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Tony Logosz TANGLED LINES • This issue Tony Logosz steps up as our Tangled Lines Legend. When it comes to the world of watersports, Tony is a leader and not a follower and can stake a claim to having had a hand in many epoch-defining kiteboarding creations…

ON THE LIST Essaouira • Salty breeze still blowing, my feet in the sand, and watching the sun go down over the bay of Essaouira, this place always feels special, different somehow. The sound of the mosque calling people to prayer echoes across the city reaching everyone, including us down on the beach as we finish up our kite session, pack up our gear, and enjoy a nice Moroccan tea to warm ourselves up at one of the many beach bars that are located in the bay.

IT'SALLRIDE

CABRINHA ACEHYBRID • Four times Italian national champion, and former world tour regular, Alby Rondina will generally be found basking in his natural habitat on the perfect flat water of Lo Stagnone lagoon. This picturesque spot in the wild west of Sicily is home to historic salt mining and associated windmills. There’s no denying Alby loves a bit of technical freestyle, but certainly isn’t averse to busting out some Big Air when he feels the need, so the Ace Hybrid is the stick for him…

Annelous Lammerts • Park riding legend and 2019 Triple S Champion Annelous Lammerts is grateful for friends and colleagues who enabled her to maximize her time on the water and push her level of riding in ever-changing kiting conditions at her beach…

THE LAST LINE RODERICK PIJLS

LAKE URI LUKAS PITSCH

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Cape Verde

STUFF • we like the look of

On the Road • Does the team that plays together, stay together? Pippa van Iersel investigates…

HOME FROM HOME IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA • Olly Bridge and Meg Barnett hit Western Australia, and hit it in style. With their 4x4 – the Frothed Mobile – the full road trip was on, with plenty of sketchy tales, epic sessions and best-not-to-think-about-that-too-much sealife…

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BLOOD ON THE boat AND OTHER TALES OF HIGH ADVENTURE • Hannah Whitely has had a hugely successful kiting career and has succeeded in being in the top tier of ‘hard charging’ female kiters as well as making kiting look effortlessly cool. We’ve got a lot to thank her for! Team mate Colleen Carroll sat down with her mid boat trip to talk all things kite.

LET’S FLY AWAY

An unforgettable trip • While we’ve made an effort not to dwell too much on the recent goings on in the world, when we read this it gave us goosebumps. Annabel van Westerop has managed to perfectly capture the crazy global vibe of a few months (which feels more like a year or two) ago.

The Olympic preparations • In the world of Olympic preparations, you count in years, not months. Whatever your discipline, when something only occurs once every four years, you plan and prepare and train just for that one month of that one year. With kitesurfing, the preparations do not just take place amongst the competitors, but also amongst the brands. With any brand able to register kites and foils for the competition and to have a chance of being at the top of the pile on the biggest stage of all, it’s a uniquely exciting time to be involved with kitesurfing. And for brands who specialize in developing gear designed to go FAST, you can turn the excitement dial up a notch. Levitaz make foils. Fast foils. They have now had...