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COVER > Keahi de Aboitiz sucks us into his surfing world in Indo. Photographer Jason says of this getting this shot: “Keahi De Aboitiz and I were both pushing our personal limits the day this image was shot; both pushing to get deeper and deeper. The consequences for both the rider and photographer can be extreme when shooting kitesurf barrels with a fisheye lens. Lines can cut flesh like a knife through warm butter, a board can bash, cut or pierce like a weapon, and the reef can slash, bruise or break bones. Luckily for both of us we walked away smiling photo > Jason Wolcott / LEWHS.com Caption > Fun in the sunny shorebreak with Ryland Blakeney. Try catching that wave to ride without a kite! photo > Dan Jones

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Get your race on

041 > SPY NETWORK

We whistle as we deliver the good news and round up the latest world tour goings on

044 > READERS' GALLERY

Check you out

046 > MARK MY WORDS

Mark Shinn finishes off the second part of his column on light wind technique

050 > SESSIONS

Turkish snow and rounding the Isle of Wight

090 > IS THERE A DOCTOR

IN THE HOUSE? Yes there is! The Cape Doctor blows again for more Kiteworld testing sessions in South Africa. This issue, freeride and freestyle kites, twin-tips and a few more unusual surfboards

120 > PIT LANE

Peter Stiewe and Jordi Modolell from Best talk of the changing parameters involved in kite design and the difference they make to the way your kite handles

124 > SPOT DETECTIVE

You'll want to go to Tiree in the Inner Hebrides after reading this

136 > TURN AND FACE X-RATED

Jason Wolcott whets our insatiable carnal appetite for the future of sexy wave kiting

146 > SUBSCRIBE AND WIN!

Get subbed up and you could win a Hadlow ID!

FEATURES060>INTHEWAKEOF INJURY,

THERE'S ALWAYS BUSINESS Aaron Hadlow has picked up the worst injury of his career. In a strong position to think about pushing the sport forward off the water, the five time World Champion talks to Jim Gaunt about switching his focus to the business of kiteboarding

068 > THE PHILIPPINES

In a double Asian holiday header, Susi Mai and Christian Black kick things off in an area that's still littered with slices of paradise

076 > SRI LANKA

Anny Barlow reports on the kiting opportunities in Sri Lanka at the end of a 30 year civil war

084 > SPRING INTO SUMMER

Get rubbered up - it's a wetsuit guide, not a fashion show, though

128 > YOU CAN TRAIN BEARS TO

RIDE A BICYCLES. WHY CAN'T YOU REMEMBER TO STRAIGHTEN YOUR LEG A BIT MORE? Are you cut out to help instruct your friends? Find out here

130 > WARNING: OXYGEN MASKS

MAY BE REQUIRED Out goes Motor Drive this issue and swinging in is big air bandit Dimitri Maramenides with the first in a two part series dedicated to improving your big air technique y

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