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Welcome back, everybody. Since I'm traveling to Mykonos, I thought I'd drop a little bonus episode. This is the audio version of the Fantasy Podcast, which is normally released in video format on Portrait. The videos are free to watch. If you want to check it out, I'll put the link in the description. We'll also have the pre and post show coverage coming from the event that's also available@portraitkite.com so make sure you stay tuned to check out the latest events, updates, all the fantasy action, everything that's happening throughout the competition. Enjoy. Welcome to the Fantasy Podcast for Mykonos. This is the second and final stop of the GK Big Air World Championship, where Jamie Overbeek and Alyssa Minch sit in prime position for their first world titles. I'm Adrian Kerr, of course, joined by the legend himself, Christian Raleigh. Raleigh. I've really messed up the streaks, dude. I'm. I'm dead. I. I think my longest run is like two days in a row. I'm gonna try and do seven days straight before this event so I can at least get one of my little treasures. I'm not. I don't know if that's gonna make a big difference, but I'm gonna try.
B
What do you expect me to say? I mean, if you prioritize composting over playing Fantasy, then I can't really help
A
you, so might as well come into Internet. No Internet. No Internet. Yeah, that's the, that's the issue.
B
I mean, I'm running a very solid 17 day streak, so. So I feel, I feel very confident. I mean, I've got. Got me a free pack extra. By now I've pulled Lorenzo, so that's, that's a solid one and I am putting all the cards into training and boosting those few cards that I'm going to use for the team. So almost going all in. I hope the strategy works out and I'm not going all in for Mykonos and then I'm screwed for the rest of the events.
A
But, yeah, well, I mean, let's talk about the biggest issue here that we're all seeing. And at the moment we're talking about the conditions. It is looking like it's particularly kind of light at this area. We can see now. You can actually see this is the wind window over the period. It does look like there's a few days to the end. Maybe this is going to favor the people who can ride foil kites. And, you know, that's something that we need to consider, especially on the ladies Front you'd have to look if it was super windy. I don't think Alyssa really has the technical ability to win, and that's that she needs. Like I said in the podcast, she had a great run, she had a lot of luck, but she needs to ride a perfect event again. Have perfect luck. No doubt she's had a chance to ride full kites. She's with. She's with Jason, Luca, those guys all the time. Maybe that's something. And I just heard from Baptiste that all those guys are there already riding foil kites. Is that going to play a big part in the selection?
B
Absolutely. As you just talked about it, I'm starting to regretting that Lorenzo move and putting other cards onto Lorenzo to train him, because I think, yeah, maybe I should hold on to that. Jamie, because he can ride a foil kite, so that's going to be an advantage for him. Finn, I mean, he rode a fall kite in gusty 40 plus knots, so he's prepared to do whatever with the girls. I'm not sure if there's anyone even close to beating Mika. I mean, she's there already. This is. This got to be like her third year in a row where she's a Mykonos. Yes. She only got second quite an upset to Alessa in. In Bucarest, but let's be honest, man, I mean, it was freezing cold, 3 degrees, hardly feeling your feet and hands. I mean, I talked to Mika afterwards and I jokingly said, like, yeah, I'm very disappointed with your performance. You screwed my fantasy. All that, which. Which we just kind of laughed off. And she was like, no, I'm very happy. I hardly felt anything on my fingertips. So second place is absolutely fine. I mean, warm weather, that's Mika weather. And whether it's gonna be nuking. She knows the spot, she can handle it. And even if it goes down to the lighter side, we know that, like, Mika can make light wind work. Like, that's her biggest strength, is being able to do all the tricks and all the wins. Where other girls, like Lana or, I mean, Zara's not competing anymore. That's another news. Like, they always want the biggest wins to do their big tricks. And like, Mika can do those big tricks in any kind of wind. So, yeah, the. The forecast, I don't know if you can pull it back up. It's. Yeah, I'm. I'm kind of starting to get some optimism. Back a couple days back, I looked at it, and starting next week, it kind of looked very, very, very dim. I mean, there was hardly any wind. It even looked like the direction is completely off. Now at least we're kind of moving into that forecast where if you go into next week, it's a solid north northwesterly wind. And we know these models aren't perfect. I think the European one is still the one with the better resolution. If you go to gfs, it's probably going to look way more nuking. Um, and we also do know that, like, it can say 30 knots and still with that final effect in that bay, it can be absolutely outrageous. Like when we were there last year with Jeremy, with Lorenzo, with Andrea, I don't think. I don't think a single day said 60 knots. We had 60 knots. So, I mean, these, these models are good and they give you an indication, but if we get this kind of forecast, I think we're in the clear for a good event.
