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040 > SPY NETWORK

The first Len10 Mega Loop Challenge goes off!

TALKING 'BOUT

A REVOLUTION EGYPT - SHOULD YOU STILL GO?

046 > MARK MY WORDS

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PLUS: CITY OF ANGELS, ISRAEL, YOURI ZOON 55D

Mr. Shinn has some invaluable tips on light wind riding technique

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048 > READERS' GALLERY

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Aim, fire and win! Maybe

050 > SESSIONS

More excellent recent riding experiences from around the world

094 > C KITE CITY

We take seven C shaped kites for a spin around Cape Town's demanding waters. You gotta be tough and confident in your game to get along in this city...

106 > RUN FAT BOY, RUN

Exercises to help your strapless surfboard skills and your bar to hip movements for more powered passes

112 > TURN AND FACE

Bear Karry busts out a strapless air mute grab in the surf

116 > MOTOR DRIVE

This issue's twin-tip lesson: the front roll transition with a kite loop. Don't be scared – it's easier than you think!

130 > SUBSCRIBE

Because your letterbox should be for more than just bills

FEATURES 064 > ALL AT SEA

Gavin and Jody have been at sea for five years. Their Best Odyssey expedition, which Gavin wrote a regular column for and Jody shot for in Kiteworld, recently came to a conclusion. In this heavy photo feature, they relive some key moments

076 > CHICKEN RUN

In an issue thick with action and enthusiasm for taking your chances while you can, Mark Glendinning visited the Cocos Islands, one out there place for kiteboarding

086 > PACK A COOLER FOR THE TRIP

In the second part of our US west coast guide, Bruce Johnson reveals some spots heading north from LA to San Francisco

108 > BRING BACK TRUE LOCALISM

Dom Moore stands up for the visiting kitesurfer

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COVER > Stefan Speissberger,

Cape Town, South Africa photo > Jens Hogenkamp

CONTENTS> Patri McClaughlin, Jaws photo > Ian Strickland

LIVETHEDREAMFEATURING:

COCOS ISLANDS FIVE YEARS AT SEA

RIDING JAWS

PLUS:LEN10'S MEGA LOOP CHALLENGE FRONT ROLL KITE LOOP TRANSITION

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