I just got back from the 2011 BVI KiteJam. What a trip!!! We had great wind 5 out of the 7 days. The British Virgin Islands are absolutely beautiful. This is an event like no other. You pretty much get to sail around the BVI’s kiting with some of the top pros like Youri Zoon, Pete Cabrinha, Andre Phillip, Kristine Boese, Shannon Best and so many more. It was very well organized thanks to Charlie and Scotty who pretty much created the event a long with Richard Branson. They’re were so many fun parties pretty much every night where you get to socialize with the pros and all the other kite jammers. It was great to meet so many people who loved kiteboarding as much as I did.

I was so excited to also finally get a chance to compete in my first freestyle event and race event. There was some amazing competition and I knew it wouldn’t be easy. The first event was the race around Necker Island. I’m not much of a racer but my friend Erik convinced me to participate anyways. Sure enough I ended up wining the event so I was super stoked.

The next day we had a nice downwinder in Anegada. I ended up breaking the bridals on my kite so it wasn’t function properly right before the freestyle event. I asked around for a kite to borrow but everyone was competing. I knew I couldn’t miss this chance so I temporarily fixed my bridals and went out there. I launched my kite and just nailed almost all my tricks. Luckily I did because my kite only lasted about 15 mins before it was not rideable. All the other competitors had an hour to impress. I ended up winning the event and couldn’t be happier with my performance.

Here is a picture of Youri Zoon and I holding up our prizes after winning the freestyle event.

This year our new head instructor will be Steve Martin. Steve has been kiting and teaching for several years and is an IKO level 2 instructor. Steve loves to boost big airs and continues to improve on his wake style tricks. Steve is from Montreal Canada and also loves snow kiting. With his strong passion for kiteboarding, attention to detail and technical skills Steve is a great fit for St.Kitts Kiteboarding school.

Welcome aboard Steve

St.Kitts kiteboarding is back to kick off our 2011 season. We have great wind all week and our booking up fast. Reserve your kiteboarding lesson today by calling 1.869.762.3543 or email us at info@stkittskiteboarding.com

See you soon.

As a professional kiteboarder I am always looking for ways to get better and improve my style. One of the best ways to do this is to record yourself on camera so you can see where you are making your mistakes and see what your tricks look like. This is a great way to improve your skills!!!

This video is a compilation of all my best tricks captured on camera from the 2009-10 season. This is also a great way to see how much you have improved since last year.

Today I had to go back to Nevis for another session so Michel took Kara and I over. We had a good session in the morning then had lunch. As we were waiting for our food I get a call from someone telling me that my kite was floating away in the water. We rushed to the beach to see my kite way out there floating away into the middle of the sea. The wind had shifted and then died so I was unable to take another kite to rescue mine. Lucky enough some of the local fishermen noticed my kite floating away and rescued it for me. I gave them a nice tip for a job well done. Also that was only my second time in Nevis ever and its a good thing I had handed out some business cards yesterday to some people I met on the beach and they were nice enough to call.

Thanks guys!!!

Today John and I finally made it to Nevis  to go scout out some new kiteboarding spots. Man did we hit the jack pot. There is a beautiful spot at Herberts Beach about a 7 minute drive from the car ferry port. It has endless amount of flat water that is blocked by reef. It has a nice big beach to set up on and beautiful scenery. I had a great session. I was nice and powered on my Prima Donna 3 7m and was riding great. Couldn’t ask for a better day.

Fred had contacted me saying he was coming down on vacation and wanted to kite with me. Sure enough when I met up with Fred on the beach to my surprise he is a 70 year old man. Fred and I had a wonderful kite session together and Fred is doing small jumps.  With some tips of mine he started to land them a lot better and I told him I was going to teach him a back roll. He has a few more days and I am excited to see him try a back roll and land them.

People have a big misconception about kiteboarding that it takes a lot of strength and so on. However my oldest student was a 68 year old man and my youngest was an 8 year old girl. Most people definitely have more strength then them so get out there and give it a try.

This sport is for EVERYONE!!!