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Cover>“Consider the details involved in me shooting Felix from the barrel: He’s only able to ride at all because a kitesurfing doctor took pity on him and fixed his deeply infected foot. He’s wearing Vari’s old shorts because the only pair he owned ripped, and his only shirt has’Pussy Hut’ on it...because Felix loves pussy. As for me, I’m underwater holding a $7000 camera that’s stuck in a home-made water-housing and duct taped to the end of a four-foot pole and hoping it’s pointed at Felix when I pull the trigger. Actually I’m just hoping it doesn’t leak, I don’t get sucked over the falls and Felix doesn’t hit me this time. The glamorous world of kiteboarding, eh!” Jeff Pfeffer Photo>Jeff Pfeffer

Cover>“Consider the details involved in me shooting Felix from the barrel: He’s only able to ride at all because a kitesurfing doctor took pity on him and fixed his deeply infected foot. He’s wearing Vari’s old shorts because the only pair he owned ripped, and his only shirt has’Pussy Hut’ on it...because Felix loves pussy. As for me, I’m underwater holding a $7000 camera that’s stuck in a home-made water-housing and duct taped to the end of a four-foot pole and hoping it’s pointed at Felix when I pull the trigger. Actually I’m just hoping it doesn’t leak, I don’t get sucked over the falls and Felix doesn’t hit me this time. The glamorous world of kiteboarding, eh!” Jeff Pfeffer Photo>Jeff Pfeffer

Contents>The hussle and bustle of the event site of PKRA Italy - Badesi beach, Sardinia Photo>Christian Black

Contents>The hussle and bustle of the event site of PKRA Italy - Badesi beach, Sardinia Photo>Christian Black

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014 > EDITORIAL 018 > GALLERY: POSITION 026 > MOST WANTED Have you been good boys and girls? Christmas lists at the ready... 030 > SPY NETWORK World records, PKRA update, country news, seawall pastings and tipis on the north Norfolk coast

zREGULARS 014 > EDITORIAL 018 > GALLERY: POSITION 026 > MOST WANTED Have you been good boys and girls? Christmas lists at the ready...

030 > SPY NETWORK World records, PKRA update, country news, seawall pastings and tipis on the north Norfolk coast 038 > NORTH SHORE NOTES Jeff Pfeffer on the mis-direction of the kite-surfboard

038 > NORTH SHORE NOTES Jeff Pfeffer on the mis-direction of the kite-surfboard 040 > READERS’ GALLERY More of your fine work 042 > INTRODUCING RUI MIERA The Bob Burnquist of kiteboarding gets deep

040 > READERS’ GALLERY More of your fine work

042 > INTRODUCING RUI MIERA The Bob Burnquist of kiteboarding gets deep 082 > MOTOR DRIVE The F-16 to flat 3 and the mobe 5 get separated and given a good seeing-to by Lewis Crathern and Ruben Lenten

082 > MOTOR DRIVE The F-16 to flat 3 and the mobe 5 get separated and given a good seeing-to by Lewis Crathern and Ruben Lenten 090 > THE PANEL Aaron Hadlow joins the team on a free transfer

090 > THE PANEL Aaron Hadlow joins the team on a free transfer 094 > THESE THINGS I KNOW Marc ‘Marley’ Ramseier gives us his take on the world

094 > THESE THINGS I KNOW Marc ‘Marley’ Ramseier gives us his take on the world

zFEATURES

zFEATURES

044 > FORTY, FAT AND TRYING Fed-up with being the kite-wife, Cheryl Harrison starts a three part series in which she overcomes her autoimmune disease to crack this kiting caper

044 > FORTY, FAT AND TRYING Fed-up with being the kite-wife, Cheryl Harrison starts a three part series in which she overcomes her autoimmune disease to crack this kiting caper 048 > BEYOND THE HAZE Peter Trow and fellow California Central Coast locals, Josh Mulcoy and Ammy Naff go outside of the city limits and find sanctuary in the wide-open spaces of the west coast 054 > RELENTLESS: THE TARIFA EFFECT Tempting you to the most popular spot on the planet

048 > BEYOND THE HAZE Peter Trow and fellow California Central Coast locals, Josh Mulcoy and Ammy Naff go outside of the city limits and find sanctuary in the wide-open spaces of the west coast

054 > RELENTLESS: THE TARIFA EFFECT Tempting you to the most popular spot on the planet 060 > PUT DOWN YOUR GUNS AND PICK UP YOUR GUITARS The next rung on the ladder to surfing nirvana

060 > PUT DOWN YOUR GUNS AND PICK UP YOUR GUITARS The next rung on the ladder to surfing nirvana 070 > THE GRADUATES Too young to care or perfect professionals? The PKRA rat pack profiles

070 > THE GRADUATES Too young to care or perfect professionals? The PKRA rat pack profiles 078 > THE BLUE ROOM Neal Gent tools you up with a wave-kit arsenal

078 > THE BLUE ROOM Neal Gent tools you up with a wave-kit arsenal

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