Kitesoul Magazine #21 International Edition
In this issue: Sardinia Grand Slam, Lighthouse to Leighton, Endurance Cape Verde Islands, F-one Dealer Meeting in Dakhla, Oahu strike mission, Cyprus, Eleveight Kites, Jeremy Burlando, Joshua Emanuel, Emanuele Martinez, Kite and the City, How to Jibe in 4 ways, 7 steps on how to starts freestyle, Surfboard essential guide and much more.
In this issue: Sardinia Grand Slam, Lighthouse to Leighton, Endurance Cape Verde Islands, F-one Dealer Meeting in Dakhla, Oahu strike mission, Cyprus, Eleveight Kites, Jeremy Burlando, Joshua Emanuel, Emanuele Martinez, Kite and the City, How to Jibe in 4 ways, 7 steps on how to starts freestyle, Surfboard essential guide and much more.
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EXPERIENCES<br />
Kite and the City<br />
When I think of a spot for a kite session<br />
I often imagine long beaches, tropical<br />
or mountainous landscapes, or endless<br />
horizons. A few weeks ago, a unique<br />
experience brought me to sail in a totally<br />
different scenery, an urban scenery,<br />
nothing better than the "City" par<br />
excellence, New York.<br />
During a visit for about a week to an<br />
Italian friend, also a kiter, the morning<br />
after my arrival we had already loaded<br />
our equipment on his "suzukisidekick",<br />
driving South towards Rockaway<br />
Peninsula. Luca has been living in<br />
Brooklyn for several years and as the<br />
weather forecast gave winds from North,<br />
North-East he immediately took me to<br />
Breezy Point. On a stretch of sand, on the<br />
furthest west point of the peninsula, this<br />
beach opens towards the inside of the<br />
lagoon and it works mainly with North<br />
and North-East winds. When we got there<br />
a North wind was already blowing with<br />
gusts of 18 - 25 knots, and in spite of the<br />
disrupted weather and the chopped sea
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