Oswald Smith
KOTA's ultimate entertainer who disrupts the slalom and wave disciplines while keeping freestyle and big air as his main battlegrounds.
Riders
Handle-Pass
Column
The Legacy of the Bonifay Brothers and the Roots of Wakestyle in Kitesurfing
Exploring the history of trick importation in kitesurfing, from the dawn of wakestyle in Maui and the Bonifay brothers' influence to the rise of park style.
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Tricks & Tech
Tootsie Roll / Dum Dum
Explaining the mechanics, candy-inspired history, and notable riders of the Tootsie Roll and Dum Dum, which combine a toeside frontroll with backside handle passes.
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Tricks & Tech
Tantrum
Explaining the mechanics and variations of the Tantrum, a foundational invert trick featuring a pure vertical backflip on an axis perpendicular to the direction of travel.
Tricks & Tech
Scarecrow / Crow Mobe
Explaining the mechanics of the Scarecrow, a foundational trick combining a toeside frontroll with a frontside spin, and the Crow Mobe, which adds a 360-degree handle pass.
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Tricks & Tech
KGB
Explaining the mechanics of the KGB, an advanced wakestyle trick combining a heelside backroll with a backside 360 handle pass, along with variations like KGB 5/7 and the Megaloop KGB.
Tricks & Tech
313
Explaining the mechanics, variations, and notable riders of the 313, a foundational wakestyle unhooked handle-pass trick involving a frontside 360-degree rotation from a Railey.
Tournaments
Defender GKA Kite World Cup Sylt 2026
Overview of the Defender GKA Kite World Cup Sylt 2026 in Germany, featuring dramatic comebacks in Kitesurf and the one-off Hydrofoil Big Air World Championship.
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Legends
Jaime Herraiz
A legendary kiteboarder from Tarifa, Spain, and GKA Sports Director. He is the namesake of the best-selling 'Jaime Board'.
Tricks & Tech
Moby Dick
An unhooked trick combining a tantrum (vertical Backroll) with a backside 360 handle pass. It requires a wave kicker as it is difficult on flat water.