THE MAG

ITW Cesar Portas
Trip : New Caledonia
Technique : Grabs
Event : SKM
Spot : Jericoacoara
Event : Cindy Odyssey
Speed : Namibia

THE DVD

Trip : Egypt 2007
North dvd : wave riding
Snow kite Master
Cindy Odyssey
KPWT garbage Marocco and Brazil
ITW : Youri Zoon et Ruben Lenten

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Caros socios e amigos,

Gostariamos de vos informar que o STANDING para o Kitewave Tour 07 irá começar já no proximofim-de-semana em Sta Cruz.

As praias para a possivel realização da Etapa são :

- Santa Cruz ( no mesmo local do Ocen Spirit) ou

- Praia de Santa Rita

Questoes importantes :

- escolha do local será feita mais proxima da realização da Etapa e mediante as condiçoes do vento e ondulação !

- inscriçoes serão na Praia de Standa Cruz (na Caravana da APKITE ai estacionada) no local onde se realizou o Ocen Spirit apartir das 11H00 !

- datas possiveis para a realização da etapa sao : 25 e 26 de Agosto (ou) 1 e 2 de Setembro

- nao ira existir Prize-Money para este Tour dado nao existirem sponsors

- todos os inscritos terao de ser socios da APKITE

- a divulgação do GO ! ou NO GO ! para o fim-de-semana correspondente será feita na Quinta-Feira antes da etapa em : www.apkite.pt

Esperamos por todos os amantes das Ondas !!!

BONS VENTOS

APKITE TEAM

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For 2008 Liquid Force presents the follwing boards:

PROOF

Is the entry level, easy to ride stable boards, easy up and easy to plane. Available in 2 sizes, 151 and 161cm

RECOIL

Lightweight and flexy these boards rocket upwind on their thin ABS rails and G10 glass fins.

AURA

Once again Liquid Force has the Aura, the ladies board. The shape and contrution is the same as the Recoil and it comes in 2 sizes, 127 and 130 cm

WLF

Wide Liquid Force or WLF is the lightweight weapon. Construction is the same as the Recoil and available in 140 and 146 with 46 cm wide.

Limited Edition Comp Versions

In addition to the standard models there will also be limited edition comp versions of the Recoil, the Aura and the WLF. These will feature specialized cores with different flex characteristics, different bottom and end shapes and come in slightly different sizes to the standard models.

MISSION

The Jason Sleazak pro model, The Mission, is still in the line for 2008. Built for both wakestyle and waveriding. It will be available in a 138 and 144.

CONCEPT

Last but not the least, the new model for 2008, the Concept is the new pro model for Mauricio Abreu.

We made a litle interview to the pretty and tallented Ania Grzelinska. Ania belongs to the North International Team and she is one of the top riders from PKRA.

How old are you and where do you live?
Just turning 20, and i live in Malaga.

How and when did you start to kitsurf?
In april 2002 in egypt, we used to windsurf with my dad and than he and his riends discovered kitesurf and started to love it. Next year we went for aster to Hurghada and my dad thaught me to kite up there. since than i´ve ever came back to practic windsurf:P

Are you 100% professional or you do anything else for living?
No i´m also doing school all this time, right know i´m just about to choose y university career which will be or physiherapy or tourism, donno yet:P

How often and where do you practice?
Now it´s almost everyday when there is wind, usually in Malaga, Marbella, Tarifa when i´m home and i also like to travel and kite in places like Brazil, Cabarete or Venezuela.

What hobbies do you have?
Shopping!!!!!

Whats are the kites and boards that are your quiver? Dou you have any favorite kite and board?
I´m traveling always with the same set 2 Paris boards 126, and 5 vegas kites 5,7,9,10 and 12. My favourite is my board and 9 meter kite:P

Do you participate on the development of the North products?
Kind of, we used to have some prototypes to try and later give theme our pinion.

North produce a board specially for girls. I know that you use it in competiotion, how do you descrive the North Paris?
It´s awsome, i love this board. It´s simmilar to jaimes board but made more or the girls, it´s easy to turn and go upwind, cuz it´s 126 it´s also perfect to land new technical tricks and get a nice pop. well…, and the grafick is sick:P

Favorite trick? Wich trick you dont make it yet but you will make next?
Raily to blid and wrapped. Now i´m working on bling judge and KGB.