A
Yeah, I mean, let's hear from Baptiste Bordalas, who sent me a voice message. I mean, this is very interesting to hear what he's talking about as well.
C
Hey, Adrian, what's up? Yeah, the Focus has been doing us some tricks lately. It's showing wind and no wind, so. Yeah. But from what I can see so far is that on 19, 20, 21, it's a proper military win. I hope that's gonna reach at least 35 knots. Hopefully. And yeah, hopefully that will stay. It's been a weird year so far compared to other years. Usually June, we have like non stop win. Last year we had 40 days non stop two years ago as well. That's why I wanted to do the competition in June. Let's see now what's going on this year. I see there's a lot of heat happening around Europe, so might affect the winds. So let's see. Already some guys arrived yesterday. Jason, Finn, Alessa. They were training on the water, I believe their first session in Mykonos and they were looking pretty good, throwing some big loops up there. So, yeah, super excited. Hopefully we have a strong forecast and this is the first year. Hopefully next year we extend that win window to at least two, three weeks. That will be ideal and hopefully we're gonna have a big show. Really excited and hope to see you all soon in Mykonos.
A
Now, this is a little bit of inside information. I don't know if I'm really allowed to share that, but he did say to me on the text that they are trying to look to extend two or three more days if the forecast looks like it's going to hold. That multimi just hadn't kicked in for many weeks, as you said, you know, it needs to come from the north and I think all that heat that's around Europe at the moment or has been there, has sort of held it up. You know, that need, they really need that wind to flow, I think. Yeah, it's interesting. And, and the guys he mentioned there, Luca, Jason, you know, Finn, all foil kite people, all guys who have that foil kite, it's going to be very interesting to see. And if you have some options in your team that have foil kites, I think it's worth bringing them in. If it's going to be that sub 30, I think that's a fair play, especially on the guy side, I think you're probably right. On the girl side, I don't think it's going to matter as much the conditions for the girls. Right. I think for the boys it's going to be the real difference.
B
I am wondering how the brands will approach this because let's say the event is running in 30 knots. The sonics have a huge advantage. Is Harlem gonna be so strict on Leo to tell him to like write a peak 10 to be able to compete with the Sonic 5, 7 meter or are we gonna see something similar that we like off stream? So brands didn't worry, nothing at all at the GK Youth World Championships in Sankpedo last year here in Germany, where you see a Martin Kublishki, a Leonardo Casati, a Finn Flugel in the final, all on Sonics, like, is that what we're going to see?
A
And that's a tough one because listen, what do you want?
B
Do you want to. Do you want to have a world champion on your team or do you want to be like a stickler and be like, no, no, no, no, no, our kites are great, our kites are great. And then you just see the other guy flying and floating on the fall kite.
A
It's. Oh, look, it's especially having a back to back world champion with his brother. Right? How cool would that be to have the 25 world champion be Lorenzo the 26 Leonardo. But you're going to have to put an asterisk against his name. And you know, people like me are going to keep going on, say that asterisk means he didn't actually write Harlem. But what's more important to Harlem, the brand or the writer? They're a family. You, you'd think they'd say we're a big family, that the people are more important. Can you restrict a person from fulfilling his dream by saying no, it's interesting when you look at Fin Flugel, Finn, for some reason all his life has just done whatever he wants. You know, when he was at Duotone, when he was at Air Rush, he rode Duotone kites. When he was at Duatone, he rides fly surfer kites. He just has the ability. He rides his own. Rides his own brandings. He does. He sort of bucks the trend. Some people can get away with it. I think it's who you are, and I think that depends on. And also you've got the. You've also got the. You know, you've also got the. The mind and sort of planning of Renato as well.
B
That's.
A
That is a big play. Leonardo's got a lot of cards, deck, a lot of. I think a lot of, you know, aces in his deck because of his brother Andrea, you know, Jamie. Sorry. Jeremy. Jeremy. They can all cause upsets which are going to favor him. Are they doing that? Are they trying to get him through the final? I'm sure they're deep down talking about it. Look, Lauren can't win another title. He's out. Neither can Andrea. Neither could Jeremy. Those guys cannot win world titles. The last three world champions are not in the running here. What would be best? Get the next kid off. Get another Cassadi up there.
B
Yeah, it's going to be for sure. Question is, can you manage to do that? That's. That's the other one. Right. Because we do see that any sort of this gaming of the system, tries of strategic writing of. Oh, yeah, I'm holding back a little. Like, it's. I think the. The fleet has gotten much closer than it did two or three years ago. I still remember, like, Kota, a couple years ago, you had Andrea, Jeremy, Lorenzo. They were riding different tricks for every round.
A
Yeah.
B
And just stepping it up a little bit until they met each other in the final. And all of a sudden, the lid just came off. And then you saw them riding to their full potential. So they were holding back. I'm not sure we're in that era of bigger anymore.
A
No, you cannot do that anymore. No, for sure.
B
How are you really trying to beat. I don't know, like Leo said when he talked to you on the podcast, like, yeah, let's hope that maybe Finn, Jamie, Andrea or Lorenzo, like, they're in the same heat and then one of them can get eliminated, which is going to be good for me. Like, who says the same can't happen to Leonardo? Because, I mean, you can. You can try to, like, beat the other guy, but you might as well beat your. Beat your own mate while trying to do so.
A
So, yeah, yeah.
B
I don't know if we can. If that's really a strategy I would, I would hope to rely on. Like, I think they all got right to their max and then we just
A
see the results that, you know, it's a great point what you said about the. The fleet getting closer. And I was saying, I was saying it to an older rider. I don't really want to say his name because it's not fair. But I said the worst rider at king of the last year could have won the first eight king of the years without even trying. Let's say up to Mark, when Mark sort of bought in, you know, that sort of the. The new next style. But they could have won. Baptist Jaman, who you know didn't get picked, he would win every single king of the year with and we'd be talking about him the greatest ever. But now as you. As we said, the, the trap have shown the way. The yellow brick road and they're following and it's tough to be at the front. Yeah, it's a, it's a really good point. You know, he needs to get through as well. We're talking about Leo here. He needs to get through. He needs luck. He needs not to run and get tripped up by, you know, someone like, well, Parker Sage coming in and wanting to prove a point. You know, you saw parallel coming in as a wild card and wanting to prove a point. Even like, even like if the wild cards down the bottom like Max Tullett. These guys are good writers, man. Max Tellett beat two king of the air guys in the puckle competition. These, you know that, you know, you're talking like high level competitors. So you need a lot of luck and you need consistency. And I do feel like the, the clout of the trap has been dented. It's not like you're coming into a heat and you're like, damn it, I've got Andrea. You know, we don't really know what Andre's mindset is at the moment. It does. He's just going out to have fun, which is I think you and I both are totally cool with. But there's no more like, damn, I got Lorenzo. I'm fighting for second here. You know, that doesn't happen anymore. You can. Any opportunity.
B
Do. Do we like if, if you look at it on paper, do you expect Hugo Wigglesworth to beat Lorenzo in a heat? Do you expect Martin Kablishki to beat Andrea in A heat, it's like, it happens. So I don't know how much of that also has to do with that spot and Buckares where, like, having those timed runs and needing to find that gust and getting a little bit lucky with, with the gusts as well, whether that kind of brings the pack closer together and having more consistent conditions. And especially, like, if we go and look at Cape Town and get those waves and then you kind of do see that Lorenzo, Leonardo, they are still on another level, but, I mean, those aren't the conditions we're going to have in Mykonos. It's. It's going to be choppy. There's going to be maybe one or two rolling waves that you can find and use as a kicker. And other than that, it's going to be gusty. And, yeah, you just, you just got to find that gust and hope to get lucky as well.
A
So, I mean, you and I have both ridden there a couple times now. I actually like Mykonos. I think it's a great place to ride. The water's warm, the wind is good. It's, you know, it's nice and blue. It's clean water. It is onshore. You do need to work out, you do need to be a bit careful that you don't jump too close and, you know, not you and I don't have that problem, but those other guys, but they can seriously travel hundreds of meters downwind. So it's going to be super interesting thing. Let's have a quick look at my fleet at the moment. I want to show you quickly what I have and you can sort of maybe see where I'm going on this. I am, I'm, I'm stocking up on foil riders at the moment, just preparing myself. I don't have a lot of options on the lady department, unfortunately, but I've got three big foil weapons at the top.
B
Yeah.
A
And if it is foil conditions, I think these guys can pick me up some points.
B
Yeah, I mean, that's, that's a good approach.
A
I'm prepared to change.
B
Just spend that time and keep that streak up and collected those free cards to train these. I'd be worried, but, yeah, see, you
A
see, see, with the girls, I just don't have many options and ladies at the moment, unfortunately. So I'm a little bit, sort of, a little bit stuck on. On some of those conditions. I kind of feel like that Jamie is still the favorite here. As we've said many times, it's a spot he knows super well. You know, he knows A spot he, when he was working with F1, he used to come down here and do a lot of testing with Ralph. It's a place that he came to a bunch of times. Finn. I think Finn probably is pissed off after what happened in the, in the freestyle up in Germany there. Wants to get back to winning ways. He likes to win. I'm. I've got Hugo and the other thing, the other thing in this position here is. Is I've got here also. Oh no, don't have that one. Maybe on this one. The other one I've got on this position is. I've got. Oh, I must have got rid of those guys. I do have a Jason Vander spray card somewhere that I could bring in, which is, which is another powerful card also. Also has the foil kites. Yeah, I mean is he going to
B
be allowed to write the foil card in competition? And that's like. It's the. Who's bigger, the writer or the brand? Is it what's more important for the brand? Is it having the writer on your gear or is it having a writer with big cloud titles and wins? So.
A
Well, let's. If we look at those guys, the only people in that group who can really win, you know, let's be honest is Jamie and Finn. Those other guys are too, too far out of the running. So they wouldn't be riding foil kites for championship, they'd just be riding for kites for the sake of. They want to compete and do well and maybe increase their ranking and, and not have to go through that video for up and coming events. And with the gk, you never know. You right with the gk literally you need to get a good rank as you can because who knows what they're going to do. It's like pick up sticks with those guys. They're just going to throw it on the floor and then make a new plan. And I'm not bleeding about the GK because I mean we saw it last weekend with the, with the freestyles. Just. It's chaos. So I'm hoping that this is a positive event for them because they need to get their heads back on track because a lot of people are annoyed with them. Why don't you share your team and show us what you've got?
B
Well, this is, this is what I'm looking at. Like I'm feeling very, very good about my brand.
A
That's the card.
B
Yeah, I had Mika in, in lots of tram as well, so. And this is still my lot of tram card, so.
A
Oh really?
B
It is yeah, since. Since her scoring is going to degrade by 10% because I've used her in lots of train before. I'm working really, really hard to train her up because I can like make those 10% back up just by training a lot. So I'm working on that. And then, yeah, I've got the, the, the Lorenzo pool. Yeah, I don't know. This is, this is quite the risky strategy because, yeah, Jamie is gonna want to win that world Championship. He does have access to the fall kites, so Jamie actually is a really good bet as well. I still do have two Jamies who I hold on to and don't use for training. So maybe. I don't know if we can, if we can get some, some glance on site and look at the training, maybe I'll swap between those two. But yeah, we'll see. I do remember that looking at the trap last year, we all were in awe at the beach and we all said Lorenzo by far looked the strongest.
A
Yeah.
B
Out of the three, the peak seems to work really well in Mykonos as well. So that's, that's why I'm thinking kind of going with. With Lorenzo.
A
Why you, why have you chosen independent at the bottom for brand or is
B
that just you just keeping independent basically means it's going to be Jamie scoring now. It's also going to be hill scoring. So I think those two are, are good scorers.
A
It's.
B
It's what I have really. I mean, I can go air rush, slingshot, Nash, F1. I feel like independent is probably gonna. Yeah, score the best. I am also going with Baby Shark because I was impressed with him at L to Tram. I think Michael, his new mental coach, is really, really helping him a lot. Yeah, he seems as focused as he's ever been. He was a little bit upset with me that I didn't pick him and pick Jason over him. You got to get over it in the future.
A
But I mean, yeah, you. I mean, look, I don't think many people picked him because people didn't know what was going to turn up. I mean, if you watch Relentless Episode two, I mean, it's crazy. Look, the work that Michael's done, the board. I mean, you've lived with Baby Shark. What we saw in that video is completely different than what we have, what we have experienced with this kid. So, yeah, I now they're a few months on from that, being in close communication with, with that team now, which, which is really with Michael and Baby Shark and they're really doing great stuff. They're actually as you say in the, they're actually in Dominican Republic I think with, with Leo and Lorenzo at some bike and biking cockfest which I don't think there's any win but I think those guys are just having some fun. That the stuff I see looks awesome. So yeah, I, I don't think that's a bad shot. Yeah, yeah.
B
Having a little bit of decompression before the big event and I mean different to like Alessa, Jason and so on. They have been to. Leo hasn't but Lorenzo and Baby Shark have been to over the last couple years multiple times. So they know the spots, they know the winds so maybe they don't need these extra days beforehand. Baby Shark as well because he does know the conditions.
A
Yeah, yeah. Mika is the, Mika is the card and I, I, I agree like I think, I mean look we, I love Alyssa but she's gonna have to get extremely lucky to do that again. Knowing Mika, knowing how you don't become an eight time world champion by you know, sitting goals and I know in previous years she's doesn't feel like she has anything to prove but she going to want to win this, she's going to want to get a ninth world title and just start, you know, squeezing her dominance. We've got Gisela Polito going to be in this event. Another person who may be able to tap into foil kites. That's interesting. We still don't know a replacement for Zara at the moment. I've been trying to find out who the reserve list to replace Zara but. Interesting. Did you see what Hill was riding in Balneario?
B
Well he, he tried all sorts of different kind and I mean looked like the vantage was working the best for him.
A
Yeah, yeah. But an interesting setup. At one stage he's got, most of his clips are on the same setup as Jamie the Rebel and the rotor board and he's speaking very highly of that rotor board. Probably quite a stiff board. Maybe a little bit similar to the carved boards that he's ridden in the past. Maybe a little bit more, a little bit different construction but interesting to see what I'm excited to see he'll turns up on. You know, look, we're fans of this, not just of the, of the writing but we're fans of these people as well and it's always interesting to see what they choose. So I'm interested to see what, what he'll turns up on and how he goes because he was in a tough position. 30, 31 years old now he's, you know, that senior guy in that group. You know, look at his ranking now. He's not, you know, like, you know, he was always one of the first guys you put on the card. Now he's slipping down that ranking. You know, I was speaking a few weeks on the pod us at every sort of changing of the group. You know, people drop out. Liam's dropped out. The last one before that was Mark and Aaron. And now is our good old buddy Double G himself going to be that person who drops out? And it's kind of crazy to think that people like Cohen and Jason Vanderspay are the oldest guys in the field. I mean, yeah, I remember those guys years ago, just being the little kids. Now they're 24.
B
Absolutely. And they know it. That's.
A
Oh for sure. They do.
B
Harsh reality of it as well. It's like if you. If you speak to Cohen, like, he. He looks at Maxwell Dahl and sees his technicality and he's like, yeah, maybe I have another one or two years of, like, pushing. And then I think if I don't become the mentor, like, there isn't much, much more space for me here. Same with Josh Gillett, for example, has always been the young, talented kid. Then, like two years ago, he had this great performance at the Red Bull qualifier in Tarifa where he podiumed, had great momentum. Like, doubles really suited his game. Now that the sport kind of moved away from doubles again, judges seem to prefer big singles. Looks like he's saying himself, like, I'm the old one now. Like, I can't really. Can't really keep up with these young kids anymore. But yeah, speaking of doubles, I mean, we saw loads of doubles last summer. Like, if it. If it is new king and they go out on the sixes, what do you think? Is Mykonos a competition that is gonna bring doubles back if the wind is there? Or do you think they will stick to singles no matter what? What are we thinking of doubles? I mean,
A
yeah, look, when it's. Look, I love them when it's super windy. Look, if you go on my Instagram, there's a carousel of some of the biggest things. It's got that double loop. Late back from Josh at about 22, 23 meters, bro. It's crazy. Watching it is live is crazy. I like it, but I think there's only a few spots that really tap into that wind and Bakara's being one of them. Look, for sure, it's spectacular. It's still impressive, but, man, big singles is still A big thing for me. I, Look, I, I would love to see more doubles and if the win, win does go that way, I think we're gonna see that. But I look at the forecast, I think we'll be very. I, I'm, I don't know much about El Nino la, but people say there's a super Linea or super El Nino coming. I don't really know what that means, but for sure the weather has definitely been affected and there's going to play a big part in this because the thing is like, like Jamie, he can do doubles, but he's not never been a double specialist.
B
Yeah.
A
You know, like we did, we have seen to do doubles and he can do them all, but that's never been his strength. And yeah, I mean, I love them, but I also don't mind if we don't see them. Does that make sense?
B
Absolutely. Like, if. I think, I think that's the consensus throughout now. I mean, we've had these initial years where people were going out on fives and especially the OGs, like Reuben, like, they were very, very adamant about, like, doubles are cool and they're amazing. And they were impressed by Hill doing the first ones on an 8 meter. Not to forget, like, that is proper extremity that they're looking for and they didn't want to have these, like, I don't know, let's call them a low heli loop. Like, we don't want to see that. We don't want to see doubles at 10 meters. But I think everyone can agree that a proper double, 20 meter plus with the kite at least level there. It's. Yeah, that's, that's the one for sure.
A
R. I'm going to put you on the spot. If you had to pick your four top riders and Brand as your dream selection, forgot about, forget about what's in your, in your locker. If you had all the, all the cards in the world, who would you choose? Who would be your number one man, number two man, number three man, your top female and Brand, because maybe someone
B
else got that top female. Definitely Mika. It's fairly easy.
A
I agree. Yep.
B
Brand, gotta say Harlem. I mean, Lorenzo, Leo, Lana. That's, that's a proper squad. And then top four male writers.
A
Top three.
B
Top three. Okay.
A
Yep.
B
I think I gotta say Lorenzo Leo. I mean, wow, we're talking King of the air, first and second place. Yeah, I think four would be easier than three.
A
Yeah.
B
Because like, for three, I think I would need to go into a very, very long debate with myself to choose between Jamie and Finn.
A
Wow. Okay, so you're thinking. So you're thinking the Harlem.
B
I can't let this stand without saying that I love Andrea's craziness and then I love Jeremy's style. And I think they are like, I think that group of like Jamie, Finn, Jeremy, Andrea, like, it kind of depends on the day and like, they can, they can win everything. So it's. Yeah, but. But those six, I can dial it down on those six. So I'm just gonna not answer your question.
A
Yeah, yeah. I mean, no, I just wanted to know because it is a very tough. I mean, I know you can only pick from your collections and stuff like that, but it's interesting how you and I have gotten quite different approaches. I've gone potentially foil dominant just in case the wind doesn't perform. We heard Baptist talking about, you know, before about that has been an unusual season. Normally this time of year it's just windy every day. And that's just. And we can reference that from our time there last year. I think we. When it was winds of. No, when there wind days, we were kind of happy, you know, like, thank God there's no wind. So, yeah, I'm. I'm going to keep an eye on that over the next all the week tour. It's pretty much we're coming up a week before the event window opens just to keep an eye on that. I do have some flexibility. Not too much, but, yeah, looking forward to another positive, uh, fantasy. This is a lot of fun. Yeah. If you have any questions guys out there, let us know. You can email us@teamportkite.com if you have any issues. Please, guys, if you do have issues, if you are emailing me or contact on the day of the event, more than likely you're not going to get a reply because we are very, very busy on those days. So if you have any issues, get those issues in early and let us know or hit us up on the discord if you're a portrait member. Email if you're not, or Instagram if you're really desperate and we'll try and get that sorted. Ry, thanks for your time, bro. Congratulations and great work on this whole platform, mate. It's really good. Get on every day, guys, and build up your streaks. It is actually the way to win, streak yourself to victory, as I'd say. Thanks, mate.
B
All right. Cheers, brother.
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In this bonus episode, Adrian Kerr is joined by Christian Raleigh for an audio version of the "Fantasy Files" podcast, diving deep into the strategy, conditions, rider form, and inside insights for the second and final stop of the 2026 GK Big Air World Championship in Mykonos. The focus is on the effect of wind conditions on the Fantasy game and real event outcomes, with discussion on who’s primed for the titles, kit choices, and the evolving competitive landscape.
On the unpredictable forecast:
On professional loyalty vs. performance:
On the rising level in Big Air:
On the fleeting nature of 'old age' in Big Air:
The episode is fast-moving, speculative, and candid, blending playful rivalry (“utter rubbish”) with in-depth insight into both the Fantasy game and the evolving dynamics at the sharp end of competitive kiteboarding. Adrian and Christian don’t shy from inside information or controversy, offering listeners tactical tips, trends to watch (gear, brands, streaks), and plenty of banter on how the sport and community are shifting.
For Fantasy players and fans alike, the consensus comes through:
Build your streak, stack your deck with all-conditions riders (foil skills count!), bet on Mika for the women, watch for Harlem’s depth among the men, and keep a close eye on the weather, because unpredictability rules in Mykonos.
For questions or Fantasy issues:
Contact via teamportkite.com, Discord (Portrait members), or Instagram if desperate (A, 31:23).