Wakestyle now, is a term thrown around pretty loosely these days in kiteboarding, which is unusual because as recently as two years ago, it was a term that essentially only referred to about %1 of the kiteboarding population. However with the recent emergence of bindings on the world tour, you see more and more people throwing that word around. It seems now as if almost all the top pros fall into the same category, what follows can be considered the distinction… In Patrick Wieland’s new short film “Distinction” produced by Mauicio Abreu, riders Alex Fox and Sam Light establish the standard and return the word “wakestyle” to its original roots.
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Kevin Langeree has been crowned the Red Bull King of the Air 2014, at Cape Town, South Africa.
Twenty-four of the world’s best kiteboarders were seen up in the skies of the Big Bay, as they went head-to-head in a unique “flag out” competition format. The rules are simple: pull the best, biggest, longest air.
In the Red Bull King of the Air 2014 final … More
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Bon, autant vous dire que les conditions météo pour le snowkite n’ont pas été aussi favorables qu’en novembre ou décembre sur nos spots ! Janvier manque un peu de matière …
Quand même quelques belles sessions avec plusieurs fois des montées au Connest et Senepy.
Espérons que Fevrier sera au top …
Spots / Semnoz, Autrans, le Connest, Senepy, Pierre Plantée, Lautaret, Méaudre…
Riders : Ludovic Arnaud, Francis Richard, Jeff Blachon, Jean Pascal Isabello, Laurent Hemard
Wings/ Aeros Gyro 2014, Aeros Navy 2014 16m, Aeros Bercut 10m 2014
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“European Snowkite Contest”, Alto Sangro, Abruzzo, Italy
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