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Tips to Get You on the Snow Tips to Get You on the Snow 2020 Tips to get you on the snow KiteKite TuningTuning EssentialsEssentials Plus: GeorgiaGeorgia && BrazilBrazil UnveiledUnveiled FREEFREE PosterPoster InsideInside Guillaume Chastagnol Photo Wareck Arnaud February 2005 02 USA $5.95 USA $5.95 2 3 Contents February 2005 Features 38 Brazil: Exploring the Lagoons of Cumbuco Once you see the photos, you will be booking your ticket. 42 The Man Behind the Mask Jimmy Lewis talks about his crazy advertisements. 54 Georgia: Secret Jewel of the South A road trip to Tybee Island—Georgia's little peach. 58 20 Tips to Get you on the Snow Snowkite experts James Brown, Alex Peterson and Gabe Brown answer 20 instructional questions. DepartmentsDepartments 14 Launch Guillaume Chastagnol and Alex Peterson show the potential of big air on the snow. 34 Close-up Chuck Patterson and Julie Simsar 68 Product Watch Check out some of the latest new toys. 72 Analyze This Control Freak: 2005 safety system review. 70 Academy 8 Essential Tuning Tips to Get you on the Water By Nick Bowers 81 Tweak McCore Tweak hangs out with some new friends. Cover Shot Guillaume Chastagnol is one of the most respected snowkite pioneers. We are proud to be the first US magazine to ever run a snowkite cover. Photo Wareck Arnaud Contents Shot Traversing through the powdery French alps, Chasta shows the potential of snowkiting uphill. Photo Frederick Pattou Photo Gabe Brown Grass Roots Please read this in its entirety. There are a lot of important things I have to say. The story behind this magazine shows what the love of kiteboarding and power of friendships can do. The grass roots network of people who have helped make this magazine a reality deserves respect. I am not talking about myself, but rather the people who have selflessly sacrificed their time and energy working on our publication-all for the love of kiteboarding. In case you don't know, The Kiteboarder is an independent magazine that is 100% made in the USA, by kiteboarders. Our story is a story in itself. We are not the Wal- Mart of magazines; rather we are a group of everyday people who decided to put everything on the line to make this magazine. Please take a moment to read through the list of photographers and contrib- utors on page 12. I want to personally thank each and every one of them for their efforts. Our internal staff deserves the same credit. Marina Chang, James Brown, Gabe Brown and Gary Martin have all donated countless hours to our cause. The Kiteboarder Magazine is a grass roots family that is growing stronger with every issue. We also want to thank each and every one of you for sup- porting us and telling your friends to preview our magazine. We have some exciting additions to www.kbmag.com. Check out the new Product Watch section for all of the latest gear updates. Download “Chasta” kitelooping at 70-feet above the snow in our video download section. We guarantee our constantly updated web content will keep you coming back for more. If you like The Kiteboarder Magazine, please help us spread the word. We have a FREE trial issue available on our website and we are looking for new locations to distribute. Photo C-More Butz Elections have been won and lost with the power of a grass roots network. Don’t be left standing naked! We are calling on each and every Kiteboarder to help support our cause. Please email us with any questions, comments and concerns. We look for- Make sure to order your official ward to hearing from you. The Kiteboarder t-shirt for $18.99. Enjoy! Shirts available for men and women. 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Ryan Riccitelli [email protected] Order now at 10 Ever since my boyfriend started reading “The Kiteboarder”, all he wants to do is ride. 100% Made in the USA by Kiteboarders February 2005 • Volume 2 • Number 1 EDITOR RYAN RICCITELLI [email protected] ART DIRECTOR JAMES BROWN SENIOR WRITERS GABE BROWN MARINA CHANG TECHNICAL EDITOR SUBSCRIBE GARY MARTIN SAFETY EDITOR RICK IOSSI ILLUSTRATOR CARL “LOS” PRESTON EDITOR AT LARGE ALEXIS ROVIRA SNOWKITE EDITOR JAMES BROWN COPY EDITOR SARA BROWN EDITORIAL INTERN BRIAN WHEELER EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS Neil Hutchinson, Alex Peterson, Joe Bidawid, Matt Nuzzo, Paul Menta, Trip Forman, Kevin “Top Hat” Senn, Nick Bowers, Gregg Gnecco, Jay Crawford, Buck Ashcraft, Jeff Howard, John Romais CONTRIBUTORS Buck Ashcraft, Nick Bowers, Gavin Butler, Marina Chang, Bri Chmel, Joe Bidawid, James Brown, Gabe Brown, Bertrand Fleury, Karen Futernick, Gregg Gnecco, Casey Houtz, Jeff Howard, Neil Hutchinson, Rick Iossi, Adam Koch, Brian Lake, Sierra Lake, Gary Martin, Alex Peterson, Carl Preston, Matt Nuzzo, Felix Pivec, John Romais, Alexis Rovira, Lou Wainman, Brian Wheeler SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Gabe Brown, Jason Wolcott, Sierra Lake, Matt Cotton, Paul Jav, Michelle