Rachel Cann on winning the womens NZ national freestyle title once again. A marked increase in level from all competitors saw Rachel pulling out the best of her riding for a well deserved nationals title!

2009-01-04T18:03:00.000-08:00

dvnt Newsletter Jan 2009

Happy new year , just bring us more wind please. It is all good being warm and sunny but after a while with no decent wind that is quite enough.

Maybe teamrider/ripper Hendrick Gavelle jinxed the wind due to fracturing his neck at about the time it disappeared (doing a mobe in very shallow water -head first). Well Hendrick seems to be well on the mend probably just in time for the return of decent wind! Carry on healing fast.

Respect goes out to teamrider Mike Cann for recently going to the aid of a drowned jetskier at Muriwai (NZ), sadly the rider did not make it; however, not without a huge effort from all those involved. Be safe.

We will be checking out Rottnest Island off the coast of Western Australia very soon, and also Melbourne so look forward to reporting back all about their riding potential.

We have the NZ Nationals coming up from the 5th to the 8th Feb 2009 in Christchurch, and it will be great to see if dvnt teamrider Rachel can defend her nationals freestle title.

For 2009 we offer these tried and tested shapes

132 x39 Remains our top seller as it has proven itself to be so ideally designed for easy handling of New Zealand's varied conditions

131x40 / 133x41 / 135x40 tried and tested wake style shapes, wide stances, with footstrap and /or binding inserts designed for more wakestyle focused freestylers

We still offer a custom shape service

dvnt softgoods ie clothing

We will be printing a whole variety of new t shirts and hoodies very soon with a more broad range of full colour prints available. We will continue to focus on dvnt on being an allround board riding brand as kitesurfing is just one of many board sports that dvnt represents. As well as being obssesive kiteboarders our teamriders are also into surfing, snowboarding, towsurfing, skateboarding, wakeboarding and of course travel - what could be better?

Thankyou to all our customers and teamriders for 2008 -2009, in helping us to build awareness of dvnt. Have an inspiring and fun 2009.

2008-08-21T17:00:00.000-07:00

In October we will begin building new batches of our New Zealand made kiteboards for the new season.

We have had zero breakages of our kiteboards for the last 2 seasons, which has even surprised us considering that most dvnt riders tend to be into kitelooping. That does not mean they are not guaranteed to break mind you - send us any board and I guarantee we can break it! There is no such thing as an unbreakable kiteboard whatever anyone tells you.

Part of our success is our kiteboard construction that has been refined over 6 years. No other kiteboard company uses the methods we use.

What sets us apart in our freestyle kiteboards is that we use a core that is not only waterproof, it is also very lightweight. The result is a strong lightweight kiteboard that is not susceptable to water damage and delamination as a result of water getting to the core. Our core choice is the same core as used in Formula One racing cars, NASA spacecraft and America's Cup Yachts.

If you are interested in Pre ordering a New Zealand made dvnt kiteboard for the new season (October onwards) please let us know as soon as possible as we have limited stock of materials right now, so it is first come first served. We aim to manufacture approx 40 kiteboards a year for the New Zealand market as we have done for the past few years.

Unfortunately they have been too expensive to export for the last 2 years due to:
-the exchange rate
-the amount we spend on making them (we are very particular about their manufacture)
-the material costs which is higher than other kiteboards on the market ( We use a new PVC crosslinked high density core, carbon, high resolution sublimated high tensile top and base sheet etc.)

Sizes available for new season will be:-

132 x 39 - Our most successful shape ever
A new 135/134x40 (not 100% sure of final length yet)
(We can still offer custom shapes but at extra cost)

We welcome 2 new teamriders Ryan Bickley Hendrick Gavelle who will be featuring in "The DVNT Videoshow 2" in the coming season. I can tell you it will be a big step up from "The DVNT Videoshow 1" (link to it on youtube here)" as this winter has been full on riding madness for the DVNT teamriders.

So yes, don't hesitate to contact me with your preorders or simply to discuss about your next potential kiteboard. 021-861239 09-4276296.

Thanks,

Ian

2008-07-25T04:14:00.000-07:00

Clothing

We are hoping to have new hoodies and ts with new products, designs and colours, ready in October 2008. The graphics in pipeline are looking real good. We may also do some under the "Freedom2Ride" clothing label that may help them to be sold in more shops too (as most of our boards are sold direct).

