A new specialty in kitesurfing is emerging. Long distance kiting is different from freestyle, wave riding, racing and free riding. While all of these disciplines continue to progress, something else is happening that isn’t about tricks, waves, or competition – it’s about exploration, adventure, and the unique feeling of making a journey by kite. Long… Continue reading The Long Distance Experience
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Multi-sport athlete
I am a multi-sport outdoor athlete. My primary areas of focus are kitesurfing, paragliding and open-water swimming but I also pursue trailing running, cycling, climbing, and other sports regularly. Thanks to my sponsors! Alpinefoil • Boardriding Maui • Kurtis Eyewear • SurfinSemFim
Swimming the Gate
I’ve been training all year to swim the Golden Gate. It’s about the same distance on the map as the much more popular Alcatraz swim, but the currents in the Gate are even wilder – there’s simply no such thing as slack tide in this massive funnel where San Francisco Bay pours in and out… Continue reading Swimming the Gate