Kitesoul Magazine #16 English Edition
In this issue: Riders Column - Colleen Carroll, Red Bull KOTA 2017; ITW Nick Jacobsen, Ruben Lenten; Events: Ragnarok 2017, Banga Foil 2017; Journeys: In the Kingdom of the polar bears, The Wall Ride; Characters: Michael Zomer; Schools: Canary islands; Trends: How about learning kite-foil? Product focus: RRD rigid lines; Felipe Moure Lopez: Blind Judge 5 challenge and much more.
In this issue: Riders Column - Colleen Carroll, Red Bull KOTA 2017; ITW Nick Jacobsen, Ruben Lenten; Events: Ragnarok 2017, Banga Foil 2017; Journeys: In the Kingdom of the polar bears, The Wall Ride; Characters: Michael Zomer; Schools: Canary islands; Trends: How about learning kite-foil? Product focus: RRD rigid lines; Felipe Moure Lopez: Blind Judge 5 challenge and much more.
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ing criteria also changed slightly this<br />
year as 70% of the score was determined<br />
by height while 30% was determined by<br />
the extremity of the moves. There was no<br />
limitation to how many moves each rider<br />
could do, though only the top 3 moves<br />
were counted as part of the final result.<br />
Riders were encouraged to go as extreme<br />
as possible, and they did not disappoint!<br />
Though the wind was strong, and picked<br />
up to 30 knots throughout the afternoon,<br />
there were not many waves and riders<br />
had to be careful to select the right<br />
wave to boost off. There were more waves<br />
downwind but each rider decided to stay<br />
upwind, clearly careful not to get stuck
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