Sick sand to water nollie maneuver out of the gate right there.  Got to respect Colleenn Carroll out on the water, impressive stuff.  Kiteboarding is one of those sports that I think a lot of people dismiss because it doesn’t really have that same consequences as say a top level surfing or wakeboarding…but it looks incredibly fun and you can’t beat the locations.  The athletes ain’t to shabby either.384491847_640 vegas-pool 556766_10100227124857020_1445328176_n IMG_9230

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