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RRD’s latest version of their Big Air kite has undergone significant additional development and testing, with a material change and construction refinements. We delved deeper. PHOTOS Samuel Tomé
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Appletree, always at the forefront of innovation in board building, have spent two years secretly developing a unique coating for all their boards that reduces weight while maintaining durability and product longevity. The cat is now out of the bag and the team reveal all…
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If you caught our last issue, you’ll have seen that Levitaz has released a new freeride foil range. Here we dive deeper into the tech and materials behind the series with Levitaz R&D Engineer, Henrick Pagel, pictured top right. Photos Arian Lebedinec
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Franz Schitzhofer has been kitesurfing and windsurfing (and designing boards for both industries) for decades. In fact our editor is still using a twintip he designed over 10 years ago. He sent us all the deets on the latest iteration of Eleveight’s Master twintip.
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Matteo Dorotini is the current Freestyle Vice-World Champion. He’s featured briefly in this mag before but we thought it was high time we found out a bit more about him, his unique riding style, that GKA podium, and his recent videos. Andre Magarao fired him some questions when he was at home recovering from an injury. Hopefully he’ll be back on the water very soon, so watch this space…
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If you watched Vortex, released by Tom Bridge, Xander Raith and Noè Font in February 2025, which showcased their riding and lifestyle, you might have noticed the nod to their next endeavor after the credits roll. At the time, when they inserted this crumb trail at the end of Vortex, there was no concrete plan for the next project, but feedback on the film pointed to a genuine interest in their life off the water and their individual characters, and thus sparked their latest undertaking, Turbulence. Welcome to Baja California Sur, where the sequel begins, and Turbulence takes flight.Â
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For a quarter of my life I collaborated as an international rider with Duotone. That’s a long time. So many major moments of my life happened during that time span, from the big accident that put me in a coma at the 2016 King of the Air, becoming a vice world champion, standing on the podium at KOTA (a life dream), having a family and so on. When your relationships with people last multiple years it can make even the idea of a new start seem immensely scary. I was comfortable, I knew where my place was, and I had been supported wonderfully for a decade – why move on?
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We recently bumped into Figo van Ekeren in Cape Town and were blown away by the talent he shows for such a young kiter. At only 11 years old, he is (if memory serves us correctly) the youngest rider to ever grace the pages of TheKiteMag. Already making waves on the GKA Youth tour, he is definitely one to watch. And it seems CORE agree as they’ve just signed him to their team.
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Europe’s weather seemed relentless this winter, but that didn’t always translate to ideal kitesurfing conditions. So when the charts aligned for Portugal’s legendary Supertubos, Nuno Figueiredo didn’t hesitate to make the two-hour dash to catch the window, joining other local heroes and photographer Heidi Hansen who also braved the 16th December storm.
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After years of hard graft on the competition circuit, stylish Brazilian wave rider, Pedro Matos, finally fulfilled his lifelong dream last November of clinching the world title. With the trophy now in his hands, it seemed the perfect moment for his fellow riders to put him in the Tangled Lines hot seat.
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What to do with kites that have come to the end of their flying days? Rather than see them all go into landfill, Harlem Kitesurfing have come up with a solution to ensure that, for some kites at least, the adventure continues. And it involves a talented rider’s equally talented mum…
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Jett Bradshaw and Nick Jacobsen have been friends and fellow team riders for a long time. So when the industry’s premier stuntman launched his own kite brand, it was almost inevitable that Jett would join the fold. We got in touch with the young protégé to find out more about him and this new chapter with the jacobsen team.
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The moon was full, the wind was howling, and all the top dogs were tearing it up in the lagoon. Andre Magarao had his camera lens locked on Ben Hoffman, former German freestyle champion, and they are both over the moon with the results. They sat down afterwards to chew over their sessions in Brazil, and to discuss the waxing and waning of Ben’s career.
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