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contents Cover>In the zone. Richard Boudia opens his senses as he pits his wits against Mother Nature Photo>Richard Boudia

FUTURE PROOF

BUILD YOUR OWN BOARD W ITH JOHN AMUNDSON

FLYSURFER'S JET-FLAP TE CHNOLOGY

REO STEVENS LEAVES HIS MARK

SNOWKITING: THE PAST, PR ESENT AND FUTURE

learn to:

LAUNCH LIKE AARON HADL OW

SET-UP YOUR BAR CORREC TLY

THROW BACK-SIDE AERIALS

RACE LONG DISTANCE

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Contents>Dawn patrol. Kiteworld contributor and Skybanditz instructor, Ken Russell, on the beach at 7.45am to prepare for the 60-mile race from Jupiter beach to Fort Lauderdale at the end of January Photo>Robert Sullivan THE WORLD’S BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL KITING MAGAZINE

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016 > EDITORIAL 022 > GALLERY: judgement 032 > MOST WANTED Never enough toys 038 > MOST WANTED: THREADS AND TREADS ETC. Clothes and clobber 040 > SPY NETWORK A big wave surfer that develops hydrofoils and saves lives, become an instructor plus the usual he said and she saids 052 > READERS' GALLERY We're watching you 056 > MARK MY WORDS In a change from his usual commentary on the kiteboarding game, Shinn pops his Cape Town cherry and then clears his diary for a return trip next winter

058 > MAYBE TOMORROW Going off as often as the bombs that affect the region, Miguel Willis has once again swerved the well travelled track and finds himself in Sri Lanka 062 > INTRODUCING Josie Robinson Ellen MacArthur's PA is hitting the BKSA amateur scene this season. We look at her motivation and try to tempt you to join the merry throng of kiters that will be touring the UK later in the year 104 > resort report Wadi Lahami, Egypt 106 > kgb bible Ellie Grayson on how the addition of an affordable landboard to your quiver will multiply your session count

108 > TURN AND FACE Sky Solbach puts his back to the wall and prepares for take-off 116 > BURN OUT Ken Russell starts a new series looking at race technique and kiting more efficiently

118 > THE SCIENCE OF KITEBOARDING Adam Von Ins investigates the rustling in the bushes

120 > ALL THE GEAR, NO IDEA? Setting up your bar when you buy a new kite is a very different technique to how it used to be; you generally don't have to. Adam Jones reveals the secrets and benefits to a good rig set-up that's tailored to your riding style 130 > MOTOR DRIVE PROJECT: launch No cheap imitations here. Better than any chat up line, this the ultimate beach pulling technique 138 > REVIEWS On repeat this issue, Catalyst and How to Snowkite Volume 1 DVDs 146 > these things i know: MATT TAGGART The Ozone boss has been about a bit

features

068 > HOMETOWN GLORY Star of our first, last and issue 23 cover, Hawaiian child of Aloha, Reo Stevens, puts himself through school by kiting. That's not the only smart move he's picked up in his backyard 078 > ROUND OUR WAY The first in a series in which we scrape the grit from the souls of some of the UK's best riders. This issue, jolly green giant, Ryan Coote 084 > toy story Snowkites must be one of the most versatile toys in the world. We open the box and reveal the best session memories and visions for the future of some of the world's best snowkiters 094 > GREEN DREAM Build a balsa wood surfboard with North Shore shaping legend, John Amundson

100 > JET FLAP TECHNOLOGY – PROVEN INNOVATION IN FLIGHT A student at the University of Stuttgart puts Flysurfer's Jet Flaps to the test

110 > TEAR DROPS AND THRUSTERS A surfboard buyer's guide

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