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Florian Gruber • TANGLED LINES LEGENDS

ON THE LIST Seychelles • Meg Niblett and Benjamin Roulant are crewing a Swan 65 yacht named Eve, heading around the world. They joined the boat in Australia, then sailed to Indonesia and the Seychelles, and are currently in Europe before they continue the journey westwards. Meg tells us about kiting in the beautiful Seychelles…

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The Hague • Timo Boersema is one of kiting’s upstart young guns and has already placed third on the podium at Cold Hawaii last year. He was also selected for the prestigious Red Bull King of the Air last December thanks to his Big Air skills. It all started for him on the beaches round The Hague, Netherlands.

LOVE LETTERS TO KITEBOARDING 51st State

Jump Ship • Set three pro riders the task of jumping some of the biggest ships out there, and Janek Grzegorzewski, Lasse Walker and Ruben Lenten will rise to the challenge. Lasse and Ruben fill us in on the adventure they undertook last year in Cape Town, showcasing the extreme possibilities of kiting to the public. Catch the video on You-Tube to marvel at their exploits.

OLYMPIC TICKET • Roderick Pijls is a talented freestyle and wave rider, but less than two years ago added racing to his repertoire. He tells us how he got into the discipline and is striving to reach the Olympics. Luckily he’s joined forces with his sponsor Appletree to work on developing the best boards possible…

HOLD YOUR NERVE • Leo Verrecchia tells us what it takes to remain calm and composed when competing in your first ever international competition. His experience at the GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup in Brazil, where he got through to the quarterfinals – an impressive achievement when you’re going up against some of the best in the business – helped him go on to win the Freestyle Nationals in his home country of Australia in January.

THE CREATORS. PETER STIEWE AND FRANZ SCHITZHOFER • Eleveight have just released a new version of their bestselling RS kite, and new versions of their Process and Process C+ twintips. We caught up with brand founder and kite designer Peter Stiewe and board designer Franz Schitzhofer to find out more. Between them, they have probably designed more kites and boards than you’ve had hot dinners…

UNDER THE HOOD • Mystic have just celebrated 20 years in business, so we thought it was a good time to reminisce about some of their memorable moments and products. They’ve been at the forefront of soft goods development since Max Blom co-founded the company in 2002, and their team riders are frequently to be found on the podium in all disciplines. Lydia Meester, who wrote their 20 year book, takes us through the last 20 years and how the future looks for the Dutch design gurus…

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HOUSE PARTY • Photographer Andre Magarao doesn’t just hang out behind the lens when snapping pro kiters like Gianmaria Coccoluto, Noè Font, Ewan Jaspan, Kiko Roig Torres and Ramiro Gallart in Brazil. He ends up hanging out with them too and becoming firm friends. At the end of last year they shared a house in the freestyle paradise of Taiba. Andre talked us through the trip…

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