Kiteworld Magazine

In 2002 kiteboarding was a very raw experience and a time of almost daily development in all aspects of the sport. The gear is thankfully so much safer now and, at a professional level, riding has of course moved on to become very slick and polished,

In 2002 there were two world tours, the PKRA and KPWT and at the time riders were unrestricted to compete on both. Mark Shinn pipped Martin to the 2002 PKRA title and he also won the KPWT (read more in his column this issue on page 132). As things wo

“TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THE FORECAST AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR O’AHU…” ... my truck radio laughed at me. I was parked outside the Kodak film lab in Honolulu and it had been a very long day shooting at the Pipe Masters. It was touchi

In planning this issue, the obvious thing would be to try to summarise the sport and how far it’s come. When it came to sitting down and trying to do that, we realised we would need way more space than a single issue has to give. Once we got digging

Curse you guys, three images sounded easy! I agonised over tens of thousands of images and narrowed it down, eventually, to about three hundred! There are many classic also-rans and leaving them out has left me with a crumbled state of consciousness,

The Marshall Islands were at the top of my dream location list before I even knew they existed. If I was to close my eyes and envisage the perfect location beyond any reality, the Marshalls were that place. Coming from the east coast of the US, the P

It is poignant to title this piece ‘The New Wave’. I first wrote for Kiteworld in issue #58 nearly half the mag’s lifetime ago – that doesn’t sound very ‘new’ and so you might even assume that I have nothing ‘new’ to say. Yet here again, in issue 100

One of the driving reasons behind the formation of Kiteworld magazine was a desire to better understand what Kite Culture really is, and to provide a forum to represent that culture to the considerable numbers that will be joining our sport over the

Let’s sum up all the pros and cons and talk about when you might be ready for boots, why use them and, more importantly, how to go about it. Riding boots originally came from wakeboarding, where it’s the standard. More and more kiteboarding world cup

Within my relatively short Millennial lifetime, the beaches of this Indian Ocean island have seen a fast transformation. Where turquoise waters once blended into the horizon in a seemingly endless stretch of blue, now multi-coloured rainbows frame th

I’ve read that it’s a symptom of advancing age when time seems to pass faster. If that’s the case, my age must be advancing rapidly because 2002 (which by now you must have realised was the birth date of this fine publication) feels like yesterday. W

Adding some style and flair to your riding is always a good thing. Not only does it showcase precision control, it also helps build the muscle memory required to solidify your load and pop. Getting a well timed release from the surface of the water i

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When KW editor Jim demanded that I come up with something ‘timeless’ for this issue, I thought crikey, and started racking my brain for the most timeless aspects of kiteboarding. What could I write about that would stand the test of time? What are th

01 > You can’t say happiness without saying penis. 02 > Mudita is my favourite word and feeling. It means enjoying someone else’s happiness and is often a reason why I move my energy in the first place. If I got a tattoo it would probably be this wo

When I first saw a photo of snowkiting in a kitesurf magazine back in 1999, there was no question that this was a sport for me and I needed to do it. I have had a heavy addiction to snowboarding and skiing since my teenage years and had spent several