Insight: Alina Shalin

A multi-sport athlete with an instantly recognisable style, Alina Shalin has been making waves on the water and on land! From her windsurfing background to riding any and every board out there, she's a force to be reckoned with! In this Insight exclusive, we ask Alina about her love of the ocean, business endeavours, and what it takes to create top-quality content every day!

Issue 80

Competition
Wish you were kitesurfing? So do we, it’s kind of ironic we had these t-shirts designed in November, were we tempting fate? Win a load of “I Wish I Was Kitesurfing” merchandise this issue. If you can’t wait, these designs are ready to go now in our shop! Click here to win!
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Editorial
We're all missing the beaches, and we are all missing the sport that unites us, but remember, it isn’t forever, we will ride again soon! Click here to read Rou’s poignant editorial written while on lockdown!
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Kitesurfing Under The Shroud Of The Corona Virus
Rou Chater looks at the effect of the Corona Virus on the global kitesurfing industry and how it has decimated production, sales and tourism at a time when the business side of the sport is usually booming. Click here to read it!
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Same Questions - Cabrinha
This issue Cabrinha get issued with the same questions, but as ever the answers are always different. Find out what makes the brand tick and where their ethos lies right here!
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Uncharted Madagascar
Stig Hoefnagel and Joshua Emanuel head off in search of remote beaches in Madagascar, the winds always blowing there, but will they score the spots they are dreaming about? Find out right here!
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Technique
Christian and Karine are back once again with an impressive line up of tricks for you to learn, OK so you can’t try them out right now, but visualization from the sofa is always highly recommended. Learn something new now and put it to good use on your first session back on the water!
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The Interview - Oswald Smith
Oswald Smith, the hell man from South Africa, drops in for a chat this issue, this talented rider is an all-round nice guy too. Find out what makes him tick right here!
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Tried and Tested
We managed to get a few new products into the test teams hands before we were all forced off the water, here’s what we got through with kites from Core, Duotone, Liquid Force and Slingshot and boards from CrazyFly, Duotone, North, Core and Shinn!
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This Is Not A Holiday
Pippa van Iersel heads off to the Caribbean with some of the best female shredders from the Duotone crew. Find out how it panned out right here!
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Lightroom
More incredible images with no place to call home, check them out!
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On Water and Snow
Maxime Chabloz is an incredible rider, he’s ranked 4th of the Freeride World Tour for skiing and sits in 4th place on the GKA world tour too. We can’t think of anyone else as at home on the snow as they are the ocean! Read all about his incredible achievements here!
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Insight - The Naish Girls
In our relatively new feature looking at the talented women behind the scenes, we chat with the girls from Naish who work at the marketing department. Oodles of talent and that oh so important feminine touch! Get inspired by clicking here!
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Tech Focus - Lieuwe
A new feature, looking at brands making a difference to our sessions with advances in technology. Lieuwe recently partnered with Teijin, famous for our kites canopy materials to work on a new fabric laminate for boards!
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Movie Night
The best movies from our website over the last two months, check them out right here!
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