2008-07-25T04:13:00.000-07:00

Anyone wants a less grainy DVD quality copy of th edvnt video show - can be download from here - Only available for as long as downloaded every 9 days otherwise link may not work any longer.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/lanhss 80MB

It's Xvid so any trouble playing it just download the master of all media players - VLC Player that can cope with nearly all formats. For Mac and PC. It has been downloaded nearly 100 000 000 times.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

2008-06-15T19:47:00.000-07:00

New DVNT Video Posted

"The DVNT Video Show". Featuring teamriders and friends riding DVNT kiteboards in New Zealand.

Goto dvnt youtube link on dvnt website front page or go straight there>>

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qh6BEEaE_ls

2008-04-09T21:07:00.000-07:00

Biggest best newsletter ever.

We just sent out the latest dvnt newsletter.

If you did not receive it/ want to receive it go to sign up as a dvnt VIP from the link at http://www.dvntkiteboarding.com and will fire back a copy to you - it's got some very interesting information in it!

2008-03-28T15:14:00.000-07:00

dvnt Teamrider Rachel Cann wins NZ Nationals title

Congratulations to dvnt Teamrider Rachel Cann on taking a well deserved first place in the 2008 NZ Nationals. The lightwind conditions were very challenging with a high degree of fitness in order to be able to run back up the beach to perform tricks. And all this after practising on a 4m kite in well above 30 knots in Perth! Well done.

2008-03-24T13:32:00.000-07:00

Email to dvnt

I took delivery of my new 2008 DVNT kiteboard with the "plug-in" graphics, a couple of weeks ago and I am totally thrilled with my new board.

I started kitesurfing with an expensive international brand name kiteboard and struggled in progressing as a learner to a half decent rider. Andy from Katapolt Kitesurfing loaned me his older 128 X 36.5 (board on the right) DVNT board and in just a few sessions I was able to carve up wind and generally spend more time on the board than in the water. In other words turn my frustrations into hours of fun on the water. A couple of weeks ago I received my new board from Ian at DVNT, a 2008 125 X 38 board. Within two session on the water I am now popping some great jumps.....and landing them. Showing off on the toeside rail and just having a ball. In Gisborne we have some big surf days and when the wind is from the south it can hit 3o knots pretty easy and quite often. This board just loves these conditions. Apart from Andy's great teaching, selecting the right size board for your weight/kitesurfing experience is very important. It can mean the difference between a great day on the water pushing your limits and learning new tricks or just getting more and more frustrated while those around you rip the surf up. If you are in the market for a new kiteboard, don't waste your time or money looking at all the different brands out there, just head straight to DVNT and ask for Ian!

2008-02-27T16:17:00.001-08:00

NZ Made

Thanks to New Zealand Made (Government funded initiative) who supported dvnt kiteboards by publishing an article about us.

It has been published in print.

2008-02-27T15:42:00.000-08:00

We have had an increase of customers wanting custom kiteboards recently as well as our production shapes which is great.

We were thinking about this the other day. We think that dvnt kiteboards probably get more use than any other brand of kiteboard. If you measured average hours on the water for a dvnt kiteboard it would be way above any other board brand....? Sadly Mike Cann recently left one of his his teamrider kiteboard( 85kg+ rider board 132x42 ) at Woodmans Point in Perth, that he had been kiteloop abusing for almost 3 years. We have sorted him out with a replacement which he says he is stoked on (an o8 profile 132 x 42)

The recent stormriding sessions were super fun (a huge front with 40+ knot winds and a huge swell just passed over NZ for 4 or 5 days) with huge boosting and wave riding back on the map after a big summer surge in interest in freestyle (probably because it was simply too windy to unhook.)

We are also thinking of building the dvnt clothing brand with its own website etc as so many board riders like the brand but do not necessarily ride a dvnt kiteboard. Some of you may not know that the teamriders, although kiteboarding obsessed, are also talented surfers and snowboarders, also with a big interest in tow surfing and anything else related. Anyway let us know if you have any comment on this.

2 weeks extra daylight savings this year - oh yeah! Thanks NZ government.
NJOI

2008-02-13T00:49:00.000-08:00

Buy New Zealand.

