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CONTENTS # 21

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014 > EDITORIAL 018 > GALLERY: COMMITTED 028 > MOST WANTED “Ooh yeah, that’s what I’m talking about. Give it to me now!” 032 > SPY NETWORK Global gossip 045 > READERS’ GALLERY Over to you 048 > NOTES FROM A NORTH SHORE Jeff Pfeffer on the merits of riding backside natural or frontside switch 050 > CHERYL MEETS Now a fully-fledged kiteboarder, Cheryl Harrison begins a new series in which she meets some colourful characters on the beach 052 > INTRODUCING PAUL CLEVERLEY 098 > ALL THE GEAR, NO IDEA! Not an instructor in sight...it’s time to go it alone! 104 > MOTOR DRIVE Crack the pop-transition, the forward roll and the flat-3 112 > REVIEWS Three DVDs and a couple of loverly new waterproof MP3 player cases in the line up this issue. Scream if you wanna go faster... la, la, la! 116 > THESE THINGS I KNOW Jimmy Hall gets a lift to the beach from wild sharks...but what does he know?

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056 > THE COMMITTED AND PITTED Tuck your balls away and discover how to scale a mountain, get hauled by massive kiteloops and get yourself in the pit of your life 070 > MONSTER SUMMER GEAR REVIEW: THE POWER TO THE PEOPLE ODYSSEY The beaches of Tarifa hosted the biggest and most intricate gear review we've ever done. If you want to know your bows from your Cs and your rocker from your concave, then look no further 076 > BOW KITE REVIEWS Six of the most hyped kites on the market 080 > C KITE REVIEWS Six top-of-the-range C kites and the Peter Lynn Venom 2 take a beating 086 > LIGHTWIND BOARD REVIEW Six decks to get you up and running faster 092 > WAVE TWIN TIP REVIEW Four sizzling sticks to get you shredding harder

Cover>Did she make it? Who cares, she did it. Carrie Begg, Daymer Bay, Cornwall, March 2006 Photo>Ian Edmondson / Expix

Contents>Francisco Lufinha’s balls-out kiteloop even stops children playing in Brazil Photo>Cardeli

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