The Kite Mag

BIG AIR KITE LEAGUE CAPE TOWN | THE FINAL STOP

The final instalment of the 2021 Big Air Kite League’s five-stop tour took place in Cape Town, with 33 riders from across the world coming together. History was in the making with the conclusion of kiting’s first-ever international Big Air tour. BAKL has positioned itself right at the coalface of this new discipline and given a platform ‘for the riders’, fostering new talents with the opportunity to compete on the global scene, and pushing the limits of the sport. What we saw throughout the competition has to be some of the most insane riding and greatest Big Air kiters putting on a world-class show.

Thanks to an epic team of organisers, including Cedric Vandenschrik and Race Director Olaf Van Tol, and sponsors CORE, Lieuwe and Ride Engine, the

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Kite Mag

The Kite Mag3 min read
Stuff
The Nitro is the biggest boosting kite in Cabrinha’s range, and their first kite featuring the strong, stable and responsive Ultra HT material in the leading edge. The Featherlite bladders mean an overall lighter and more aerodynamic structure, and t
The Kite Mag6 min read
The creators. Hugh Pinfold
HI HUGH, THANKS FOR CHATTING TO US! HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INTO KITING? I had been following the winters between New Zealand and USA snowboarding when a mate from engineering school came back from a trip to New Caledonia where he’d got into kiting. Hi
The Kite Mag6 min read
Under CABRINHA The Hood
Let’s start from the beginning… Pete Cabrinha was one of the pioneers of kiting on Maui and was early to start designing kites. How did his skillset fit with running a kite brand in its infant stages? Pete is a visionary, he thinks outside the box an

Related Books & Audiobooks