Buy New Zealand, formed by a government initiative to encourage New Zealanders to put more $$ back in to the NZ economy by buying New Zealand made, has asked dvnt kiteboarding to write an article about dvnt for their print and web media. We would like to say thanks for helping us out and be sure to check out their website. http://www.buynz.org.nz

We will put a link to the article when it is published. In the meantime you find New Zealand made stickers on all dvnt kiteboards.

2008-01-28T20:15:00.000-08:00

Manufacturing underway for first batch of dvnt 08 freestyle kiteboards.

Yes, we have boards to sell at last. We put so much time and effort into making sure we produced the very best kiteboards possible for freestyle riding and we are sure you will agree it was worth it.

This is the only board we know of designed specifically with freestyle kiteboarding in mind, and it uses a new core that we have been secretly working on for some time that in combination with carbon gives it the sickest pop of any board we have ever ridden.

So whether you are busting out unhooked moves, or simply throwing down or learning hooked in moves, if you are looking to progress your freestyle riding, this board is designed to make your freestyle riding easier and better.

2008-01-22T03:10:00.001-08:00

New Boards

We have manufactured a few more of our new freestyle boards; however, still do not have any stock left over to sell. Hopefully soon. If you see one while out riding (gloss black and green fly graphic or RCA sounds graphic), be sure to ask to borrow it and take it for a spin. Designed specifically to meet the needs of the freestyle rider - we are real happy how completely stoked owners of this new model have been!

2008-01-22T03:07:00.000-08:00

Canterbury (New Zealand) Championships 21/01/08

dvnt riders James Everett and Ian Collenette travelled down to the south island to take part in the Canterbury Championships in Christchurch last weekend that included riders from as far away as Nelson, Whangarei, Auckland and Dunedin. The event had probably the most perfect conditions a New Zealand kitesurfing competition has ever seen, with 18 knots and flat water for Saturdays Freestyle comp and 25-30 knots for Sundays wave (big surf) and hangtime comp.

Ian was stoked to get through to the semi final heat of the freestyle competition. This was a totally epic weekend of riding, and thanks go to our great hosts. If you get the chance check this event out next year for sure - it rocks.

2008-01-12T02:21:00.000-08:00

We got this cool email from Brian Walters who had customized his dvnt board.

"I've been living in Florida for almost 6 months now. Over the last exams I was really itching for my trip to Puerto Rico and decided to ease the pain by doing up my DVNT board. I'm pretty stoked with how it turned out - see attached photo."

2008-01-11T01:35:00.000-08:00

dvnt Freestyle board

Back from Perth - what awesome kitesurfing spot - go there!

The replacement for the 07 Quest freestyle board is still on the way. There are a few out in the wild now but we still have a very small(but very annoying) problem to overcome before we can go into making larger batches of these boards. Well we will keep you updated and hopefully it will get sorted asap because I know we have been messing some of you around about when they will be ready and for that we are very sorry.

2007-12-20T12:53:00.000-08:00

Video section

Added a video on how to easily install dvnt footpads and footstraps. After watching this it will take you about half the time and a quarter of the stress.

See dvnt TV on dvnt website

2007-12-20T12:37:00.000-08:00

Holiday

A huge thanks to everyone that supported us for 2007. It has been an all time good summer season in NZ so far for good wind.

We are on holiday until the 7th of January, where we will be taking a few of the new boards for a spin in Perth. There are also a few of the new boards knocking around in NZ right now. If you are lucky enough to see them ask if you can take them for a spin.

We have quite a few on back order so don't want to put info about them online until we have them ready to sell to anyone else reading about them.

If you already approached us about a new board - you are on the waiting list. Very sorry for taking longer than we thought for making boards available. It will all be well worth the wait judging from the absolutely awesome feedback so far.

2007-12-09T12:55:00.000-08:00

It has been constant easterlies, what better time to test out the most recent prototypes. In fact the latest prototype IS GOING TO BE PRODUCTION after simply unbelievable feedback from the riders. Our latest tweak provided the final property towards our goal of producing not just good kiteboards, but the best kiteboards available.

Despite the wait, we are sure you will agree the wait is worthwhile when you take the 08 boards for a spin.

We will update when we have the first batch of 08 boards available, together with pricing etc. Not long now.

Zero compromise on quality.

2007-12-02T17:32:00.000-08:00

Facebook

dvnt now has a Facebook page just search "dvnt kiteboarding" and add yourself as a friend. Check out photos, vid links, info, and of course the other friends of dvnt - always interesting to find someone you know once removed or lost contact with.

