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044 > SPY NETWORK

Radical techies in Hawaii, leash lessons, your top potent power foods and vote for the 2011 AWSI Kiteboarder of the Year!

056 > INTRODUCING KEAHI DE ABOITIZ

A more talented all-round ripper we've not seen. At 18, this young Queenslander seems to have the world at his feet

058 > MARK MY WORDS

Is a fast feeling board actually quicker? Mark Shinn investigates

060 > SESSIONS

A gang-busting cover story session in Fiji on the biggest wave ever kitesurfed (strapless, anyway!) and a more regular, classic session from the UK

104 > RACEBOARD REVIEW

Jim Gaunt and Chris Bull analyse the techniques needed to get to grips with a course raceboard, focussing on the Cabrinha and RRD 2011 models, as well taking a spin on the Airush Sector 52 from the 'freerace' category

110 > LIGHTWIND REVIEWS

Four of the most efficient kites and RRD's super early planing twin-tip, the 10 Knots, go out in the lightest breezes of late

118 > KITE REVIEWS

Back to the regular business of ragging around on more regularly sized kites; 7 – 12 metres

130 > TWIN-TIP REVIEWS

Hot sticks for the summer

140 > PASSING WIND

Jenna Hannon on the decline of glitzy energy drink sponsorship in kiting

142 > SPOT DETECTIVE

The return of a classic Kiteworld feature, this time dishing the riding dirt on Hunstanton, on England's east coast

144 > RUN FAT BOY, RUN

Limbering you up for kite racing and handlepass attempts. You can't just roll off the sofa and bang out race wins and 313s, you know?

148 > TURN AND FACE

The strapless back loop kite loop with Jan Marcos Riveras

150 > MOTOR DRIVE

Popped indy grab, served hooked and unhooked

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154 > ALL THE GEAR, NO IDEA?

Inject more power and crack this toe-side lark

Features 072 > AIRS AND GRACES

What's possible on a strapless surfboard these days is pretty phenomenal. Photographer John Bilderback lines up the BWS team and friends to explain the energy management involved with keeping control in the surf

082 > POWERED-UP

The physics behind the Wind, Will and Gravity Pro Tour that took place in WA earlier this year

090 > FLEET OF FOXES

They travel in packs and feed off each other. We talk to the top three girls on the BKSA freestyle tour to get their take on the rise in female riding power around the world

098 > HARD CHARGING

One of the biggest riding revolutions going on at the moment is racing. Teams and events are springing up in every country. Jim Gaunt talks to the North team about the huge steps forward they've made in gear development

138 > THE ANSWER MY FRIEND IS

BLOWING IN THE WIND Passing on the eco vibes with Lewis Crathern

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cover > Ben Wilson in the right place at the right time. Depends on your perspective though!

Cloudbreak, Fiji photo > Stu Gibson contents > The boys didn't get away trouble free. Ben Wilson caught in the Cloudbreak snare

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