Kitesurfing Readers Awards Results 2017
Thu 15th Feb, 2018 @ 10:30 am
Best Kitesurfing Brand of 2017
A close run this year between Cabrinha, Core Kiteboarding and North Kiteboarding has seen North come out on top once again. It’s been a stellar few years for North with a very strong pro team dominating the Strapless Freestyle Tour and the ever impressive wakestyle team producing one of the years most outstanding movies, The Bubble. Of course, it’s not just about your team, the impressive kite and board designs coupled with fantastic construction and innovative products like the Click Bar have led you to vote in your droves for North Kiteboarding, our readers choice for Best Kitesurfing Brand of 2017!
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North Kiteboarding
Best Male Kitesurfer of 2017
It’s another year at the top for Nick Jacobsen, the ever impressive stuntman from Denmark really pushed the envelope this year and arguably got kiteboarding in front of more people than anyone else. There was the impressive jump off the Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai and his world record kite tow-up stunt with the Team Brunel racing yacht. Nicks infections enthusiasm with the readers has obviously won you all over and let’s not forget he was the winner at kiteboardings biggest event last year, The Red Bull King Of The Air!
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Nick Jacobsen
Best Female Kitesurfer of 2017
Bruna Kajiya just keeps on pushing the women’s side of the sport and despite the turbulence that freestyle kiting has endured over the last few years, she has always remained the woman to beat on the tour. Winning the World Kiteboarding League again this year the ripper from Brazil seems unstoppable. Undeniably one of the best female riders on the planet with both technical ability alongside impressive power and style, congratulations on scooping the award Bruna!
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Bruna Kajiya
Best Kite Manufacturer of 2017
This year it was a close run race between the two big brands from Germany, Core and North, North took the prize in the end with Core a close second and Cabrinha coming in third. It’s been a meteoric rise for Core up the rankings this year, kites like the XR5 have no doubt proved popular among the WOO chasers out there. North arguably have an impressive overall range though with the Neo, Rebel, Vegas, Dice and Evo catering to just about every rider on the market with an army of fans around the world. It’s worth noting the impressive control system, the Click Bar, proved very popular too. Well done to all the team at North Kiteboarding!
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North Kiteboarding
Best Board Manufacturer of 2017
We mentioned the rise of Core Kiteboarding up the rankings in the previous post and this year they scoop their first prize, with the Carved high-end range and the impressive Core range combining these boards are exquisitely made and work very well. Riders like Steven Akkersdijk use them to great effect and Joshua Emanuel won the Red Bull Megaloop Challenge on board a Core last year. An impressive rise up the ranks, is there an awakening happening out there with so many pro riders joining the team and the trophy cabinet getting bigger and bigger, it certainly seems like it. Well done to all the team at Core Kiteboarding!
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CORE Kiteboarding
Best Kitesurfing Accessories Brand of 2017
There is one brand that seemingly dominates this award every year, and they have done it once again, Mystic are certainly hugely popular amongst our readers and with innovative and well-made products it is easy to see why. ION and Ride Engine came in second and third with Manera and NP rounding out the top five spots. Well done again to Mystic, are they unstoppable in this category amongst our readers? It seems like it at the moment!
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Mystic
Best Kitesurfing Video of 2017
Lukash and Andrea from Kite4Fun scoop the best video award for the second year running, last year it was Lukash’s impressive old-school trickery that took the prize, this year it is a stunning travel video from the kite paradise that is Zanzibar. If there is one thing that kitesurfing is made for it is travelling, and this video sums up those heavenly vibes of visiting new places, riding in crystal clear waters and drinking water from fresh coconuts perfectly. Every time we watch it, we want to pack our bags! Well done Lukash and Andrea on another win in this category with a fantastic video that sums up the essence of kiteboarding travel…
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