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As the hype from the 2024 Red Bull King of the Air (KOTA) vanished and with no sign of any Big Air Kite League event on the horizon, the competition scene in Cape Town was looking scarce. Camdyn Kellett (pictured here), Stijn Mul and KOTA Judge, Alex Barker tell us about the short-line comp that came to the rescue. And the event wasn’t the only thing that came to the rescue in Blouberg Bay.
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“There aren’t many kite trips that can strike fear into my heart. Yet, having participated in the Dakhla Downwind Challenge multiple times, I know how it can push you to your limits. This year, however, was special. My father, at the age of 66, joined me on this grueling mission. Together, we tackled a 500-kilometre journey along the harsh, beautiful Saharan coastline – an adventure neither of us will ever forget…” Tom Court tells all.
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What do you get when you combine the GOAT, a multiple-podium-winning champion, and an award-winning photographer? Well, you get a radical idea, beautifully executed and skillfully recorded on camera. Aaron Hadlow and Lorenzo Casati have just accomplished probably the world’s first synchronized kiteloop, with Samuel Cárdenas pressing the trigger, and Antonio Herrera Trujillo there to video it. We found out more from Aaron, Lorenzo and Samu.
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James Carew has a phenomenal drive to win. The multiple World Champion recently kitesurfed the biggest wave of his life at Nazaré, and not many people realize he also rides the colossal waves there tow-in surfing. While he waits to find out if his wave will take the Guinness World Record for the largest wave kitesurfed, Axel Reese caught up with him to find out more about his love of slaying giants.
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Mint is an English slang word meaning cool or awesome – exactly what the photos in this article are, some of the most stunning waveriding shots we’ve ever seen. Mint is also the name of the photographer who accompanied Oswald Smith and Willow-River Tonkin on their trip to Indonesia. Lads, we applaud you for capturing these absolute ‘minters’ AND bagging yourself this issue’s cover in the process.
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Mention Nick Jacobsen and most people will have heard of his cunning stunts. But now he’s taken the biggest plunge of all and jumped into the equally cunning world of kite design and production. Photos Paul Ganse and Samuel Tomé
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Eleveight have busted out the latest version of their boosting machine, the XS, and the second version of their Stellar twintip that proved very popular when it launched last year. Photos Eliteleaguephotographer
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Slingshot recently unveiled their new screwless “One-Lock” connection system. Could this be a gamechanger for your kite foiling sessions? Fred Hope explains… Photos Ryan Osmond
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Mystic have released their lowest impact wetsuit yet, the Evolve. It’s better for the planet, being made from renewable ingredients… Photos Antonio Herrera Trujillo, Storm Jansen and Vincent Schaap
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Sanne van Haaster worked at Lieuwe Boards for a few years. She has since moved on to her family business but recently joined Lieuwe for a photoshoot in Egypt. While there she squeezed a lot in – as well as the photoshoot, she took third place at the King of the Lagoon competition, attended the Wind Seekers Kite Fest, and umm… drank a lot of gin…
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When you need to get some top-class shots of your new wave kite, Mauritius is a no brainer for a wave riding destination. RRD founder Roberto Ricci and team rider Carl Ferreira headed there to shoot their new Religion kites, but also to celebrate Roberto’s big 6-0. And they bagged themselves this issue’s cover in the process.
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We chatted with Eleveight team riders Martin Rahnel and Kaimar Halliste who are both from Estonia to find out what the kiting is like there. Kaimar lives in the capital Tallinn and Martin lives further south on the west coast, but they do also meet up to session together when conditions for their preferred discipline of Big Air are on.
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