Duotone NOW Magazine No.03 2022

Sebastian Ribeiro Ranked 3rd on the tour stop in Dakhla of the GKA Kitesurf World Tour 2021 and 5th on the tour stop in Cape Verde in 2020. “I consider all of us friends. I can only talk for myself, but I’m sure we all know how to separate friends and competition. I can also say that Airton doesn’t like to lose! But then again, none of us does. We have good banter within the team, for example before the final tour stop in 2021 in Morocco I was chatting with James (Carew). I don’t know how we got onto the subject, but I was like: “I’m going to win if I draw you in a heat” and James responded, “Man, don’t even go to Morocco, you’ll not gonna win if you come up against me”. We went on like that for a couple more texts, but sorry mate, I was right this time. Still he was the one to get the world championship title so I’m sure that made him forget about this heat pretty fast. I think over the years we’ve found a way to compete and still be friends. In general, kitesurfing is a big family. I can’t count how many times I’ve helped someone or received help somehow. Within our team, we are even closer because we always travel together for training, photo shootings and other trips. Duotone is by far the top brand on the market, as a rider you always look for the best brand and equipment to allow you to perform at your maximum. From the next-generation development, young blood camps, to the dealers around the world doing an amazing job supporting the right riders in early stages, it all adds up to a winning formula.” Photo  Romantsova Photo, Dakhla, Morocco DOMINANCE OF THE DUOTONE TEAM DOMINANCE OF THE DUOTONE WAVE TEAM DOMINANCE OF THE DUOTONE WAVE TEAM DOMINANCE OF THE DUOTON WAVE