Whois & Analysis for dakine.com

Dakine is an American outdoor clothing company specializing in sportswear and sports equipment for alternative sports.

Founded in Hawaii, the name comes from the Hawaiian Pidgin word "da kine" (derived from "the kind").

Now based in Hood River Oregon (products are manufactured overseas), the company also sponsors athletes from the lifestyle and sporting fields of skiing, biking, windsurfing, kiting, snowboarding, surfing, and skateboarding.

Windsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing.

It consists of a board usually 2.5 to 3 meters long, with displacements typically between 60 and 250 litres, powered by wind on a sail.

The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and consists of a mast, 2-sided boom and sail.

The sail area generally ranges from 2.5 m2 to 12 m2 depending on the conditions, the skill of the sailor, the type of windsurfing being undertaken and the weight of the person windsurfing.

Snowboards are boards that are usually the width of one's foot longways, with the ability to glide on snow.

Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user.

In monoskiing, the user stands with feet inline with direction of travel (facing tip of monoski/downhill) (parallel to long axis of board), whereas in snowboarding, users stand with feet transverse (more or less) to the longitude of the board.

Users of such equipment may be referred to as snowboarders.

Commercial snowboards generally require extra equipment such as bindings and special boots which help secure both feet of a snowboarder, who generally rides in an upright position.

These types of boards are commonly used by people at ski hills or resorts for leisure, entertainment, and competitive purposes in the activity called snowboarding.

A mountain bike or mountain bicycle (abbreviated Mtn Bike, MTB; or ATB, for all-terrain bicycle) is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling.

Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.

These typically include suspension on the frame and fork, large knobby tires, more durable heavy duty wheels, more powerful brakes, and lower gear ratios needed for steep grades with poor traction.

Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used to propel the bearer across a sheet of ice while ice skating.