Zuniga, Gregg Gnecco, James Brown, Gustav Schmiege PHOTOGRAPHY Stephen Whitesell, Tracy Kraft, Paul Jav, Jeff Pfeffer, Gregg Gnecco, Adam Koch, Gavin Butler, Lauren Burton, Bill Mieckle, Buck Ashcraft, Robert Vreeland, Charles Oreve, Clark Merritt, Lou Wainman, Trent Pederson, Kim Kern, Michael Jordan, Nick Fitt, John Carter, Lance Koudele, Mark Ribkoff, Epes Sargent, Bela Pecsi, Brian Schenck, Frederick Pattou, Nick Bowers, FX Abonnenc, Wareck Arnaud, Jim Semlor, Brad Lange, Javier Cruz, Diego Velasco, Chris Vicari, Paul Lang, Dave Turner, Jeff Burton, Tonia Farman, Jimmy Lewis, Kim Calder, Kevin Senn, Brad Knoth, Neil Hutchinson, Josh Miller, Frederick Pattou, David Sims, Bertrand Boone, Patrick Nedele Thanks to all editorial and photography contributors for supporting this magazine! SUBSCRIPTIONS [email protected] PUBLISHER MARINA CHANG SUBSCRIPTION & VIDEO OFFER (805) 459-2373 [email protected] Buy a year subscription (6 issues) SALES/NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GABE BROWN & WindReels Volume One at 40% [email protected] off cover prices. Limited Time Offer. CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 1356 16th Street • Los Osos, CA 93402 Only $ EDITORIAL OFFICE 34.99 1050 Chinquapin Ave #2 • Carlsbad, CA 92008 MOUNTAIN STATES OFFICE 1360 S. Ivy Way • Denver, CO 80224 Order online at INTERNET 12 WWW.KBMAG.COM Fabio Ingrosso definitely has enough time to spot his landing. Guillaume Chastagnol stops traffic while he overcomes Photo Frederick Pattou his obvious fear of heights. Photo Wareck Arnaud BG AR LAUNCH LAUNCH Alex Peterson sends it big in Tahoe. Photo Gabe Brown By James Brown Recipe for Powdered Cupcakes From the Desk of Alex Peterson This is a dish best served cold. These snowkiting pioneers are pushing the sport of kiteboarding by mixing it up with the skills required for paragliding. They have years of experience flying in Safety first. It’s important mountainous terrain and have worked their way up from small jumps to the kind that will blow to keep things in perspective. your mind. Try this recipe for a delicious taste of the high life and please use caution. This is one of the greatest things I have ever done, yet Ingredients: Cooking Directions: it could be “very dangerous” • Common sense 1. Start low on the hill (simmer so you don’t boil over) if the proper steps are not taken. Use good judgment • Gradual slope with a run out 2. Check for consistent wind (not gusty or variable) because It could be more • Clear landing zone 3. Spot your landing zone first then steer your kite down the hill important than your piloting • Wind coming up the hill 4. Keep your kite moving gently back and forth overhead. skills. • One power kite 5. Look over your shoulders since you will be flying backwards. — AP • Skis or a Snowboard 6. Stay calm and land. Repeat. Helpful Hint: Add a dash of insanity. 15 LAUNCH Guillaume Chastagnol waiting for permission to land. Photo Wareck Arnaud 411411 News and Information Corky Cullen indy airs out Bruce Irons leads the surfing of a “C Street” section. world with his explosive Ventura, California. style and big aerials. Photo Jason Wolcott Photo Paul Jav Avoiding the Problem : Kiteboarders Versus Surfers By Ryan Riccitelli Kevin “Top Hat” Senn called me the other day from The feud between kiteboarders and surfers is a problem that is happen- Los Angeles to tell me about an incident he had ing more often around the United States. “C” Street, California local, Corky Cullen explained that many of the local surfers at his spot have witnessed between some kiteboarders and surfers. threatened violence as a repercussion for riding through their line up. K Apparently, the kiteboarders were riding in and out of the surf line up “Most of the problems we have at “C” Street involve visiting kiteboarders and the local surfers didn't like it. Words were exchanged and the who ride straight through the line up within a few feet of surfers. crowd ended up on the beach ready to fight – kiteboarders versus surfers. Obviously the surfers don't like it. They end up taking it out on us locals The lifeguards were called in to break it up as who ride responsibly,” What do we do? As a more words were exchanged. Luckily no one was kiteboarder we carry a responsibility to do the hurt; however, the damage was done. This nega- “As I was just about to right thing. In this case, respecting surfers at tive publicity is not good for the image of kite- all times is imperative. boarding or the sustainability of our riding spots. launch my kite, an older Many of the problems that kiteboarders have Last winter I was riding at Tourmaline, in San longboarder yelled at me to with surfers can be avoided by using common Diego, CA. when a nice north swell was hitting. sense. As a kiteboarder, you are the one who is Like any southern California big wave day, the .” responsible for avoiding conflict.
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