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THE CREATORS - OCEAN RODEO & ALUULA Ocean Rodeo features in the latest issue of TheKiteMag, covering two seriously hot topics right now, ALUULA and BIG AIR.  Delve into the possibilities that ALUULA has created for the brand with our founder, Richard Myerscough, and get the exclusive rundown from Giel Vlugt as he expands upon the world’s first-ever legit double kiteloop… “So this is where it all comes down to the ALUULA; it made the impossible possible.”

Ben Sasi Going Big What a start to the season! Ben Sasi has kicked the year off strong, taking first place in Israel’s annual Big Air competition with the unparalleled weapon of choice... the Rise A-Series.  We’re stoked to see riders representing our brand from across the globe and pushing Big Air boundaries. Our continued innovation reaches new heights and brings only more opportunities for anyone powered by Ocean Rodeo. Here’s a few words from "What a dream come true! Being crowned Champion of the Porsche Winter Challenge has been a long journey for me. I have been waiting and dreaming...

Three Days Well Sent. A Big Air Film. After solely focusing on the Big Air contests in Cape Town for weeks, Ocean Rodeo teammates Giel Vlugt and Keh-Lung Su decompress by packing the essentials into the back of a truck and hitting the road in search of a new backdrop to that of the cloud-covered Table Mountain.  We follow their journey, from a small, isolated cove surrounded by towering mountains and ringed by an old train track, to the contrasting hive of activity of the local bathing pools, that offer perfect, butter-flat conditions, where the local children even step up...

IT'S HAPPENED. GIEL VLUGT LANDS THE WORLD'S FIRST DOUBLE KITELOOP In case you missed it, Ocean Rodeo team rider Giel Vlugt just achieved a world first by landing the mythical Double Kiteloop. Long debated as to whether it was even achievable, Giel made it so on his ALUULA-powered Rise A-Series kite. This marked the culmination of a truly awesome weekend for Giel, having also pulled off this mighty S-Loop in the same session. Big Air kiteboarding just hit yet another milestone, one some had thought impossible... and we're stoked both Giel and the Rise were the ones to make it...

Wingfoil Winner Mathis Ghio takes 1st place at the Wingfoil World Cup in Tarifa Mathis Ghio left no question who was the fastest of them all at the GWA Tarifa Wing Pro 2021. On Thursday, Dec. 30, the 18-year-old rounded the last buoy in the final race of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour with an impressive lead at the head of the pack. The competition marked the last time this year that the world’s best hit the water together, making it the ultimate showdown. “Our champion here in Tarifa, the racing number one, the fastest man across the world is...