Kiteworld Magazine

Ideally, in more offline than online activities, we’re the type of people that like to get sucked in. Instagram’s core appeal is that its inherent nature is at its best for capturing single moments or playing and re-playing slender slices of activity

MEN’S GKA FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPION The 17-year-old Colombian won the world title in his first full season on tour, eventually prevailing over his closest rival, Adeuri Corniel, in the season’s ultimate final in Cumbuco, Brazil. The rookie had announ

Now fully available in stores, the all-new Cabrinha Crosswing is the simplest form of wind driven power you can hold in your hands. Refined low end performance for maximum upwind ability, this compact, fully controllable inflatable wing is an efficie

A band of high-altitude risk takers have put their heads together to create a stream of events that showcase the latest in the big-air discipline. The tour is volunteer run and ‘open source’, meaning that anyone, anywhere can use their formula and ma

It’s a sign of old age to comment on the inexorable acceleration of the passing of time, so I will refrain from the temptation of labouring the point that 2019 seems to have gone by in a fleeting moment. It was certainly a ‘noisy’ year but, on reflec

Forget turquoise blue waters. We said goodbye to sunshine and boardshorts. Palm trees were a thing of the past. This was not a normal pro kiteboarding trip! We (Mystic Boarding team) were on a quest to put new products to the test. We didn’t follow t

TO GET A BETTER GRIP ON HIS CHANCES, AXEL REESE HUNG OUT WITH THE POWERHOUSE FOR A WEEK AT ICARAIZINHO IN BRAZIL AFTER THE GKA PREA EVENT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR From nowhere to the title? “I want to become World Champion!”, the Aussie brute knocked

Red Bull may have been criticised for the predictability of familiar faces that have populated its field of competitors in the past, but that’s all about to change for KOTA 2020. The format has split so that just 12 riders (down from 18) will compete

HYPOCRACY OVER CYNICISM Nobody likes to be on the receiving end of criticism they have no come back for. The prickly, hot feeling and creeping realisation that you have no counter argument is quite frustrating. I like being right as much as the next

Tom rides like he’s been trapped. Caged. There’s something quite tortured-genius about it, but not because he’s providing feats of technical difficulty, but because he’s finding new angles of attack. He’s taking tricks that have been done for years a

Dakhla had been running around in my head for over a decade as I was yet to visit – one of the most famous spots in the kitesurfing world. Although I hadn’t seen this unique spot situated at the gates of the Western Sahara with my own eyes, I had how

Dakhla’s mainly known for its seemingly endless lagoon which can be ridden at both high and low tide. An ideal spot for beginners, the flat waters remain waist deep up to 300 metres off the beach. For advanced riders it’s an epic flat water playgroun

CrazyFly already had a couple of hydrofoils in the range for the last two of seasons. Where did you think you were missing something? We were missing more accessible foils and true beginner foils. The Cruz is the first step in filling this gap and y

Japan is an exciting destination for any traveller, but Fukuoka is catching the attention of a particularly demanding sort of tourist: the roaming kiteboarder. The Genkainada Championships were held here in 2019, where a consistent 20 knots and a who

A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to visit Dakhla, Morocco for the very first time. As an American, Dakhla is not nearly as accessible (read: 40 hour itineraries) as it is for European travellers. The lure of the epic desert winds has however

Looping your kite doesn’t have to involve a big, scary jump. The downloop transition will definitely help you feel more comfortable learning to loop the kite and will add a lot of confidence to your general riding, too. Before trying this trick make

Standing on the shoreline of Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico on a warm January morning, my then-new-boyfriend looked at me, bewildered, as I sobbed like a child; snot and tears running down my zinc-covered chin onto my brand new pink Roxy w

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Pe’ahi, AKA: ‘Jaws’, isn’t merely a wave that I ride; it’s a wave that I’ve become intensely involved with. We’re in a long term relationship. She’s majestic, mighty and ruthless, even cruel at times, giving the world and all life’s glory in a monume

Stuart has been spending the summers here on Maui the past couple of years, teaching kiting and riding as much as possible – up to 100 kilometres a day at times. It’s been a great pleasure getting to know him, his kiting is super smooth, he goes huge