2007-12-02T17:24:00.000-08:00

Quick Update 3/12/07

08 accessories are ready. 08 boards ready to go within 2 weeks (If you want one best let us know as preorders almost cover the first batch available). The feedback from riders testing the latest prototype has been unbelievable. Comments such as I could drop a kite size with same sized board as I have now, and "I will take you to the cash machine now" make the development work worthwhile.

We are prototyping another board before we go ahead - such a small change; however, we don't just want a good board, we want the very best available. Zero Compromise on quality.
dvnt since 2001

2007-11-13T16:07:00.000-08:00

No compromise on high quaity accessories

We have also been working on new footpads to compliment our very high quality footstraps. Basically we believe that it is worth investing in the highest quality, most comfortable and effective accessories possible. It really effects a riders confidence/enjoyment if a riders feet are flying out of their footstraps, or not comfortable. This pad and strap combination will not be beaten.

-Makes it easier than ever to bolt footstraps onto them - no sweaty forehead or stress
-Moulded footplates - for easy removal
-New more effective shape
-Arch support and toe grips that work very effectively
-Machine shaped with triple density foam (not moulded from one density of foam). Lower and medium density for comfort and higher density to soak up those hard landing as the layers above become compressed
-Uses double the volume of foam that many other footpads available use (for comfort,keeping your feet in the straps, and to soak up hard landing)
-Higher quality high friction (lower oil content once manufactured) EVA foam designed to stay very grippy when wet

Keep you eye out as these should be available in around 2 - 3 weeks time.

2007-11-13T15:55:00.000-08:00

08 Boards

What can we say? Well we don't really want to say very much until we are ready with our new products to sell. What we can say is that we have been working hard prototyping some new ideas and doing minor adjustments to our proven board features. End of November is the target right now. It was going to be sooner but we had some new discoveries we want to do more work on.

2007-11-13T15:45:00.000-08:00

We are making one off custom boards right now - Just text us if you are interested

So as you probably read there are no more 07 boards left, we sold all we manufactured for the season.

Right now we are making one off customs for those that know what kind of board they like, or want help choosing. eg heavy or light rider, ANY graphics, all around board, wake, light wind, high wind, freestyle, wave, chop,, riding fast - whatever.. we can shape a board you will love with our 5 years experience in shaping a great variety of boards for different riders. You simply won't find a dvnt rider that does not love their board, and as for durability, it is no surprise to see 4 year old dvnt kiteboards still going strong and looking way ahead of their time.

Over the last 5 years we have built a reputation for building great kiteboards that last. The large percentage of dvnt customers have been experienced riders who know exactly what they want in a board/ how it should ride. This has given us the experience to produce a great board for any rider.

2007-11-13T15:35:00.000-08:00

Lost and found

So a dvnt kiteboard gets away from its owner in the Manukau and is found on Piha beach and returned to its owner. Then it is lost again and this time found up the Waikato river and once again returned. Well there is a good reason to put your phone number on your board right now as it seems the finders first though may not be to put it on trademe - but hey that is another way to get your board back when you spot it on trademe - its been done - you just have to be a bit clever how you do it.

Ever had a non kiter walk off with your pump? I asked where he got it from - he found it on the beach - no hope huh... What next - "I found a kite on the beach"

2007-06-08T21:19:00.001-07:00

Thankyou for your feedback

Thanks to everyone that has offered us feedback about our 2007 boards. The response has shown us that our efforts in 2007 to improve our boards even further met expectations.

We continue to focus on producing the best freestyle kiteboards available, and feedback from the riders is an essential part of achieving this.

2007-05-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

142*40s Quests will suit anyone
that wants a bit more get up and go with low resistance and early planing. Suited to beginner, intermediate and light wind advanced riders.
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Our 132*39 and 128*38s "Quests" are designed as the ultimate freestyle kiteboards specifically for trick riding - which just about everyone that has bought these boards so far has been into.

Their genuine pop (ie you get back worthwhile spring from the board when you load the rail), strength, upwind ability and overall smooth and comfortable ride have been the main factor in their popularity (made in NZ too..)

