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
EDITORIAL • THERE’S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR TIME ON THE WATER
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MOST WANTED • NEW PRODUCTS HEADING YOUR WAY
SPY NETWORK STAND ASIDE • GKA KITE WORLD CUP CAPE VERDE SEES NEW EVENT WINNERS STORM TO THE TOP STEP JAMES CAREW DELIVERED ON HIS PROMISING PERFORMANCES OF THE LAST TWO YEARS TO CLAIM THE FIRST EVENT WIN OF THE GKA KITE-SURF SEASON, WHILE INES CORREIA PROVED THAT, AS A PREVIOUS TWO TIME WORLD CHAMPION, SHE’S STILL A WAVE SPECIALIST OF THE HIGHEST ORDER
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MARKMY WORDS • IN HIS 81ST KITEWORLD COLUMN, MARK SHINN REMEMBERS ONE OF KITESURFING’S FIRST PROS WHO HAS SADLY PASSED AWAY, AND IS THEN HAPPIER TO SEE THE CURRENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PRO RIDERS NOW MOVING MORE WITHIN REACH OF INTERMEDIATES. WAIT... WHAT?!
SESSIONS #01 ELEGANTLY WASTED AT JAWS • PATRI MCLAUGHLIN REMEMBERS A WIPEOUT FROM THIS WINTER IN HAWAII
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS • THE 2020 RED BULL KING OF THE AIR IS WIDELY REGARDED AS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CAPE TOWN KOTA TO DATE, DELIVERING THE HIGHEST AGGREGATE LEVEL OF BIG-AIR RIDING WE’VE EVER SEEN. THERE WAS ENOUGH OFF-WATER DRAMATIC PREAMBLE TO FILL A SOAP OPERA AND A GLOSSY LIVE STREAM, BUT NO TOTALLY NEW MOVES LANDED BY ANYONE. EVERY RIDER ON THE PODIUM HAD ALREADY STOOD IN THE MIDDLE AT LEAST ONCE. THERE WERE NO MEGALOOP PASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 BUT ALSO, THANKFULLY, NO MAJOR INJURIES. THE TOP TWO CLAIM THAT THIS YEAR THEY WERE MORE RELAXED THAN EVER BEFORE. SO, WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? KITEWORLD’S BEN MCCANN DISSECTS WHAT WE SAW
HOW TO PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE AN INTERVIEW WITH THE 2020 KING • THE KITEWORLD TEAM COLLARS THE TWOTIME RED BULL KING OF THE AIR CHAMP FOR AN AFTER-MATCH DEBRIEF
NORTH SHORE NOTES • A SEMI-REGULAR FEATURE FROM A KITEWORLD STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER RETURNS FROM BY-GONE ISSUES. JOHN BILDERBACK HAS SEEN MORE THAN HIS FAIR SHARE OF RIDERS, ACROSS THE SURFING, WINDSURFING AND KITING FRATERNITIES SHOW UP AT THE SPOT OVER HIS BACK FENCE, KEEN TO TEST THEIR METTLE AT ONE OF THE MOST FICKLE AND MENACING WAVES GOING. KEVIN COLLINS WAS THE NEXT... AND HE BROUGHT A KNIFE TO THE PARTY
KITEWORLD 2020 CAPE TOWN TESTS • AFTER SIX WEEKS 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
AIRUSH LITHIUM 9M
CRAZYFLY HYPER 9M
DUOTONE DICE 8M
DUOTONE REBEL 8M
F-ONE BANDIT TWENTY-TWENTY 10 & 8M
F-ONE BANDIT S 8M
NAISH DASH 9M
NAISH TRIAD 8M
OCEAN RODEO CRAVE 12M
OZON EEDGE V10 8M
RRD ADDICTION 9M
SLINGSHOT RAPTOR 10M
ALL ABOUT BIG • FIND THE FULL REVIEWS ON OUR SITE BY SEARCHING FOR THEM AT: WWW.KITEWORLDMAG.COM
DUOTONE NEO 7 & 6M
F-ONE BANDIT S 6M
NORTH CARVE 6M
RRD RELIGION 6M
CORE XLITE 7M TEST
NAISH BOXER 7M
OZONE ALPHA 6M
AIRUSH APEX 138
AIRUSH VECTOR 138
CRAZYFLY RAPTOR EXTREME 138
ELEVEIGHT PROCESS 139 & 135
NAISH MOTION...