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
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Kiteworld Magazine
GALLERY WINTER ISSUE 2021-22
MOST WANTED • NEW HARDWARE HEADING YOUR WAY
MARK MY WORDS • 90 COLUMNS IN AND MARK SHINN RETURNS TO WHERE HIS HEART TRULY LIES
CHAMPIONS IN-WAITING • THE STORY SO FAR IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION FOR 2021
FORMULA KITE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS • 11 – 17TH OCTOBER,TORRE GRANDE, SARDINIA
GKA KITE-SURF WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN DAKHLA • THE ORGANISERS NEEDED EVERY HOUR OF THE EVENT WINDOW AT THE FINAL ROUND IN DAKHLA TO GET IT DONE. ALTHOUGH THE WAVES WERE SMALL AND THE WIND WAS LIGHT, THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES WERE HARD FOUGHT FOR AND ARE THIS YEAR HEADING BACK TO AUSTRALIA, YOU BEAUTY!
KOMBI TIME CAPSULE • A 100 DAY WINTER ROGUE TRIP ALONG (AND DIVERTING FROM) SOUTH AFRICA’S EAST COAST, BY KW ASSOCIATE EDITOR, KYLE CABANO
REFLECTUONS BEHIND THE LENS WITH KYLIE ZARMATI
THE ALTRUISTIC KITER
TAKING THE SHORTEST LINE • JETT BRADSHAW IS AN UP AND COMING BIG AIR SPECIALIST FROM SOUTH AFRICA WITH A BURNING DESIRE TO SEND IT. COMING FROM A BACKGROUND RIDING MOTORCYLES AND BMX BIKES WE ARE NOT SURPRISED TO SEE JETT EMBARK ON AN ADRENALINE FUELLED SHORT LINE KITELOOP PATHWAY. KW ASSOCIATE EDITOR KYLE CABANO CAUGHT UP WITH JETT AFTER HIS FIRST TRIP TO TARIFA THIS SUMMER, WHERE HE LAID IT LOW IN THE LEVANTE
KITEWORLD CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE • LIKE EVERYTHING, KITESURFING LIFE GETS BETTER WITH ACCESSORIES AND TREATS!
TESTS: WINTER ISSUE 2021-22 • Blasting into winter we’ve reviewed some sublime products that’ll see your credit card itching uncomfortably with every further sentence that you read! First up, the F-One Bandit XV sets the bar at its peak for freeride twin-tip riding, then we go truly all-round with the Slingshot RPX. This issue’s twin-tip is the carbon Formula, also from Slingshot. Foilers check out the North Sense and Sonar 850 set-up, while Keahi de Aboitiz’ signature kite foil, the Cabrinha H650 wing, is for more advanced riders. Back in the sunny summer days, the Flo watershade by LiP Sunglasses gave us eye protection – a wise buy if you’re travelling this winter, too. Here’s a guide to what the scores mean for each kite / board.
F-ONE BANDIT XV 9 & 7M
SLINGSHOT RPX V1 9M
SLINGSHOT FORMULA V1 140
CABRINHA H650 FOIL
NORTH SENSE 135 & SONAR 850
LIP SUNGLASSES FLO WATERSHADES
TIME IS PRECIOUS! • WE INTERVIEWED THIJS VAN WESTING IN JANUARY 2019 AFTER HE HAD LAUNCHED VIKING, AN ONLINE BOOKING SOFTWARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR KITE SCHOOLS. ALMOST THREE YEARS ON AND ONE PANDEMIC LATER, JIM GAUNT CAUGHT UP WITH THE DUTCH EX-WINDOW CLEANER TO SEE HOW BUSINESS WAS DEVELOPING IN THIS INCREASINGLY DIGITALLY RELIANT AGE
KITEWORLD DIRECTORY
MAY THE WEATHER BE WITH YOU • A REGULAR COLUMN TO ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WIND BY IKITESURF METEOROLOGIST, SHEA GIBSON. OFF THE BACK OF HURRICANE SAM’S EXISTENCE IN THE ATLANTIC FOR A FULL WEEK IN OCTOBER, DELIVERING EXCELLENT SURF TO MANY, THIS ISSUE SHEA TRIES TO EXPLAIN AS SIMPLY AS POSSIBLE HOW FAR REACHING THE EFFECTS OF SUCH A WEATHER SYSTEM CAN BE
WINTER WETSUIT GUIDE • FIGHT THE FREEZE AND STAY STOKED RIDING ALL WINTER LONG WITH HELP FROM THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY SUITS AND ACCESSORIES
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