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INSIDE:BIGGEST EVER TEST ISSUE! IF YOU PLAN ON BUYING GEAR THIS YEAR, YOU NEED THIS MAG!

wind machines!

THE TEST TEAM RINSE

19 KITES, 16 TWIN-TIPS AND

SIX SURFBOARDS TO WITHIN AN INCH

OF THEIR LIVES IN TENERIFE!

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Cover>Damien Leroy springing into summer in St. Martins, Caribbean Photo>Rachel Hastilow

Contents>Canarian free spirit Photo>Jim Gaunt

PLUS: CLASSIC DOWNWINDERS, WALK ON WATER, MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR BOARD SET-UP AND GO FASTER

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< KITEWORLD #33 10 REGULARS:

016 > EDITORIAL

022 > GALLERY: Explode

032 > MOST WANTED Beg, steal or borrow for these

038 > SPY NETWORK A quick hit of news like a wise old hack's Biro to the heart

044 > READERS' GALLERY Readers with the X-Factor

046 > MARK MY WORDS KW columnist and ex-world champion, Mark Shinn, rallies the troops for some keen progression this summer

048 > MAYBE TOMORROW More wandering off-the-beaten kite-path takes Miguel Willis on a hunt for waves in the Philippines

052 > INTRODUCING JEREMIE TRONET AND LINN SVENDSEN We shine the light on a very dynamic duo

118 > KITEWORLD'S CLASSIC DOWNWINDERS We all love 'em! So this issue we start a series highlighting the world's best missions, kicking off with a couple of epic routes along the coast of Cabarete

122 > KGB BIBLE Lee Barrowcliff continues our series aimed at getting you riding more by learning KGB

124 > BURNOUT No need for an all over body wax as Ken Russell explains the fundamentals of simply going as fast as you can. It could help, though...

126 > ALL THE GEAR, NO IDEA? Adam Jones goes back to basics and gives you some tips to getting the most out of your existing board by tweaking your set-up

130 > MOTOR DRIVE Introducing star, Jeremie Tronet, takes over the project with the Jesus Style transition

138 > REVIEWS Ben Wilson's wave riding instructional Smack and John Bilderback's Lines DVD spin on repeat while Kristin Boese's instructional book fills our brains

146 > THESE THINGS I KNOW: JOHN BILDERBACK Apparently there's a lot of time to ponder things when you're floating around the world's gnarliest breaks. John Bilderback tells all

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FEATURES:

058 > MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? 19 kites, 16 twin-tips and six surfboards were piled onto the bottom deck of a Thomsonfly charter flight to Tenerife in

April. Would the Kiteworld team's testing spot of choice be able to cope with such a demanding schedule?

060 > KITE REVIEW FEATURING:

Liquid Force Havoc2, RRD Hyper Type2, Naish Cult, Cabrinha Crossbow3, GK V-Sonic, Ozone Instinct Light2,

Ozone Instinct Edge2, Airush Vapour 2, F-One Bandit, EH Eze, Freak Dog Vicious, Nobile 555 SLE, North Rhino08,

Flexifoil Ion3, Best Waroo, Royal Solo, Advance Kaiman, JN Prima Donna2 and the Blade Vertigo

080 > BOARD REVIEW FEATURING: Liquid Force Recoil, RRD Poison, Cabrinha Imperial, Litewave Rasta Pro LE, Airush X-Pact, Ocean

Rodeo Zen, Crazy Fly Raptor Pro, Crazy Fly Bulldozer, Flysurfer Flyradical, Aboards X-series and Z-series, North

Jaime Pro, Flexifoil Delta, Advance Omega, Skywalker Dimitri Pro Comp and the Nobile 555

100 > SURFBOARD REVIEW FEATURING: Crazy Fly Wave, Cabrinha S-Quad, RRD Pro Wave, North Rocket Fish, Airush Converse and the

Naish Custom Wave

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