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TANGLED LINES: LEGENDS • James has been kiting since the early years, first doing well at UK competitions, then going on to absolutely slay it at the Triple-S, both in front of and behind the camera. He’s now risen through the ranks to become Marketing Manager at Cabrinha, where his photography and videography skills also come in pretty handy…

DREPANO GREECE

CRAZY FLY:THE LEGEND

El Medano Tenerife • Slingshot rider Jeremy Burlando is three times Junior World Champion. Growing up in two of the world’s windiest kite spots, first Hurghada, Egypt and then El Medano, Tenerife undoubtedly helped catapult this young kiter to success, and we’re sure to see him on another podium soon.

Colin Colin Carroll's Loveletters to kiteboarding • Slithering out from the dusty crevices of the interweb, lardy-faced social media sensation and master of kite punditry Colin Colin Carroll puts pen to paper and expresses his affection for a hard-riding angular-faced Kiwi. Yes, we’ve hereby given Colin a printed platform. We’re still baffled as to why…Trust us: he’s very much on probation…

RIGHT TO ROAM • Cape Town local Keh-Lung Su was a reluctant kiter at first, but it’s fair to say he is now hooked and has just proudly signed to Ocean Rodeo. It seemed a good time to find out a bit about him, and we look forward to seeing more from this young rider in the future…

LOOPS OF FURY • Last issue our cover featured Camdyn Kellett, a young up-and-coming Big Air rider from Cape Town, who can execute a kiteloop of consequence. As winter set in there and the usual southeaster died out, Camdyn, and his father and photographer, Andrew, hit the road and found a new spot to capture some rad angles…

FRANK ILFRICH • CORE have expanded their kite range into one of the most comprehensive on the market, particularly when it comes to discipline-specific models. They recently released their first foil, the SLC. So we thought it was a good time to catch up with their head designer, Frank Ilfrich, to find out more about what’s been going down at CORE HQ…

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THE EVOLUTION OF WAVE KITING • For this issue Gallery takes us on a trip down memory lane with photographer Jason Wolcott. He has been around since even before the days that kite pants were fashionable, and was there since the beginning to document and sculpt the direction of wave kiting.

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Catching the LIGHT • Dutch wave slayer Jalou Langeree recently set the compass for Cape Town to catch some of their summer season, and lined up local photographer Jason Broderick to point his camera at her. He has been snapping surfers, wakeboarders and trail runners for a few years, and has now turned his hand to capturing kiters. Good place to start…

Sonic Yotuh • Collen Carrol, Noé Font and Xander Raith headed to La Ventana, Mexico to showcase the best of the boardsport they love and to pour some more fuel on the park-riding flame…

Snowbird • Kari Schibevaag’s usual travel plans were curtailed this year by the virus-of-which-we-do-not-speak, so she decided to stay local and make the best out of the situation. Traveling round her home country in her trusty red van, she packed up her sledge and headed into the winter wonderland of the Norwegian mountains and forests.

KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR • Cape Town has long been an annual pilgrimage for European...