Features

Tell Me About It: RRD Religion

The latest version of RRD’s flagship wave kite, the Religion, has just launched, and they’ve also brought out a brand-new Aluula-blessed Gold version.

Photos Samuel Tomé

Tell Me About It: Airush Magnum Bar

Airush have just added an innovative new control system to their lineup – the Magnum Control Bar – featuring an all-new Auto Untwist feature. We found out more from designer Tyler Ryan.

Photos Mitchell Doyle Markgraaff

The Green Room: Prolimit

Prolimit have been proactive regarding wetsuit sustainability for some time now, and are very proud to announce that all their new wetsuits are now completely neoprene free. We spoke to Alex Cretier about this latest development. 

Photos Marius Brosset and Thomas Roos

The Big Picture: Naish

Naish have released their latest Pivot plus a brand-new control system, the Sync bar. We spoke to designers Ewan Jaspan about the Pivot and Noah Hoffman about the Sync.

Photos: Andy Troy, Frankie Bees, Ryan Quinn, Samuel Cárdenas

I’M ON IT: FLYSURFER ERA

New Zealand’s Hugo Wigglesworth recently broke the WOO World Record with a jump height of 36.7 meters. We chatted to him about this achievement and the ERA kite that took him stratospheric.

Photo Sophie Aynaud

Police in Helicopter

Stig Hoefnagel loves a photoshoot and in this instance it bagged him this issue’s cover. But when he headed out with photographer Andy Troy to capture the latest Big Air kite from Naish, the Psycho, things turned out a bit spicier than they’d planned… They ran into the cops and helicopters, and Stig wasn’t the only one flying that day…

Decide, commit, succeed!

Nathalie Lambrecht has consistently appeared on the podium over the last couple of years, both in Big Air and freestyle competitions. She came into the recent Lords of Tram event as the favorite and achieved the biggest score of the women’s contest. But a missed trick in her first heat saw her battling for survival in round two. How would she keep the focus needed to fight her way through the gusty conditions to the final and a podium place…?

Beauty in Steel

If you’ve kept an eye on the Kite Park League events over the last year, you’ll know that Noè Font has placed first or second on the podium every time. But he is not just a talented rider, he is also involved in making the key features and rails for the events. His good friend Xander Raith, also no stranger to the podium, tells us about the hard work and the beauty of the process that goes into making the features. We also hear from photographer Andre Magarao who caught up with Noè at the Brazil event last year. It might even inspire you to give rails a try for yourself…

The Mission: Chasing Sunrays

Kari Schibevaag and friends Catrine, Lone and Guro embarked on a journey south to swap the freezing temperatures of Norway’s winter for the welcoming warmth of Egypt. The land of ancient wonders and crystal-clear water dished up a kiting and yachting adventure in the sun that was just what they needed. And, spoiler alert, they even got to swim with dolphins.