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This year I had planned to be in Cape Town, South Africa for the Red Bull King of the Air, so after a month back at home for Christmas, I had my ticket booked for the week before the waiting period started.
I was looking forward to riding somewhere different and a bit more challenging, as the conditions in South Africa are not really what I’m used to, especially after a year of riding in places like Rarotonga- The Cook Islands, Tonga and Brazil. I have very little experience in waves so I thought it was about time I rode somewhere that would really push me. I had many sessions at Langebaan, the lagoon an hour away North of Cape Town. It had shallower water, onshore wind and was very beautiful. Riding in the chop took some time to get used to again and in the waves and 35knots at Cape Town, it was like starting all my tricks from scratch. Brandvlie Dam was an incredible place, an hour and a half in land in Worcester, set between the mountains. When the wind was blowing Northerly on the coast, you could guarantee there would always be wind there. I had one session there, on my 6m Cataylst, but soon the wind got so strong that the 4m was needed. By late afternoon it got nice enough for my 8m. This video was shot one day during my last week in South Africa in Muizenberg, further South of Cape Town. With it being the first time I had ever been there, I had different conditions to get used to quickly and riding under the pressure of a camera, I found it to be one of my biggest challenges out there. I always knew that SA was going to have many challenging sessions, be beautiful and have other lifestyle/cultural opportunities to experience- Table Mountain, Simons Town, the Cape of Good Hope and their food markets. And I enjoyed every bit of it. Big thanks to Jonas Steffen for filming and editing. Ozone Kites Axis Kiteboarding Wind Warrior Kite and Sup Music: Tours - Enthusiast At freemusicarchive.org/music/Tours/Enthusiast/Tours_-_Enthusiast Licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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