KTIE CLASH | FROM KITESURFINGMAG.COM Ewan Jaspan on top, Mark Koenig bottom.
WORDS BY REBECCA ALDOUS / PHOTOS BY BRIAN AIKENS Prince Edward Island’s Lucas Arsenault and Ontario’s Lauren Holman showed everybody what it takes to be crowned Canada’s best at this year’s Kite Clash. With no wind for the first two days of the event, riders were itching to get on the water on the last Sunday. Arsenault was up against the reigning Canadian champion Sam Medysky in a high-action heat. Arsenault had successfully stolen the
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national crown from Medysky once before in 2016. West Vancouver’s Jack Rieder and Winnipeg’s Daniel Koenig also gave Arsenault a run for top place. But as Kite Clash MC and British pro rider Lewis Crathern said, Arsenault unloaded his arsenal with high-flying tricks, like his smooth KGB5.
