On Saturday 30th June, Sir Richard Branson’s son, Sam, achieved the world record as the fastest person to cross the English Channel from Wimereux in northern France to Hythe in a record 2hrs 18mins. 12 minutes quicker than the previous record held by Flexifoil since 1999. The team also achieved the largest group to cross with a record nine people. Sir Richard left Wimereux on his first attempt but the wind dropped slightly and his kite just couldn’t generate enough power to keep him going.... (more...)
Branson Family Break 3 World Records with Flexifoil this weekend
Forest Bakkers latest movie Fast Backwards
After a year of studying and competing I wanted to go somewhere where I could train for the next season, Brazil is definitely the best place for that. I started filming after the second day I was there, the problem is that the Cumbuco lagoon is seen too many times in videos and I wanted to do something different, so I found some angles, different kind of music and editing style for it to be unique. For Fast Backwards I only had one camera, my 550D and a friend to film, we would do 1 hour of training... (more...)
Andreas Toverud 2nd Snow Kite Masters
The winter season arrived late this year! I currently live in Bodø in Norway; North of the Polar Circle, and outside my window it’s still +5 degrees and raining. Needless to say there hasn’t been much snowkiting going on this year. On top of that, I managed to sprain my ankle just a few weeks before Christmas so things weren’t looking too bright for the competition. Regardless, my brother Sigurd, my girlfriend Marte and I jumped on a plane to France to compete. When we got there... (more...)
Aaron Hadlow in Dynamics
Aaron Hadlow and Sam Light journey to Turkey to put on an awesome show on kite and cable. Featuring the Hadlow ID and Hadlow Pro from Aaron’s current range, if you’ve got an eye on this style, you know where to come for your next kite! Read More →
Aaron Hadlow Interview @ CWC 2010
Today we continue again with the interviews from Last years CWC. Priidu gets to Interview the better freestyle kitesurfers on the planet. We kept the best for last. The interview with Aaron Hadlow. Enjoy! Read More →
Ruben Lenten Interview @ CWC 2010
We continue with the interviews from Last years CWC. Priidu gets to Interview the better freestyle kitesurfers on the planet. Today we we present to you: Ruben Lenten Read More →
Brandon Sheid Interview @ CWC 2010
Priidu gets to Interview the better freestyle kitesurfers on the planet. Today we have the interview with Brandon Sheid. Stay tuned with Getaway Freestyle Mag as we have more Interviews coming from that event! Read More →
New NABX Video
As we near the end of the year, we’re looking both forward and back in the lastest edit of Kieron Jansch’s footage from last year’s NABX in the states. Looking back at the awesome time that the guys out there had, and forward at the amazing time that next year will be, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Flexifoil, and the 10th anniversary of NABX! Make sure you’re there. Until then, get excited… Read More →



