The latest Kitelife issue hit the market! In the next issue we talk with Andy Yates, 2010 Worldchampion in freestyle. He gives us some background information about his preparation for the season and why sponsors can be a bit of a hassle. Furthermore we take you into the waves and show you how to surf with a kite. We also take you on the journey to Rodrigues and South Africa.

We check out the new RPM³, Ozone Catalyst, Best Kahoona v3 and Nemesis v3 and the Shinn The Duke.

We also take you behind the scenes and show you the hard life of a teamrider and a shop owner. So there is lots to read and see in the next issue.

There is also a nice editorial pic of me in this issue. Check it out in the coverage section.

I also made a little mix again for those who are interested in some electro music. You might like it.

Time for an update. I have been in Perth for almost two weeks now and I am loving it. It is super hot here and actually quite windy. Unfortunately the swell is pretty small. Typical summer depression here. Anyways, it’s been fun to be back into waves, even if they are small. So I could take my Dialer for some sessions. So love that fish. Super easy to paddle and nice in turns. Just perfect for the small conditions.
I have not been kiting that much actually. I just finished the upcoming Kitelife issue. As Peter, my fellow editor sort of quit his job, this was the very first issue I had to write all myself. So I’ve been on the water like three, four times. However, I could nail most of my tricks again. So I am back where I used to be, training the frontmobe to blind. Youri Zoon and Cesar Portas are here as well and they make it look so easy!
As I was asked about the bushfires which were on the news in Europe apparently. Everything’s fine. A few homes southeast of Perth were lost but on the whole nothing comparable to the floods on the east coast.
That’s it for so far.

After a long period of no news whatsoever here is a little piece of news again. The photographer, Paul Smyth, is organising a competition in Margaret River down in Western Australia. The local press used a picture of me for the article. I am super happy about this shot as it still has not lost its glamour ;)

What have I been up to? Kitelife takes up more time than expected. Yet it is still big fun. I am working already on the next one. There have been quite a few shots actually in the latest issues. I should really post them here again. Another huge shot is in the Kitelife calender. I am super stoked about that one as well.

Besides that I go to uni and programme another webpage. Slingshot Germany! That is going to be a rad one for sure. So keep checking out Slingshot Germany.

There is going to be more news when I am back to OZ. Promise!