Issue #20 (with Free DVD)

THE 2006 FIX

WITH FREE KING OF THE AIR Red Bull DVD

Issue 20 is all about getting back on the water. Some of us have dug deep and taken advantage of the awesome conditions that this time of year brings. Others are chomping at the bit to get back out. This issue we whet your appetite with a bone big enough for the Rottweiler in all of us.

We’ve taken inspiration from all the tales we’ve had of riders getting out no matter what. We’ve sampled much of that winter fire and doused the pages of issue 20 with images and session notes from December 2005 through the eyes of riders and photographers across the world. Norway, France, Brazil, South Africa, the US and Wales – experience them all.

Also, we follow the ballsiest riders for a year during the making of their new movie, we’ve got more riding tips than ever before, and much, much more.

The season has started…

ISSUE #20 CONTENTS:

RAGING BULLS: We've already featured these wave-hardned riders at The Zoo, Teahupoo and Shipsterns. Now Ben Wilson, Martin Vari and Jeff Tobias have applied the finishing touches to their big-wave vid, Spare Change. We take a look back at the other spots they nailed in their best year in kiteboarding

STRETCHING THE BOUNDARIES: Dis Bill 'Stretch' Riedel shape the boards of the future seven years ago? And why didn't the wold listen? Mike Richards tells the shaper's story

ALL THE GEAR, NO IDEA?: Top instructors from the IKO begin a new series to make safe beginner and intermediate kiteboarders

MOTOR DRIVE: Off-the-lip and the S-bend get worked