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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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handle-passes and impressive loops.<br />

The one legend that could not compete,<br />

however, was Kevin Langeree who unfortunately<br />

broke his ankle just weeks before<br />

the event. But, although he was on<br />

crutches, and still recovering from an<br />

operation, he was there to support his<br />

fellow riders!<br />

Thankfully, there were no major injuries<br />

this year and none of the riders had to be<br />

rescued or taken to hospital. Of course,<br />

there were a few riders that crashed<br />

their kites like Stuart Downey and Lewis<br />

Crathern, but they managed to quickly<br />

launch them and continue their heats.<br />

Lewis Crathern then even went on to do

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