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Kitesoul Magazine #10 English Edition

Riders columns: Colleen Carroll, Jasse Richman; Events: World Snowkite Contest preview, Blue Palawan Open; ITW: Liam Whaley; Story: Patri MacLaughlin; Trip: Mozambico, Artic Adventure;Tech: Harnesses, Fins; Tutorial: Freestyle moves, Foiloboard, Wave.

Riders columns: Colleen Carroll, Jasse Richman; Events: World Snowkite Contest preview, Blue Palawan Open; ITW: Liam Whaley; Story: Patri MacLaughlin; Trip: Mozambico, Artic Adventure;Tech: Harnesses, Fins; Tutorial: Freestyle moves, Foiloboard, Wave.

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sisted of a lot of aborted attempts. After around 4<br />

hours riding, we finished our session and headed<br />

for the warmth and comfort of our apartment.<br />

We weren’t so lucky with the wind for the next<br />

few days but this gave us the opportunity to explore<br />

and film the area. After a day of hiking and<br />

checking out the local glaciers and wildlife, we<br />

soon realised we hadn’t seen a single tree anywhere.<br />

With a few more days of no wind, we decided<br />

to put the drysuits to the test and swim out<br />

to some icebergs just offshore with some camera<br />

gear. After learning my lesson last time, I zipped<br />

my boots up and my feet stayed toasty and we<br />

managed to get some remarkable pictures.<br />

At last! The forecast predicted wind and lots of<br />

it! It was showing 30 knots for super Sunday, but<br />

quickly changed to mega Monday! It didn’t let us<br />

down! We were up early to get out on the water<br />

to make the most of the howling winds! To begin<br />

with I launched a 12m FX amongst the icebergs,

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