Kiteworld is essential reading for all kiteboarders, since 2002. Read the best reviews of the latest kites, boards and gear and improve your riding with our technique articles - whatever level you're at. Kiteworld's editorial team includes World Champions Aaron Hadlow and Mark Shinn and top coaches like Brandon Scheid. Each issue is packed with the inspiration and know-how you'll need to fuel your next ride
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RED BULL KING OF THE AIR • HE COMPETED IN THE EVENT WHEN IT FIRST RAN BACK IN HAWAII BEFORE MANY OF US WERE BORN AND HAS TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES, CLAIMED WHILE RIDING GNARLY, POWERFUL KITES AND EXECUTING EXQUISITE BOARD-OFFS. MARK SHINN TURNED UP TO WATCH THIS YEAR’S RED BULL KING OF THE AIR ON THE BEACH; FRONT ROW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EVENT’S BEEN IN CAPE TOWN. KITEWORLD EDITOR JIM HAD HIS FEET UP IN THE COMMENTARY BOOTH ALL EVENT, SO WE TRIALLED MR SHINN OUT WITH A SPOT OF EVENT REPORTING INSTEAD OF HIS USUAL COLUMN THIS ISSUE. OF COURSE HE STARTS WITH THE BIG NEWS FIRST – THE EUROPEAN WINTER WEATHER!
SPY NETWORK • RUMBLINGS AND RUMOURS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBAL KITE SCENE
STAND-IN OVATION • THIS ISSUE’S COVER STAR PATRI MCLAUGHLIN LIVES FOR CHARGING JAWS. THE 2018 / 19 HAWAIIAN WINTER HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GOOD ONES IN TERMS OF WIND AND SWELL COMBINATIONS. WHEN THE WORLD SURF LEAGUE CANCELLED THEIR BIG WAVE COMPETITION ONE DAY IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE IT GOT TOO GNARLY, PATRI AND JESSE RICHMAN GOT ON IT AND STEPPED INTO THE PIT! PATRI PUTS THE SESSION INTO PERSPECTIVE
ENDLESS PLAYGROUNDS • ST PETER ORDING, GERMANY, 22ND SEPTEMBER 2018 WHEN AUTUMN SURGES IN!
WHAT’S YOUR INCREDIBLE ?? • DUTCH PRO RIDER RODERICK PIJLS TELLS THE TALE OF A DANGEROUS SHOOTING PROJECT IN TANZANIA IN WHICH HE RODE ON A ‘TOXIC’ LAKE
SCOOPING GOLD • UPEKSHA’S MOULD-BREAKING GAWA BOARD DOMINATED THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ PODIUMS AT KITEBOARDING’S INAUGURAL APPEARANCE ON THE YOUTH OLYMPICS STAGE, HAULING BOTH GOLDS AND FIVE FROM A POSSIBLE SIX MEDALS. IAN MACKINNON REPORTS ON HOW A GARAGE START-UP IN THAILAND CONQUERED THE WORLD
CUTTING EDGE KITEFOILING IN WAVES • WE ARE IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS OF KITEFOILING IN WAVES. THE PIONEERS ARE STILL AT WORK AND THE STORY IS CHANGING AND EVOLVING, EVEN IN THE SHORT TIME BETWEEN EACH ISSUE OF THIS MAGAZINE. YOU MAY HAVE READ SOME OF MARK SHINN’S RECENT COLUMNS ABOUT HIS OWN EARLY EXPERIENCES, BUT HERE WE FOCUS ON SEBASTIAN ‘BUZZY’ WITZLEBEN WHO HAS TAKEN ON THE CHALLENGE AND MISSION TO FIND OUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH A KITE IN QUITE ASTOUNDINGLY SIZED WAVES!
KITEWORLD 2019 CAPE TOWN TESTS • AFTER SIX WEEK OF TESTING PRODUCTS BACK-TO-BACK IN A RANGE OF CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WE’RE SURE THESE IN-DEPTH REVIEWS WILL HELP YOU PICK YOUR WAY TOWARDS THE RIGHT GEAR
CABRINHA
HEART STOPPING, FLAT-LINING HEAVEN • SOME OF THE AIRUSH TEAM JOINED UP ON A BAHAMAS KITE CRUISE FOR AN ADVENTURE IN NEW UN-SHOT WATERS
SENSI-BILIA • THREE WAYS KITING CAN MAKE YOUR BUSINESS / WORK-LIFE BETTER
MISS MARSHALL'S BIG BARRELL HUNT • NORTH SHORE OAHU RESIDENTS MOONA WHYTE AND ADRIANA HARLAN EMBARKED ON A QUEST TO GET SLOTTED IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS IN JANUARY
FRONTSIDE TURNS • ADRIANA HARLEN IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFICIENT FEMALE WAVE KITERS ON OAHU’S NORTH SHORE. THIS ISSUE SHE GIVES TIPS ON NAILING FRONTSIDE BOTTOM AND TOP TURNS IN SIDESHORE CONDITIONS
WORLDWIDE SCHOOLS & SHOPS • EVEN MORE LISTINGS AT WWW.KITEWORLDMAG.COM
UK SCHOOLS & SHOPS • EVEN MORE LISTINGS AT WWW.KITEWORLDMAG.COM
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