TheKiteMag - Guides Destination Guide Spring 2019 | Page 2

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If you’re in northern Europe or the USA then – generally speaking  – it’s not
been the best few months for kiting… The wind has been pretty light and for
most of us it’s not been one of ‘those’ winter and spring seasons that we’ll be
talking about for years to come… 04  SRI LANKA
Thankfully summer is now pretty much upon us, so we can begin looking
forward to those dependable thermal winds or, if they’re not a feature at your
local spot, start planning THE BIG SUMMER TRIP! 20 SICILY
There are so many options where you can guarantee good wind, and then ‘pick
and mix’ what else you want from your trip. You want to party as well? Tarifa.
You want to kite from dawn to dusk and then just eat and sleep? Dakhla. Time
for that once-in-a-lifetime trip? Mauritius / Turks and Caicos / Brazil / Maui.
The fact is you could head to somewhere different every year for the rest of
your days and still not exhaust all of the options. 30 DAKHLA
Yup, it’s a great time to be alive:
the world really is your playground…
08 BRAZIL
10 PORTUGAL
14 MAURITIUS
24 TARIFA
26 FUERTEVENTURA
34 ITALY
36  CAPE TOWN
40  TURKS & CAICOS
44  CAPE VERDE
48  PROFILE: FREE YOUR MIND
50  PROFILE: EASY RIDERS
52  PROFILE: KITESURF HOLIDAYS
Enjoy!
54  PROFILE: PLANET KITESURF
56  PROFILE: ION-CLUB
COVER: Liam Whaley doesn’t have to go too far from home to score some nice thermal conditions.
Maybe you should join him in Tarifa? Photo: Julien Leleu
Alex Fox getting ready for a sunset session in preparation for shooting in the dark with Andre Magarao…
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Destination Guide
58  PROFILE: KAHUNA SURFHOUSE
62  PROFILE: SICK DOG SURF