ounce of focus I had on that move," recalls competitive Brazilian kiteboarder Guilly Brandao of the final heat in the Volkswagen Kite Tour 2010 in Cumbuco, Brazil last November. "I was thinking about nothing, just feeling the board, the kite, and starting to aim for the next move on the wave." Located in northern Brazil, Cumbuco is a kiteboarder's paradise with strong winds blowing the entire season, from June to November. Brandao won his fifth wave title during this competition. Stand Up Paddle Surfing in Tahiti Photograph by Chuck Patterson "I had surfed and tow surfed here before," says big-wave surfer Chuck Patterson about Teahupoo, a renowned surf spot in Tahiti. "But I always wondered what it would feel like to get tubed on my stand up paddle surf board -- this is what I came for." The water is sucked off a shallow, razor sharp reef, making the barrel break below sea level. "This wave is incredibly challenging to paddle into, let alone surf," notes Patterson. "Any mistakes could be costly." The photograph was taken by a camera mounted to his board. Biking South Africa's Table Mountain Photograph by Nick Muzik, Caters News Agency "Riding on top of Table Mountain was something I had to do," says professional mountain biker Kenny Belaey. "The landscape is just perfect for trials -- but I had to be really careful." Belaey pulled out every daredevil trick imaginable, from wheelies to bunny hops, to explore the famous 3,559-foot flat-top sandstone mountain overlooking Cape