They are slightly stiffer than most freeride boards which as well as giving them genuine pop will help stop them bending out of shape better (helps upwind, planing and maintaining speed - in a freeride board this is the factor used to help slow a freeride board down - not what most freestyle riders want). They are however not totally stiff! They are designed have enough flex to most importantly help damp hard landings, and make the ride more comfortable if you are confronted with chop.

It is a happy medium and our riders tell us we have the feel of our freestyle boards just about right.

Finally our layup was designed to reduce torsional flex. I still have no idea why so many kiteboard companies think it is a good idea to let the back corner and hence the fin of the board bend towards you when load/edging. Some even thin out towards the corners with layered thicknesses that I can only guess are to make them try and look cool - But this is doing the exact opposite of what the board is trying to achieve for you (ie helping going up wind, helping load genuine pop, and helping effective damping of the board by slight bending lengthways (not torsionally).

Anyway our layup is doing the exact opposite of this (any flex is not so torsional) I guess this is one of the reasons we get good feedback on the features of our boards that this results in.

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The best way to find out about one of our boards in to take one for a spin - so you can either ask a generous owner for a go on theirs when you see one around of just contact me (ian) and I will see if I can get a demo board to you.

2007-04-03T16:45:00.000-07:00

New short sleeved and long sleeved t shirts, hoodies and zipped hoodies now available.

Keep your head warm and dry at the beach with a hoodie or zipped hoodie.

Check them out at soft goods on http://www.dvntkiteboarding.com

dvnt Tshirts and Zipped Hoodies

2007-02-11T17:37:00.000-08:00

Can anyone interested in getting a dvnt T or dvnt zipped hoodie let us know as we are going to pre order a quantity of new dvnt clothing. this way you will get your coulour and your size.

See the 'SOFTGOODS' section of www.dvntkiteboarding.com

to check out the T s and hoodies.

NEW dvnt footpads in stock

2007-02-11T17:17:00.000-08:00

dvnt footpads and straps are the highest quality on the market. They retain their shape, are more comfortable than a spa after a winter session, have heaps of cushioning, and really lock in.

Always looking to improve our products- after testing, we have added a toe grip to all our footpads, and this will feature on all future boards produced. This adds a very effective extra mechanical bond between your feet and your board to combat those moments when you are super powered and your board may just fly off your feet. Not a good look and not fun! (well sometimes funny... :-) ) Being well connected to your kiteboard is for sure a big key factor in confident riding.

dvnt rider take 2nd in NZ Nationals

2007-01-25T15:59:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to dvnt board rider Rachael Cann (dvnt 123*38 narrow stance board) for scoring 2nd place in the New Zealand kiteboarding nationals. A record number of women entered this year and Rachael took womans kiteboarding in New Zealand to a new level by amongst other things landing unhooked kiteloops, sbends and surface passes cleanly during her heats.

NZ Nationals 2007 - Sponsored by DVNT

2007-01-25T15:33:00.000-08:00

DVNT sponsored the event 2007 New Zealand nationals and we showcased our new lineup of 07 boards by taking a full set of boards with us to show off to the many riders descending on Nelson. We already had the ride of or boards well developed and respected, but this year the overall look of the boards, gloss graphics, accessories and all, got a very positive response, some commenting that we were now getting ahead of the game on overall impression in the kiteboard market. Sponsoring events like this not only helps us promote our products to a wider audience - it also helps towards events like this taking place.

Boards on Demo

2007-01-07T12:43:00.000-08:00

We have a set of demo boards available wherever you see the dvnt van. Just ask to take one for a spin and find out for yourself why dvnt riders like their boards so much. We will be in Nelson for the Kitesurfing nationals from 16th January 07 and then touring around the south island for 2 weeks after they are over. We are always touring around the North Island - just ask for a demo board. We manufacture our boards right here in New Zealand and sell them mostly direct as well as through some shops.

