The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is about to launch into a new season. Sixteen events are on the cards, with the year set to kick-off with Kite-Surf on Cape Verde’s Sal Island in mid-February. The year is due to round out in late November, with the climax for the Freestyle season in Fuwairit,…
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World title showdown at final stop in Brazil
Intriguing prospect For the US’s Moona Whyte, who tops the women’s standings, the mixed format could prove tricky. Oahu-based Whyte won all three pure surfing, wave competitions, but skipped the German stop, as strapless-freestyle is not her strength. A format mixing the two styles is an intriguing prospect. Whyte’s wave riding is peerless on the…
Duotone D/LAB Surfboard range
Now we’re pursuing kiteboarding as it moves in another direction: into the future. Enter D/LAB. The experimental, future-looking, developmental arm of Duotone. D/LAB thinks three moves ahead. Separate yet tied into our normal R&D teams, D/LAB thinks outside the box, looks for the unturned stone that might provide the competitive edge in finding the next…
Session – Tech Video
Introducing the Session and the Session Team https://airush.com/kites/session-kite/ https://airush.com/kites/session-team/ The Session is for the rider wanting a versatile surf orientated kite, with performance strapless and freeride capabilities, all in a single package. The unique canopy shaping features a relatively fine entry, which allows the kite to fly forward in the window when required. While the…
Duotone Wam 2020 Product Clip
A classic do-it-all surfboard should, a traditional shape with a modern twist, this high-performance board excels in every kind of wave. The Wam in classic construction has also been completely re-designed from the ground up, and is exactly the same shape like the Pro Wam to remain on the cutting edge of high performance surfing.…
Kite-Surf athletes poised for showdown in Sylt
Favoured strapless format That may suit some riders more than others, particularly those who have dominated so far after the season opened in Cape Verde, in March, in the renowned Ponta Preta break on the island of Sal. For Germany’s Keanu Merten, 18, who finished fourth in the Qatar Airways GKA Big Air Kite World…