CONTENTSz regulars022>EDITORIAL028>GALLERy:decisions040>MOSTWANTED

New year, new toys

048 > THREE WAY

Not so intimate probing

050 > ALL AT SEA

Gavin has his stomach turned upside down and then jumps off the side of a hill to regain perspective

054 > MARK MY WORDS

Home sweet home for Mr. Shinn

056 > INTRODUCING ROB DOUGLAS

Give it up for the fastest man in the world

058 > READERS' GALLERY

My how you've improved

062 > SESSIONS

Random riding experiences

122 > ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?

Stefanie Dekker kites in a war-torn corner of the world

124 > WINTER TEST SESSIONS

We rubber up to ride the F-One Bandit 4, RRD Gitana Classic 6'1' and Cabrinha S-Quad 6'1'' before body parts started to fall off in the cold

130 > PASSING WIND

A new regular take on the kiting scene from a boardsport Barbie

132 > RUN FATBOY, RUN

Who ate all the mince pies, then?

136 > MOTOR DRIVE PROJECT: BOOST

Drop big ones

144 > SUBSCRIBE

A look forward to High Times

152 > THESE THINGS I KNOW

Sebastien Cattelan

154 > SKETCHY

Occy goes kiting

FEATURES074>BRIDGINGTHEGAP

Ben Wilson now has his own kite brand, through which he aims to bring in a wealth of surfing talent to raise the bar in the wave kiting arena

084 > BACK CHAT

In 2011 multiple World Champion, Kristin Boese, taught almost 400 girls around the world, at virtually no personal expense for them, at her three day KB4Girls events. She's nice like that

090 > HIT 'N' RUN

Ruthless timing in Baja with Jon Modica and Corky Cullen

098 > TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED

A story from behind the scenes of the 2010 Luderitz Speed event in Namibia, in which many records (and riders) tumbled, by first time competitor, Fred Kloren

104 > INTERNATIONAL HACKER

Udo Hoelker is the ultimate kite travel writer

112 > WAVE ARMOUR

Staying safe in the waves

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