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You can make comments on the blog link, or, post your own thoughts, photos, stories and electronic greetings (these are great to show Kinsley!) on a new facebook page we created just for this purpose (Friends of Kinsley ThomasWong). Here, we will keep you all posted on Kinsley’s recovery progress on the Kinsley Condition Log and Blog links on the website’s menu. We have created a website dedicated to Kinsley’s progress. Please also help us spread the word of this effort through your own networks. We would like to give back and hope you will join us in our outreach effort by donating to his health and recovery costs. Kinsley has elevated so many lives and has promoted both sports passionately, including the annual KiteXpo (Expo) in Pismo Beach. At the same time, we all realize that while we fly or kite solo, kiting and paragliding is a community sport where we have all likely been helped out of a jam by another at some time. In particular, the kiteboarding and paragliding communities are considered Kinsley’s extended family. Many of us have been graced by Kinsley's selflessness, kiteboard/paraglide advocacy, passion for the ocean/air, and unique jovial spirit. Also, some costs of care and recovery simply won’t be covered by insurance, while long-term care needs could be a distinct possibility. Meanwhile the costs for the medevac, ICU, surgeries and upcoming extended-stay treatment in the spine care recovery unit in Santa Clara have and will continue to be been astronomical. Though Kinsley has insurance, it is 30% co-pay until a certain amount paid is reached. To be proactive on behalf of the ThomsWong family, several friends have taken the initiative to reach out to the kiteboarding and paragliding communities for help. While his prognosis is uncertain, the medical costs and potential future care costs are immense. Here's some video I took a couple of weeks ago while flying over Kinsley at Shell Beach, Caįor those who have not been informed, Kinsley ThomasWong of Xtreme Big Air was involved in a kiteboarding incident in San Luis Obispo County, CA, on July 15, 2010, resulting in trauma to his head and spine. Below is a copy of a letter from paraglider pilot Marina Chang, who is setting up an effort to help Kinsley and his wife Jamie, please check it and, and check out the website mentioned in the letter for more information. If you've met him, you know he's one of the happiest most optimistic guys around, and he always has a smile for you when you show up to fly, whether you're new or experienced. He's continuted to support the paragliding community even now with his on-line store and school. He was one of the first guys I met in the sport when I started 13 years ago, and has been a friend ever since. Kinsley has always been very involved in advancing the sport of paragliding, especially in the early days with his forum on Big Air Paragliding. Kinsley ThomasWong, (many of you know him as Kinsley Wong) was involved in a very serious kiteboarding accident recently. It's getting harder to find excuses NOT to get in the sky:) Happy New Year ALL!!

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We CURRENTLY offer a full line of SpeedFlying and SpeedFlying wings, and also offer the hottest new addition to the sport, SpeedGlider!! Of course as always, we also offer all paragliding equipment! Check back in February for course times!!! We want to keep all our friends safe, so we will be offering courses for new canopy/glider pilots who want to start in this discipline, AND CROSS over lessons for our skydiver friends. And while jumpers with lots of canopy time will pick it up quickly, and do possess many of the skills necessary to fly speed wings, there is still a saftey gap between what you learn skydiving and flying speed wings. We hear from lots of our skydiving friends that they want to get into this sport. Our course will cover launching, ground handling, and weather. We are stoked to be here.īut don't worry, we are still offering courses in SLO county, and we can get you set up in Monterey too!!ĪLSO new, will be SPEEDFLYING!! Yes, it's taking over the world, and now is the time to learn. Lake Elsinore offers some great training sites, and some of the best XC flying in Calfifornia, and beyond for that matter. First, we've moved our headquarters!! Our central location is now in Lake Elsinore, CA. Lots of great, and NEW things coming to WingEnvy. Hi All, Sorry it's been so LONG since I've updated the blog.