Boards 2004 Trip to Isla de Coche New world speed record ...

www.surfineurope.netEditor and translation:Jonas Hörnsteininfo@surfineurope.net+46 702 63 22 79Contributors:Christian DittrichKristina KarlssonAnna SparreMathieu TurriesAdvertisement:KitesurfinEurope gives a uniquepossibility to reach Europe’sgrowing numbers of kitesurfers.Contact KitesurfinEurope for moreinformation.Contributions:KitesurfinEurope is happy for allkinds of contributions to themagazine and the webpage. Allpublished contributions arerefunded. Please contactKitesurfinEurope before sendingany material.About the magazine:KitesurfinEurope has 4 issues peryear.Cover photo:Håkan Rebane tries out the newtoy of Apelviken, SwedenPhoto: Mat, Aloha PhotoThe first number of KitesurfinEurope was an immediatesuccess! Already during the first weekend hundreds ofissues were downloaded and since the introduction of theEnglish version thousands of issues have beendownloaded from both the official homepagewww.surfineurope.net and from www.surfzone.se where theSwedish issue can be found. Apparently it wasn’t just methat felt the need for an accessible and free kitesurfingmagazine. I would like to thank all those that have sentencouraging mails and suggestions on future articles andimprovements. As a concrete result of those suggestionswe have, among other things, increased the resolutions ofthe images for this number.The kite season is now well under way which can be toldboth from the fact that the calendar is full of interestingcompetitions and events and that the beaches are gettingfull of activity. KitesurfinEurope will do the best to follow allthese events and at the same time spend as much time aspossible on the water to try out all the new boards and newmanoeuvres that turned up during the winter. In thisnumber we describe the latest news on the board marketand how to get the most out of your jumps in order to pulloff all the new tricks. Apart from that we have loads ofinteresting articles for you to read if the wind isn’t strongenough to get out on the water so print your magazine andget down to the beach.Innehåll:Isla de Coche, Venezuela…………………………… 4Follow Christian Dittrich and Anna Sparre to the warmwater and steady winds outside Venezuelas coast.Boards 2004……………………………………………. 8Are you thinking of getting a new board? Here you get aguide to the different types offered for the 2004 season.Kite school: jumps..…………………………………. 16A good jumping technique is the key to the more advancedmanoeuvres. We show you how to master the differentstyles.More kites…………………………………………….. 18We complete the list of news on the kite market found in thelast issue, with some additional brands.Interview with Eric Hertsens…………………….... 20Mainly known as an excellent board designer Eric Hertsensis successfully taking on kite design.PKRA Austria…………………..…………………….. 22Christian and Anna tell about their experiences from thefirst world cup event of the season.New world record in speed.....…………………….. 26During Mondial du vent a new world record in speed wasmarked. KitesurfinEurope had a man on place.KPWT, Les Sables d’Olonne………..……………… 30The first event of the Kiteboard Pro World Tour was held inFrance with good wind and nice waves.