The Kite Mag

REEDIN

KEVIN, YOU’VE JUST WON THE COLD HAWAII GAMES. CONGRATULATIONS! HOW DID THE EQUIPMENT PERFORM?

When doing events like that everything needs to be in sync – your mind, your fitness and most importantly your gear. The SuperModel handled the rough conditions we had really well. With it, I know where my kite is and that way I can fully focus on my trick and where to land. Having complete trust in my gear really helps me push myself to the next level.

WILL WE SEE YOU COMPETING IN THE RED BULL KING OF THE AIR AGAIN, COVID PERMITTING?

Yes I just won myself a wild card during the event in Denmark. I wasn’t pre-qualified because I didn’t have such a good result at the 2020 KOTA. Let’s hope we get Covid under control so we can have another epic season in Cape Town.

HOW DID YOU REACT WHEN DAMIEN FIRST PITCHED THE IDEA OF STARTING A BRAND?

We had been talking about it for a while. I do

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