TygerBurger Milnerton - 12 February 2020

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Josh Emanuel

KING OF THE AIR: LOCAL KITE BOARDERS RISING TO THE OCCASION

Nerves of steel NETTALIE VILJOEN

“L

ook! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Red Bull King of The Air!” But all cheesiness aside, if you were one of the 10 000-strong crowd who witnessed the world’s most hardcore, big air kiteboarding contest last week, you would agree the aerobatic feats of the 24 competitors were nothing short of super. For the second year in a row, the world’s best kiteboard specialists converged at Kite Beach, Blouberg, to draw their lines in the sand. Thursday 6 February brought the per-

fect consistent wind conditions and huge waves needed to execute their heart-stopping tricks. Thirty-four heats and seven hours later, American kiteboarder Jesse Richman, 27, was crowned Red Bull King of the Air champion. Flying Cape Town’s flag, or should it be “kite”, high on Thursday was Joshua (Josh) Emanuel who lives Table View. Josh, 25, grew up in Durban where he got involved in the sport at age 10. He originally moved to Cape Town six years ago to complete his studies in business

management at Varsity College. However, the self-confessed warm water baby eventually got used to Blouberg’s icy waters and decided to stay. In 2017, he won the prestigious Red Bull Megaloop Challenge held annually in the Netherlands – the first South African to do so. This win firmly placed him on the map as one of the world’s top kiteboarders. The King Of The Air and the Megaloop Challenge contests are the two biggest annual big air events in the world for specialist kiteboarders. Not only do they draw huge crowds but their online live views run into

millions. Josh says he loves the energy the big crowds bring to these events. “It gets me so psyched up – the South Africans, all there to shout for you,” he says. What makes these contests so popular are, of course, the gravity-defying tricks. A megaloop runs on a clock. Basically, you move your kite, starting at 12, all the way round in a clockwise direction. The movement of the kite generates a lot of power, causing your body to zoom up in the air at tremendous speeds. V To page 2

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