Well the beast is back… FREEDOM ISSUE II a whopping 116 pages all up and is now on newsagent stands Aussie wide!This is the WEST AUS special… that’s right, 16 pages of content from possibly the worlds best kiting destination, Western Australia!





In this issue:
• FREE Cabrinha 3d Glasses and crazy 3d photos from Nick Jacobsen.
• Freedoms own detailed how to/steeze factory continues…. This issue we focused on freestyle and wakestyle tricks from Christophe Tack, Liam Whaley, Sam Light & local rippers Andy Yates, Sammy Pearce & Josh Stephens.

• We dig deep into notorious forum dragon but real life all round nice guy ROWDY – Alex James Lewis Hughes.





• Sam Light delivers the goods with his recent trip to Aus and a sweet article on freestyle riding and tricks in the waves.
• MIND BLOWING pics from team Slingshot in Barra Grande Brazil.





• Tropical island wonder kid JAKE KELSICK shows us some of his favourite places in the world… this Andre Phillip prodige just oozes style!
• Pig dog barrel sniffer ROB KIDNIE Tells us his dirtiest secrets from behind the green curtain… you never heard of Rob? You will now!



• Best Kiteboarding photographer Miguel Willis gets KO’d on a dirty indo reef and spills his blood and beans to FREEDOM…
• BEN WILSON gives us the good, the bad, and the ugly truth on “making it” as a pro kiter… plus he shares some of his all times highs and lows in STUPID sized waves…




• WA Kiting superstar in the making BILLY HAMPTON’s story so far… • Annabel Van Westerop…. We love a hot Kiter that rips. • How the HECK do you ride a foil? BRANDON SCHEID explains…
• ELLIOT DRURY stomping around Aus…





• DAN JONES from WA pauses putting out fires and chats to RYLAND BLAKENEY all things surf style..
• Competition round ups, travel stories and kiting gossip. • Product info on lots of the latest gear. • Detailed reviews on Slingshot surfboards, Best Profanity & Howl Combo, Ozone C4 kite, IKON Peak 2 Kite.

Its a killer mag this issue!

faaark yeh, just got my read today. did any1 else find rowdys section a little strange?

Thanks for your feedback. We have some info and pics from comps etc but the focus of our magazine is on soul kiting / progression and general kiting lifestyle. The problem with running info on comps is the time the mag comes out its all old news. Our website has alot of info and updates on competitions etc.

FreedomKite said...

kemp90 said..
faaark yeh, just got my read today. did any1 else find rowdys section a little strange?

Thanks for your feedback! Well we kiters are all a little strange haha... What in particular did you find strange about it?

I just sometimes find rowdy a little depresso and whingy haha that is all.

WillyO said..

I thought it was all about using images of people and not naming the rider!?

Would make for an interesting article... the true definition of "soul kiting"?. Would this be those that kite just purely for the love of doing so without commercial interests?

bardunyah said..

What about an article on "r-soul" kiting.

Haha we like it!

kemp90 said..
such an amazing mag! just as good as all the euro mages, (if not better). only 1 thing missing in this month, were are the hot chicks doing yoga!

Don't worry Kemp they are just getting warmed up for a come back in issue 3 ;)

FreedomKite said..

WillyO said..

I thought it was all about using images of people and not naming the rider!?

Would make for an interesting article... the true definition of "soul kiting"?. Would this be those that kite just purely for the love of doing so without commercial interests?

Should have done a 6 page spread on the LOROCOPTER!


In all seriousness. One of the best kite mags out there. Really proud to be a contributor. Keep up the good work. And Rowdy is strange. But he is awesome. You don't want him to be politically correct, happy, and babbling about some ** he doesn't care about that's why people prod him in interviews haha.

No worries Kemp90, I didn't take offence, figured I would shed some light however on how the interview came to be.

leoloro said..




This photos was taken from Jason Wolloct owner off the wag but they didnt make editors cut all politics !!!
luck this days with the internet we dont need to spend a single cent to see who are the true soul kiters

How old are you? your acting like a 3yr old with out a dummy, suck it up and get over it!


Freedom has done an insane job with this mag. Well done for bringing a world class mag to ozz!

Yep it's a top mag alright, well done. Love the wide format.

yes you right all politics

leoloro said..
yes you right all politics

no one cares how awesome your wave is if your a dick about it!

leoloro said..
yes you right all politics

Dam it, my red thumb limit has been reached from this thread!

leoloro said...
yes you right all politics

Gotta wonder why you kite mate, do you actually enjoy it or just want recognition?? Don't bother answering mate

leoloro said..
Hahaha who knows me know how much i love kite. I dont miss a day off wind im the first in the water and last out .NO i dont kite for recognition i just want something i can show my grand kids one day .

Teach your grandkids how to kite. I'm sure they'd appreciate that more than a bunch of old photos and mag spreads.

If they became pro one day they might even cite you as their inspiration - That's the kind of recognition worth having.