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SUSI MAI AND HER GANG OF GIRLSREVOLUTIONIZE FEMALE KITING

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THIS IS MY LIFE

Living out of my car, driving coast to coast, grabbing the best winds I can. I’ve created this magazine so that I can promote this sport I call home. Kiteboarding is an amazing lifestlye.

This month’s issue is based around the amazing summer we’ve had. There’s no shortage of amazing photography and great articles about our best riders.

Live, Kite, Drink Beer.

Ride On.

Devin CarterEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of us-ing a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded.

Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of us-ing a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded. pg. 5

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Andre was a late starter to kiteboarding, that is compared to his Red Bull team mate and rival Gisela Pulido who is yet to reach 18, the age Stone decided to give kiteboarding a go. But he’s a natural.


Jason was a late starter to kiteboarding, that is compared to his Red Bull team mate and rival Gisela Pulido who is yet to reach 18, the age Stone decided to give kiteboarding a go. But he’s a natural.

Susi Mai was a late starter to kiteboarding, that is compared to her Red Bull team mate and rival Gisela Pulido who is yet to reach 18, the age Mai decided to give kiteboarding a go. But she’s a natural.

Susi Mai was a late starter to kiteboarding, that is compared to her Red Bull team mate and rival Gisela Pulido who is yet to reach 18, the age Mai decided to give kiteboarding a go. But she’s a natural. Susi Mai was a late starter to kiteboard-ing, that is compared to her Red Bull team mate and rival Gisela Pulido who is yet to reach 18, the age Mai decided to give kiteboarding a go. But she’s a natural.

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Known worldwide as surfer, windsurfer, and kitesurfer legend, Pete Cabrinha is one of the few athletes to successfully crossover from sport to sport and garner Vrespect from athletes for his riding and the industry for his contributions to the progression of each sport.

Early Windsurfing DaysPete helped define the shape of professional windsurfing for nearly two decades by bringing his own class of surf style, eventually winning the world title in the surf category. Not one to be content with the equipment being handed to him, he began to design his own boards and accessories. Setting up a shop in his backyard, he started to churn out board shapes under his own label Cabrinha Design.Early Windsurfing DaysPete helped define the shape of professional windsurfing for nearly two decades by bringing his own class of surf style, eventually winning the world title in the surf category. Not one to be content with the equipment being handed to him, he began to design his own boards and accessories. Setting up a shop in his backyard, he started to churn out board shapes under his own label Cabrinha Design.

Known worldwide as surfer, windsurfer, and kitesurfer legend, Pete Cabrinha is one of the few athletes to successfully crossover from sport to sport and garner respect from athletes for his riding and the industry for his contributions to the progression of each sport.

Early Windsurfing DaysPete helped define the shape of professional windsurfing for nearly two decades by bringing his own class of surf style, eventually winning the world title in the surf category. Not one to be content with the equipment being handed to him, he began to design his own boards and accessories. Setting up a shop


Known worldwide as surfer, windsurfer, and kitesurfer legend, Pete Cabrinha is one of the few athletes to successfully crossover from sport to sport and garner respect from athletes for his riding and the industry for his contributions to the progression of each sport.

Early Windsurfing DaysPete helped define the shape of professional windsurfing for nearly two decades by bringing his own class of surf style, eventually winning the world title in the surf category. Not one to be content with the equipment being handed to him, he began to design his own boards and accessories. Setting up a shop in his backyard, he started to churn out board shapes under his own label Cabrinha Design.


I’m proud to announce I’m hosting my first ever big air competition in my hometown of Cabarete in the Dominican Republic. With the help of Red Bull Ca-ribbean we’re throwing a huge bash this weekend where it’s all about how high you can fly with your kite.

