Kiteworld Magazine

Kiteworld is essential reading for all kiteboarders, since 2002. Read the best reviews of the latest kites, boards and gear and improve your riding with our technique articles - whatever level you're at. Kiteworld's editorial team includes World Champions Aaron Hadlow and Mark Shinn and top coaches like Brandon Scheid. Each issue is packed with the inspiration and know-how you'll need to fuel your next ride

EDITORIAL THE SUMMER ‘21 ISSUE • KITEBOARDING – OUR REPETITIVE SHOT IN THE ARM!

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GALLERY SUMMER ’21 ISSUE

MOSTWANTED • NEW HARDWARE HEADING YOUR WAY

MARK MY WORDS • RUNNING A KITEBOARDING BUSINESS ISN’T JUST ABOUT GOING KITING (THOUGH IF YOU LOOK AT MARK SHINN’S RIDING DIARY, YOU’D PROBABLY QUESTION THAT!). IN HIS REGULAR COLUMN, MARK DISCUSSES THE TOUGH EFFECTS THAT THE LAST 12 MONTHS ARE NOW HAVING ON COSTS AND THE SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE INDUSTRY

OFF LIMITS: OAHU • YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS WELL AS CREDIBLE TO KITE CERTAIN WAVES ON THE MOST FAMOUS ISLAND FOR PRO SURFING IN THE WORLD. SEASONED NORTH SHORE SURF AND KITE PHOTOGRAPHER, JOHN BILDERBACK, WATCHED MOONA WHYTE, KEAHI DE ABOITIZ AND REO STEVENS STEP BEYOND THE USUAL BOUNDARY ROPES WITH THEIR KITES THIS WINTER SEASON

PLACES YOU SHOULD THE AZORES ...NEVER GO KITE • WHEN DUTCH PHOTOGRAPHER YDWER VAN DER HEIDE AND HIS FREQUENT TRIP COMPANION, SOUTH AFRICAN OSWALD SMITH, WERE TURNED AWAY AT THE CHECK-IN DESK FOR THEIR FLIGHT TO THE BAHAMAS DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS LAST DECEMBER, THEY RECONSIDERED AN UNLIKELY LOCATION THAT THEY’D NEVER QUITE PULLED THE TRIGGER ON BOOKING IN THE PAST

YDWER’S RECOVERY EARLY MAY UPDATE

NARROWED HORIZONS • THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE PAID TO KITE SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM AN UNUSUAL YEAR SPENT RIDING AT HOME. WE ALSO HEAR FROM TWO WHO MANAGED TO ESCAPE... AND JUST KEPT ON GOING!

ALL I NEED • WE SPEAK TO FRENCH KITER ANTOINE AURIOL, WHO VENTURED IN A CAMPERVAN AROUND THE IBERIAN PENINSULA WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND FOR EIGHT WEEKS AT THE START OF THIS YEAR. HAS A TRIP LIKE THIS, SWERVING AIRPORTS AND HOTELS, EVER SOUNDED SO APPEALING?

TESTS: SUMMER ’21 ISSUE • MORE KEY PLAYERS GET A RINSING: CABRINHA’S 01 PRODUCT RANGE THAT LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY IS HOT. THIS ISSUE WE CONTRAST THE MOTO AND SWITCHBLADE. CRAZYFLY’S INFINITY KITE SET US FREE IN SOME VERY LIGHT WINDS IN RECENT MONTHS AND THE IRREPRESSIBLE DUOTONE NEO HAS HAD AN SLS MAKE-OVER. FIND OUT HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE THAT HAS MADE, PLUS THERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE STANDOUT ITEMS WE’VE TESTED AND PUBLISHED REVIEWS OF ONLINE SINCE THE LAST PRINT ISSUE

CABRINHA MOTO 10M

CABRINHA SWITCHBLADE 9M

CRAZYFLY INFINITY 9M

DUOTONE NEO 8M SLS

FURTHER 2021 TESTING HIGHLIGHTS • HIGHLIGHTS FROM THREE REVIEWS OF VERY UNIQUE KITES THAT STOOD OUT FOR THE TEST TEAM. THESE WERE PLUCKED FROM THE TWO FREE ONLINE ISSUES AT MAGAZINE.KITEWORLDMAG.COM THAT WERE PUBLISHED SINCE YOU HAD YOUR HANDS ON OUR WINTER PRINT ISSUE IN NOVEMBER

FASHIONABLY LATE • “CORE’S CUSTOMERS ARE USED TO RIDING NEW PRODUCTS THAT ALREADY FEEL MATURE. THAT COMES FROM THE LAST 10% OF DEVELOPMENT, WHICH TAKES A LOT OF TIME.” BELIEVES JAN TERMÖHLEN, CHIEF DESIGNER OF CORE’S NEW FOIL PRODUCT LINE. ALTHOUGH COMPANY FOUNDER BERNIE HISS HAS BEEN PRODUCING TWIN-TIPS UNDER HIS CARVED CUSTOMS BRAND SINCE WAY BACK IN 2001 AND CORE HIT THE MARKET WITH THE UNIT KITE IN 2005, IT TOOK UNTIL 2021 FOR THE LAUNCH OF THEIR FIRST FOIL RANGE – THE SLC LINE (INFERRING ‘SILENCE’). KW EDITOR JIM GAUNT HOOKED UP WITH JAN ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHY ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED FOIL RELEASES HAS TAKEN SO LONG TO ARRIVE?

FORCE FIELD: ENGAGED • RIDING WITH SUNGLASSES CAN BE A HASSLE. THEY FOG UP, GET SPLATTERED WITH WATER DROPLETS THAT HAMPER...