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
MOMENTS
KITEWORLD MAGAZINE
SUBJECT: MINDFULNESS • MINDFULNESS. N. A MENTAL STATE ACHIEVED BY FOCUSING ONE’S AWARENESS ON THE PRESENT MOMENT
MOST WANTED • NEW PRODUCTS HEADING YOUR WAY
CLASS ACTS OF 2019 • PROFESSIONAL KITEBOARDING IS ENJOYING GOOD TIMES. YEAR ON YEAR THE EVENT CALENDARS FOR MOST DISCIPLINES CONTINUE TO EXPAND, SOMEHOW YIELDING NEW PERFORMANCE LEVELS. LET’S SALUTE SOME OF THE KEY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE WINNERS OF LAST YEAR
SPY NETWORK
GREEN SLEEVES • HYPOCRACY OVER CYNICISM
MARK MY WORDS • IN A JANUARY RELEASE ISSUE, THERE HAS TO BE A COLUMN THAT LOOKS BACK TO HELP SHINE A LIGHT FORWARD INTO THE NEW YEAR. THAT HONOUR FALLS TO MR. SHINN BUT, THANKFULLY, THIS ONE IS ABOUT HARDCORE KITING AND NOT PITHY RESOLUTIONS
AFTER THE RAIN... • THE WINTER CAN BE WONDERFUL, AS SOUTH AFRICAN OZZIE SMITH DISCOVERED ON THE MYSTIC TEAM’S DECEMBER PHOTOSHOOT IN IRELAND
2020 Risung Star Angely Bouillot • NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS AT THE RED BULL KING OF THE AIR 2020, ANGELY BOUILLOT HAS PROVED THAT WOMEN CAN DO BIG AIR BY QUALIFYING THROUGH THE VIDEO ENTRY CONTEST AND, IN LATE JANUARY, WILL LINE UP IN CAPE TOWN TO FIGHT AGAINST THE MEN FOR THE FAMOUS WARRIOR’S MASK
2020 Risung Star James Careue • TO GET A BETTER GRIP ON HIS CHANCES, AXEL REESE HUNG OUT WITH THE POWERHOUSE FOR A WEEK AT ICARAIZINHO IN BRAZIL AFTER THE GKA PREA EVENT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR
JAMES CAREW
HOW TO INTERNET • IT’S A HARSH WORLD OUT THERE. CLICKS. SHARING. ATTENTION. THIS IS WHAT WINS A CAREER IN 2020: THE ZUCKERBERG WAY. NAVIGATING THE NEWLY-TRODDEN DIGITAL LANDSCAPE WITHOUT STINKING OF DESPERATION WHEN YOU REACH THE OTHER SIDE IS NO MEAN FEAT. IN 2020 MANY WILL FALL FOUL TO THE INTERNET’S LATEST PRACTICES BY IMITATING WHAT’S AROUND THEM IN A RELENTLESS BID TO LOOK BUSY. SO HOW DO YOU STAND OUT IN A WORLD FULL OF PEOPLE TRYING THEIR HARDEST TO LOOK LIKE THEY’RE MAKING A SPLASH? ENTER THE BRIDGES
BRIDGE BIO • THE FAMILY’S HAUL... AND IT’S NOT OVER YET!
OPEN THE COAST • MULTI-DAY DOWNWINDERS ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE POPULAR. GELLING THE THRILL OF KITING WITH THE CAMARADERIE OF ACHIEVING DISTANCE, THE DAKHLA DOWNWIND CHALLENGE WILL RUN ITS SIXTH EVENT IN 2020. HERE, FRENCH RIDER ANTOINE AURIOL AND HIS BROTHER THOMAS RECOUNT THEIR EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPATION IN AUGUST 2019, GETTING THE RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK BEYOND THE REGULAR LEGAL PERIMETERS OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR KITING DESTINATIONS. IT HELPS WHEN YOU’VE GOT THE KING AS A HOOK-UP!
DOING DOING • SITUATED ON THE EDGE OF THE WESTERN SAHARA DESERT, THE DAKHLA PENINSULA SHELTERS A HUGE 45 KILOMETRE LONG FLAT WATER LAGOON FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. SO WHETHER YOU’RE INTO SHREDDING DAWN TILL DUSK AMONG THE DOLPHINS AND FLAMINGOES OR RELAXING WITH THE FAMILY, DAKHLA IN SOUTHWEST MOROCCO HAS IT ALL
TRAVEL AGENTS
CAPE TOWN FIRST RIDES: 2020 GEAR • THIS ISSUE THE OZONE HYPERLINK V2 11M FOIL KITE PROVES TO BE A SURPRISINGLY WELL UTILISED MACHINE FOR TWIN-TIPPING DURING THE LIGHT WIND SESSIONS ON OUR CAPE TOWN OPENING WEEK. PLUS, WE REVIEW THE VERY ADEPT ELEVEIGHT FS 9M, THE OZONE CODE V2 TWIN-TIP AND TAKE A FIRST LOOK AT CRAZYFLY’S NEW INJECTION MOULDED CARBON CRUZ FOIL SET-UP
CRAZYFLY CRUZ – BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT • ALREADY MAKING KITES AND BOARDS IN THEIR OWN...