Monster Downwinder on DVNT Wavetip

2007-01-07T12:09:00.000-08:00

After many years of contemplation I decided to attempt the monster downwinder that is the whole of 90 mile beach (it is actually 80km..). A very stong SSW was blowing so I started in a gusty slightly cross off at Ahipara. I was on my 9m Takoon and the dvnt Wavetip board which worked sooo well for this challenge. It is a very long way - but still could not help going in and out picking off the downwind wave faces for slashing and carving adding many more kms! This was a risky tactic as it was more of a mission than I had at first thought as Bluff (3/4 point) never seemed to appear in the distance and I was getting tired. At one point I passed a group of kiters 20km north of Ahipara and they were spots in the distance in no time as I locked into a respectable 60km/h speed run for some distance(measured by support car). Towards Bluff the wind dropped off for a while but I did not want to change kites - I wanted to do this in one go without stopping, so it was very hard work for this part until the wind kicked back in past the Bluff wind shadow. 20 stingray hops , 100s of wave slashes and 2 1/2 hours later I arrived at the finish -Te Paki stream at the end of an epic downwinder. Stoked...

dvnt 06/07 Roadtip

2007-01-07T11:50:00.000-08:00

Perth and New Cal where on the list but when you have roadtrips like this in NZ I can't see it getting much better. A great crew of us explored as many spots as possible in Northland and still managed to find some sick new ones after many previous visits. The wind seemed to cooperate almost everyday. DVNT rider Mike Cann had unfortunately kneed himself in the face while kitelooping the previous week and so was not able to make it, (now almost recovered...), but DVNT rider Chris Lucca was certainly enjoying the sickest of sessions riding hard out at some of the best spots planet earth has on offer! We took a full selection of dvnt demo boards with us for everyone to try out and from the results of doing this will now try and always keep a set available.

Wood core R&D

2006-11-27T23:49:00.000-08:00

They may never see the light of day as far as production goes but for those interested in all things R&D we are testing some new wood/composite core ideas. Being that some of the woods we are testing are grown in New Zealand (one of the best places to grow trees in the world!), they are environmentally friendly, and less toxic to work with, it will be exciting to find out how our ideas perform/hold up. Anyway we will keep you posted if it works out..

The NZ season kickoff

2006-11-27T16:34:00.000-08:00

It is the time of year in New Zealand where there seems to be just non stop wind everyday, so our 07 boards have been getting plenty of use - and the feedback has been awesome(putting together testimonials page very soon). There are 115 stoked riders on dvnt boards now - from which we have had no bad feedback - in fact the very reverse - just riders that have told us that they really are stoked by how our boards ride.

Well summer is kicking in here soon - it might not be board shorts weather yet - but we don't care about cold southerlies - just as long as it stays this windy.

DVNT Cook Islands Trip 06

2006-11-07T15:06:00.000-08:00

Well before 5 days ago it was all good - wind every day and some AWESOME spots sessioned. Just the most beautiful spots you could ever imagine; however, on the last day I got what was food poisoning or a parasite (results soon) that put everything in life into comparison.

Sure I have had doses of Bali Belly and what have you, but this was to give me 4 days of absolute hell on earth. Crawled off the plane at Auckland and straight to hospital where they want to stick a drip in me. Then they lost one sample of my blood for testing and when they finally found it they kindly rang me to say that they were concerned with the results... mmm nice. Breaking my arm ,collar bone, and shoulder hurt a fraction of what this did. It feels soooooooooooo good to be on the mend

So have uploaded some photos to gallery at www.dvntkiteboarding.com to show the good times

Also check out promo video of trip at any of the below locations

DVNT Cook Islands Trip - Streaming - On You Tube

not available yet DVNT Cook Islands Trip - Streaming - On Google Video

not available yet DVNT Cook Islands Trip - Download - On Kiteforum.tv (Highest quality but will need xvid codec)

Perth 06/07 season is go - watch a video

2006-11-06T16:44:00.000-08:00

It is this time of year that Perth starts to blow consistantly!
Anyway, dvnt rider Lance Gelden sent us a link to an awesome short vid he produced of himself and friend Damo in action on DVNT kiteboards which you can find at you tube here:

Perth dvnt promo video

Well worth checking out!

07 Website launch ready for the season

2006-10-24T15:07:00.000-07:00

OK today we launch the 07 website. We have been holding tight until we had everything in stock ready and available and today our new accessories arrived so it is all go.

This year we are very excited about the increasing popularity of our products which has pretty much been as a result of word of mouth recommendations. We are also stoked to introduce to you our 07 equipment and website which are looking and riding better than ever. Our new hoodies and t shirts (softgoods) have already been selling really well before even showing them available on our new website which is good news!

Check it out http://www.dvntkiteboarding.com, or if you just came from there go back and have another look..

