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We’re so used to slick, polished video clips nowadays that this footage of Reider Decker, shot on an old-school camera by Michael Davis and released as a longer-than-average edit, makes for a refreshing change. Reider talks us through how the film came about.
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In today’s fast-paced world, the pressure to perform is ever-present. We are constantly expected to be available, ready to respond to messages, emails and social media notifications. Whether it’s work or our personal lives, there’s an underlying expectation to always be “on”, to give 100% all the time. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, as if you’re on a treadmill you can’t step off. I, Kari, often find myself caught in that cycle – constantly available, constantly performing – and it can be exhausting…
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Tic tac, tic tac, tic tac… Is that the sound of a ticking clock…? Well in this case it is a trick in kitesurfing, and these days a fairly standard trick, part of the average repertoire of every top rider in the strapless freestyle World Cup. I spoke to Camille in Prea, Brazil. Every day, with an endless wind of 25 to 30 knots, the Swiss rider practices various jumps on her strapless board and garnishes many of them with that very same tic-tac trick.
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Eleveight’s bestselling kite, the RS, is now in its 10th edition. We dived in with the team to find out how they keep pushing improvements on such a loved product.
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Last year we interviewed Finn Flügel, who, at the young age of 15, was already an accomplished rider on the world’s competition circuit. A year on and now 16, he is going from strength to strength, having recently won the GKA Youth Big Air event and placing second in both the GKA Hydrofoil Big Air and Youth Freestyle events. He certainly has his sights set on podium domination.
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Vetea Boersma has been fairly quiet the last few years, having had an enforced time off the water, and it’s been four years since he last appeared in TheKiteMag. So, unless you’re from Hood River, you’d be forgiven for not knowing who he is. We thought it was time to rectify that and find out more about this super talented rider who loves a sushi roll…
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When it’s mid-summer in Europe but you’re needing to shoot your Fall/Winter collection, then Iceland with its dramatic landscape and moody skies is a winner of a destination. David Mariot, ION’s Marketing Manager, whisked team riders Camille Losserand and Edgar Ulrich to the remote island for a memorable trip of exploration and adventure.
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When Meltemi winds howl, the Greek Cyclades islands become a battleground for Big Air mastery. The 2026 North shoot with Cohan van Dijk, Jett Bradshaw and Nathalie Lambrecht nearly bombed – with cancelled ferries, damaged cars, and bruised ribs – yet landed epic loops with raw Aegean stoke. North Actionsports Creative Producer, Michel Bakker, shares the story.
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Ride Engine are on a mission to protect more of our precious skulls. So we got designer Gary Siskar on the line to ask about their new helmet that’s been in the R&D lab for over two years.
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Eleveight have added a brand-new Big Air kite to their range, the Stratos+. We got in touch to find out more about where this fits in with their existing Big Air kites.
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With a legacy of over 20 years, the Switchblade is one of the longest-running kites on the market. We spoke to Designer Pat Goodman to find out more about the latest iteration. Photos James Boulding
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Matt Maxwell, one of Cape Town’s talented riders, has competed at a number of GKA events in the Kite-Surf discipline. He joined the Airush team last year and tells us about their newest kite, the Ultra Team DS, which he enjoys for lightwind wave riding and foiling. Photos Mitchell Doyle Markgraaff
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Rafa from southern Spain, and a team rider for Eleveight, is a relatively young face on the kiting scene but has already won the Spanish Championship and is 2x Junior Freestyle World Champion. With his eyes set on the Freestyle World Championship we thought we’d find out more about him.
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