What is the best thing and the worst thing in PKRA competitions?
The best thing is cool people cool places and awsome opporunity to visit a world with your friends doing what you love, kiting:) The worst is that the events are relly close to eacho other and tere is no time to rest or train.

Problably in the beginning of the season you had some expectation about your performance and pkra ranking. So far how do you see this season?
It´s all good, at the begining of the season i had my exams to university so i wasnt really thinking about PKRA, but i´m still in top girls so i´m happy.

What are tou favorite spot to kitesurf, in poland and abroad?
Cabarete, Venezuela and in poland Rewa and Chalupy 3

How do you imagine yourself in 2 years?
Heheh the same,blond blue eyes:P hapefully doing all the tricks which i want to do, and being a student.

ABEL LAGO AND KIRSTY JONES WINNERS OF THE MOROCCAN WAVE MASTERS!

The first Wave Masters stage of the 2007 season finished.Happened at Moulay Bouzerktoun with strong wind and good waves.

During all the day, the best pro wave riders fought on this famous Maroccan spot. Here are all the results of this wave competition:(winners in italic)

Women

Kirsty JONES won the wave event and takes the first place of the Overall ranking of the discipline. The German Kristin BOESE is second and the Spanish riders Ainhoa GARCIA and Paloma GUERRERO are respectively 3rd and 4th.

Final

GARCIA 3
GUERRERO 4
JONES 1
BOESE 2

Men

On the men’s side, after a beautiful final heat between the two Spanish riders, Abel LAGO finally won. Great result for him; Indeed, he kicked out the two-time wave world champion, here in Morocco.

Loosers Final:

PUMBO
MELO

Winners Final:

LUENGO
LAGO

Here are the rankings of 2007 KPWT Wave Masters :
Women
1st Kirsty JONES (UK)
2nd Kristin BOESE (GER)
3rd Ainhoa GARCIA (SPA)
4th Paloma GUERRERO (SPA)
5th Aurélia HERPIN (FRA)
Laurène ROBARD (FRA)

Men
1st Abel LAGO (SPA)
2nd José LUENGO (SPA
3rd Bruno MELO (POR)
4th Carlos POMBO (SPA)
5th Bernard HIRT (FRA)
Sébastien GARAT (FRA)
Richard BOUDIA (FRA)
Greg THIJSSE (RSA)

[Source: KPWT; Photos: Carlos Delicado]

SEBASTIEN GARAT AND KRISTIN BOESE, WINNERS OF THE FREESTYLE EVENT!
MOHAMMED HAMAINI AND KRISTIN BOESE, WINNERS OF THE HANG TIME!

The German rider Kristin BOESE won this women freestyling final against the French Helene BARRIERE.

Sebastien GARAT won his third freestyle stage of the season . . . just PERFECT !!

Ranking:

WOMEN

1 st Kristin BOESE (GER)
2nd Hélène BARRIERE (FRA)
3rd Ainhoa GARCIA (ESP)
4thKirsty JONES (UK)
5th Laurène ROBART (FRA)

MEN

1 st Sébastien GARAT (FRA)
Antoine AURIOL (FRA)
Tom HEBERT (NC)
Sander LENTEN (NED)
Florian DAUBOS (FRA)

In the afternoon, taked place the Hang Time contest. The goal here is simple : You have to jump and stay as long as you can in the air.Here are all the results with times – in seconds :
WOMEN

1st BOESE KRISTIN GER 4,28
2nd ROBARD LAURENE FRA 3,35
3rd BARRIERE HELENE FRA 3,22
4thGARCIA AINHOA SPA 3,07
5thGUERRERO PALOMA SPA 2,7

MEN
1st HAMAINI MOHAMMED MOR 6,92
2nd MURPHY SEAN IRE 5,37
3rd DAUBOS FLORIAN FRA 5,21
4th THIJSSE GREG RSA 5,16
5th PARIS THOMAS FRA 5,03

The young Moroccan rider Mohammed HAMAINI takes the first place. Great result with an almost 7-second-jump, more the 1,5 second above the second. He’s now well ranked in the overall ranking of this discipline.

[Source: KPWT; Photos: Carlos Delicado]

The third part of Antoine Auriol ’s Road trip is already available.

Like the 2 first parts, this one is also a high quality film.

[Source: Antoine Auriol]

Speed Crossing:

Hangtime:

Single Elimination:
Speed Crossing2: