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Join Ruben Lenten on an exclusive behind the scenes tour of Ozone’s own factory in Vietnam

In ten starts, no one crossed the line ahead of the Frenchman in either discipline. Arthur Mathieu joined him on the podium to seal a sensational event for Ozone in mental conditions

Ozone’s Dutch star and Woo world record holder, 17-year-old Jamie Overbeek, claimed a well deserved and highly impressive podium at what turned out to be another next-level big air event

Take five for a feast of foil kite fun with a short collection of classic clips and shots, featuring our international team and beyond…

February saw a period of truly incredible winds hit Tarifa. Like the wind hound he is, Ruben Lenten lined up a spontaneous trip to Spain’s southernmost tip with fellow Ozone team rider, Scott Barendsen

Ozone teams with Patagonia on sustainable kite and wing materials in a bid to improve green credentials of the industry as a whole

Ozone’s Jamie Overbeek landed a new WOO world record with an astonishing jump of 35.3m at his home spot of Workum in the Netherlands, adding another accolade to his growing list of honours. Overbeek, who just turned 17 and recently claimed the youngest-ever podium place with a second at the 2022 Red Bull King of […]

Ozone Kites has begun a pioneering collaboration with the outdoor clothing brand Patagonia to produce more sustainable canopy and dacron materials for kites and wings in a bid to raise the green credentials of the industry as a whole. The tie-up between Ozone and the brand renowned for its concern for the environment started a […]

Ozone’s Big Air team rider Jamie Overbeek secured a remarkable second place on the podium in his first appearance at the Red Bull King of the Air in Cape Town, South Africa, throwing down a stunning array of high-flying, complex tricks. At just 16 the young Dutchman is the youngest athlete to grace the podium […]

Ozone’s Big Air team rider Jamie Overbeek is set to do battle in the first Porsche Golden Ticket event. The victor in the all-or-nothing qualifier heat will win a coveted spot in the iconic Red Bull King of the Air contest in South Africa’s Cape Town. Dutch teenager Overbeek finds himself up against two compatriots […]

Jumping over things always adds a layer of risk and adrenaline. It’s very scary, especially when it’s in the open ocean and the water is really rough. It was super challenging to pick a takeoff spot but you just had to commit and send it for the best. I was stoked to get a nice megaloop right over the boat.

Ozone legend Neal Gent won the BKSA Wavemasters title for the first time in a spell-binding final fought out in stellar conditions—cranking winds and double head-high waves—at Brandon Bay on the west coast of Ireland. Gent found himself up against long-time friend and rival, Ireland’s Ryan Coote, in an all-Ozone final that went down the […]

The Netherlands’ teenager, Jamie Overbeek, has recorded the highest jump in this year’s WOO Worlds 2022 competition, with an astonishing leap of 33.1 metres on his Ozone Edge V11 8m2 kite. In the process, the Ozone Big Air team rider, still just 16, also landed the WOO junior world record jump for athletes under 17. […]

Iain Hannay has been Ozone’s General Manager for a decade. His relationship with the brand first began after a chance meeting with a pair on a Mediterranean beach and grew from there. He has always been enthralled by kites since ripping around his native Scotland’s muddy fields as a teenager. On moving to Spain in […]

French riders Lauriane Nolot and Axel Mazella—powered by Ozone R1 V4 kites—clinched silver and bronze medals in the drama-packed finale of the Formula Kite World Championships on the Italian island of Sardinia. Britons Ellie Aldridge and Katie Dabson, both also riding 11m2 R1 V4 kites, joined Nolot to make up three of four in the […]

France’s Lauriane Nolot, riding an Ozone R1 V4, clinched her first Formula Kite European championship crown in dramatic fashion, sealing victory with an audacious inside pass at the last mark in the final on waters off the historic Greek town of Nafpaktos. Compatriot Jessie Kampman, also on Ozone, grabbed the silver medal in the four-berth […]

Torrin Bright, Ozone’s product manager and test rider, joined the brand as a 19-year-old in 2009. A competitive kitesurfer in course-board racing and freestyle, the New Zealander began as a kite tester working with Ozone founders, Matt Taggart and Rob Whittall. Through several roles, he worked his way up to product manager about five years ago. Based in Tauranga, New Zealand, he is responsible for all Ozone’s expanding line, ranging from kites and twin-tip boards to a new range of hydrofoils.

Tibo Dos Santos, Ozone’s foil and twin-tip designer, joined the company in early 2017. He lives and works in New Zealand, where he designed Ozone’s first twin-tip boards in his garage in Tauranga. When Ozone asked him to build a kitefoil and board, he upgraded the workshop.

Dutch teenager Jamie Overbeek seized the second podium step at his first Global Kitesports Association (GKA) Big Air World Championships final in the hydrofoil division in Spain. The Ozone Big Air team rider, just 16, landed a series of stunning, high-flying tricks in the climactic head-to-head battle in the kiteboarding mecca of Tarifa. Overbeek switched […]

Dom Zimmermann has just been elevated to Ozone’s head of design. After years working side-by-side with Ozone co-founder and legendary design chief, Rob Whittall, Zimmermann has assumed the mantle and now has the onerous responsibility for all the kites and wings in the ever-expanding range. The 41-year-old German splits his time between Switzerland and Mauritius, where consistent breezes, the big waves of Manawa and One Eye, and turquoise butter-flat lagoons provide ideal conditions to develop and fine-tune Ozone’s new offerings. The Indian Ocean island also affords Zimmermann the opportunity to switch-off by indulging his passion for nature. Its roads and hills make a perfect training ground for the endurance cycling races in which he loves to compete in Europe.