First of 07 stock boards available now

2006-10-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

We have our first stock of boards available now. We will be adding Windscene as a retailer this year so be sure to pop into Windscene in Barry's Point Road , Auckland if you are in the area to check them out. It was great to see such a good representation of riders ripping their dvnt boards at the kiteworks Moose meet this weekend. It was an alltime weekend and the conditions were soooo sick, we are not sure if it was all a dream or not....

New Tshirts and zipped hoodies available now

2006-09-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

Check out our new tshirt and zipped hoodie designs printed on the same high quality garments that quiksilver and billabong use. Was there ever a more ideally suited item of clothing to kitesurfing than the zipped hoodie? Limited stock.

Check them out here

Surf fins/ Extra Wave tip model 07 info

2006-09-12T01:02:00.000-07:00

We now have stock of 2.5" surf style fins. 2 of these these will be supplied with the new wave tip model to add to the end of the board as per your prefered stance (either goofy/natural/toeside/you can change easily to suit wave you are riding easily ). The other end will be supplied with 2" wake fins. You can also buy these fins individually.

The wave tip enables the rider to go out slightly less powered than the equivalent Quest twin tip - so riders can use a bit less kite and a bit more wave power. It has a narrower nose and tail to help the rider really attack and carve up the wave. The 2.5" fins on your prefered end also increase the bite into the wave face. The design idea came from wanting a wave board that did not need gybing or a toeside/healside style of riding (it rides like a twintip either way). Also we wanted a wave board that would let you ease off the power when you need to - something that is not always so easy with a mutant or surfboard. A side product of the design is that it also handles difficult chop very well.

Retailers looking to buy our boards

2006-09-06T15:45:00.000-07:00

The good news for you is that by buying dvnt boards you will be able to compete on price more favourably as the NZ dollar is very weak after a 3 years of being very strong. Our product is New Zealand made and developed in the greatest place for testing kiteboards on earth (Varied conditions of ALL types all of the time).

First pictures of 07 boards

2006-09-06T15:11:00.000-07:00

These are the first photos of the "Quest" 07 twin tip. Available in around 4 weeks time. (Click on picture for closer look.)

Sizes: 124*37 128*38 132*39 and 142*40

"One of our new 2007 range of boards, we present the 'Quest' freeride and freestyle series.This year we have upped the game and added an awesome scratch proof full colour high gloss finish to our already widely respected kiteboards. The Quest series is designed to be easy and comfortable to ride (very smooth edging) in all conditions, minimising drag (for increased wind range and speed) while maintaining GENUINE pop (Ie if you load the rail this board will give it back). We achieved this by minimising the rocker, having no concave/channels, by only having a minimal flex to absorb chop, gusts, hard landings and of course with the help of our unique and very tough sidewall construction."

Girls board 2007

2006-08-22T18:48:00.000-07:00

We are going to be producing a girls board for 2007. To be known as the "Stellar" it will be available in 124*37 and the stance width and width between the insert holes narrow. This size is an allround winner and we hope to show the girls the benefits of having a board to suit. The graphics will be gloss white with a stunning abstract illustration of life on a tropical island (with wind of course).

Check this video of riders on dvnt kiteboards

2006-08-22T15:37:00.000-07:00

Check out this video of riders on dvnt kiteboards on the north island of New Zealand

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dvnt 2007

2006-08-20T14:22:00.001-07:00

We have been working hard to develop the 2007 range of dvnt kiteboard products.

Our product will be available at the end of september; however, we will be able to show you sneak preview photos of our products soon but can tell you now what the range will consist of.

'Quest' twin tip freeride and freestyle twintip kiteboard range - 124*37 128*38 132*39 142*40

'Wavetip' twin tip kiteboard specifically designed for waveriding. You will be able to really dig that tail into the wave when cutting and slashing it up. 136*38.

DVNT Surfboards - design your own custom surfboard for surfing and kitesurfing.

New sizes - decreased tip thickness - 100% full colour non scratch gloss graphics - same dvnt performance, ease of use and quality.

Welcome

2006-08-20T13:49:00.000-07:00

We had an idea...

This is the DVNT kiteboarding blog - it is designed to help keep retailers and customers informed as to what is going on at dvnt kiteboarding. Our main website (http://www.dvntkiteboarding.com) is still the main point of contact and will continue to be updated; however, this site will contain more detail about the every day goings on to hopefully enable more effective communication - because it is so quick and easy to update.