Recent features from the print magazine...
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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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Hermanus in South Africa is a fickle beast, and as Hannah Whiteley tells us, sometimes you need a bit of patience to score it at its best. But when it’s working, it can be a truly magical spot to kite…
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Bali proved to be a fickle beast for Carl Ferreira on his recent mission there, but he still had a wild ride, caught some epic waves, and put on a good show for the local monkeys.
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Sarah Sadek burst onto the Big Air scene a few years ago, has gone on to win multiple podiums in Egypt, and hit her first international podium earlier this year in Barcarès, France. We got her on the line to find out where it all began for her.
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When it was confirmed that kiting would be part of the Olympics a lot of athletes switched over from sailing, windsurfing or other sports. So it was especially gratifying that Annelous, one of the few competitors who was already an accomplished pro rider in park and freestyle and had frequently featured in this magazine, bagged a place on the podium. We were stoked for her and her achievement.
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