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TANGLED LINES LEGENDS • Nuno ‘Stru’ Figueiredo from Portugal is renowned for riding big waves and tucking into barrels. With Nazaré on his doorstep, it was natural he became the first kitesurfer to tackle the huge waves there and he went on to secure a Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever kitesurfed. We asked other wave riders and his fellow Eleveight team riders to throw some questions at him, to find out more about the mindset needed to ride giant waves.

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TRAILBLAZER • When we recently went on the XP Sertões downwinder in Brazil – check it out on our Instagram – we met a Brazilian who has perhaps done more in her life than the rest of us put together. Not only does Karina Oliani spend time doing the sport we all love, she is also a doctor, adventure athlete and philanthropist who wins trophies, breaks world records, climbs the world’s highest mountains, and enables medical care for isolated communities. After many years traveling the globe, when she needed a relatively quiet holiday, she visited the beautiful lagoons of Lençóis Maranhenses, northeastern Brazil.

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ARIBA Aruba • The quest for the perfect location for that perfect shot can mean journeying to some of the most breathtaking spots on Earth. Slingshot’s Wind Marketing Manager, Elliott Tauscher, took a team of talented riders and seasoned photographers on a memorable trip to the Caribbean paradise of Aruba. Their mission: gather assets for the 2024 product launch and immerse with the local wind sports community. What unfolded was a two-week adventure of epic days on the water, nights dancing in the sand, unexpected challenges, and the creation of some stunning assets, plus a cover for TheKiteMag to boot…

Follow the Rugged Coast • After Prolimit’s ‘Follow the Current’ mission in Cape Town that we featured earlier this year, they embarked on a new mission called ‘Follow the Rugged Coast’ to shoot their winter collection with Stig Hoefnagel and Jeanne Vanderick. This time, the destination was the breathtaking Achill Island, off the rugged west coast of Ireland. Inspired by the powerful Gulf Stream, Prolimit sought to capture the essence of coastal exploration and the thrill of water sports against the stunning backdrop of Achill’s dramatic landscapes.

STRIKE MISSION • Skeleton Bay [or Donkey Bay], near Walvis Bay in Namibia, has unique waves with long barrels that go on forever at incredible speeds. But it only works in the Southern Hemisphere’s winter and needs a big, long-period groundswell to wrap in at just the right angle or it doesn’t break. And even when the conditions are perfect the wave usually only lasts for a couple of days at a time. It hadn’t really worked for over two years and surfers were worried it might not work again, so when Joshua Emanuel heard that the forecast looked promising, he hightailed it up there to take advantage of the short-lived conditions.

Antidote to Chaos • Airush riders Jason van der Spuy and Alessa Mensch headed to Ireland for a Brunotti photoshoot. A rare ‘heat’ wave meant no wind for their first two weeks and when it did eventually kick in things got pretty chaotic, but they got the conditions they needed...