Some of you might remember the pres-tigious “Red Bull King of the Air” held in Hookipa, Maui which was the debut of my career back in 2003. I used to love the big air style because I believe it ex-pressed how diverse and impressive our


Susanne Mai born on May 18, 1984 started kitesurfing at the age 18, which is a little late comparing to her Red Bull Team mate and rival G.Pulido who is yet to turn 18. Being a natural for kitesurf she took second place at her first cup competition. Only sport experience before that was the time spent on the PlayStation. She spent her childhood living part time in Germany and part time in southern It-aly where her parents, both a windsurfers, ran a windsurfing school. She attended private Elementary- and High-school and graduated in 2002. Among all winning in her career one of the bigest moment was winning the first King of the Air in Maui, which is considered one of the most prestigious events in kiteboarding.So far she has been titled ‘Queen of the air’ three times and for her determination we should watch out for her in the future period. Her popularity grows around the globe through the Red Bull Web TV channel, but also at the sites where she performs live her stunts in front of the adrenaline hungry viewers and for Global Blitz Trippin’ shows.

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My father Flavio is a windsurfer since 20 years, so when kiteboarding arrived in italy he was one of the first trying it out at our spot. He didn’t got hooked that much, he’s kiting now only when the wind is light, and still windsurfing when conditions are stronger! I definitely got hooked up, as my spot is not much a windsurf place because the wind is very light most of the time. I was much lighter when I started kit-ing, so i was out in the water pretty much the whole time.


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Flavio is a windsurfer since 20 years, so when kiteboarding arrived in italy he was one of the first trying it out at our spot. He didn’t got hooked that much, he’s kiting now only when the wind is light, and still windsurfing when conditions are stronger! I definitely got hooked up, as my spot is not much a windsurf place because the wind is very light most of the time. I was much lighter when I started kiting, so i was out in the water pretty much the whole time..when not studying Flavio is a windsurfer since 20 years, so when kiteboarding arrived in italy he was one of the first trying it out at our spot. He didn’t got hooked that much, he’s kiting now only when the wind is light, and still windsurfing when conditions are stronger! I definitely got hooked up, as my spot is not much a windsurf place because the wind is very light most of the time. I was much lighter when I started kiting, so i was out in the water pretty much the whole time..when not studying

Flavio is a windsurfer since 20 years, so when kiteboarding arrived in italy he was one of the first trying it out at our spot. He didn’t got hooked that much, he’s kiting now only when the wind is light, and still windsurfing when conditions are stronger! I definitely got hooked up, as my spot is not much a windsurf place because the wind is very light most of the time. I was much lighter when I started kiting, so i was out in the water pretty much the whole time..when not studying Flavio is a windsurfer since 20 years, so when kiteboarding arrived in italy he was one of the first trying it out at our spot. He didn’t got hooked that much, he’s kiting now only when the wind is light, and still windsurfing when conditions are stronger! I definitely got hooked up, as my spot is not much a windsurf place because the wind is very light most of the time. I was much lighter when I started kiting, so i was out in the water pretty much the whole time..when not studying!


wwEssentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of using a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded. Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of using a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded. Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of using a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded.

...from the secondI strapped in,I knew this was my calling

Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of using a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded. Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of using a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded. Essentially we use the kite

YOUR MOVE, MONSTER.


Jason was a late starter to kiteboarding, that is compared to his Red Bull team mate and rival Gisela Pulido who is yet to reach 18, the age Stone decided to give kiteboarding a go. But he’s a natural. At his first world cup event he took second place, quite a debut for someone who claims that his only sporting experience before.

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Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing. We simply want to showcase the options of using a kite to ride the waves when it’s windy or over crowded. Essentially we use the kite to whip ourselves into waves like a Jet-ski and tow surfer, but the wave is riden like a surfer. We ride the same boards that we surf and this bridges the gap between surfing and kiting, its the driving force behind our vision. We aren’t trying to compare the two, nor claim kiting is surfing.

Flavio is a windsurfer since 20 years, so when kiteboarding arrived in italy he was one of the first trying it out at our spot. He didn’t got hooked that much, he’s kiting now only when the wind is light, and still windsurfing when condi-tions are stronger! I definitely got hooked up, as my spot is not much a windsurf place because the wind is very light most of the time. I was much lighter when I started kiting, so i was out in the water pretty much the whole time..when not studying Flavio is a windsurfer since 20 years, so when kiteboarding arrived in italy he was one of the first trying it out at our spot. He didn’t got hooked that much, he’s kiting now only when the wind is light, and still windsurfing when conditions are stronger!

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