Location:
Midlands, UK

How did you get started in power kiting:
At the time I was into short circuit racing, hang-gliding and various other adventure sports, then by accident I ended up at the Bristol Kite Festival and I knew I was going to give it all up to do kiting.

What equipment do you use:
I love the speed so I'm always looking out for high performance four line foils.

Which buggy do you use:
I have tried them all but I keep coming back to the Flexifoil buggy - they are great for holding lots of power, robust and really good for tricks and speed.

What have you been doing the past year:
Displays at kite festivals, testing out new equipment and passionately promoting power kiting.

What plans do you have for this year:
As much flying as possible, kite festivals, displays, training - there is nothing as good as inspiring and then keeping in touch with people that have come on a training course and taken the sport up..

Favourite Kite Buggying Spot:
I dont think it matters with the right people around you. it can be somewhere exotic or your local flying spot. Sun scorched desert terrain of Mauritania or on the ultra fast hard flat beach of Le Franqui in France are great places to go but so is going out locally with your buddies.

What would you recommend to a first time kite buggier who wanted to enter into the sport, what kite and buggy would you recommend and why:
It has to be something you can get the most fun out of! Kit you are going to use more often than not. Find out at what level as an individual that you want to play at. More often than not it is best to select something that is mid-range with a nice smooth steady controllable pull to it. Everyone is different.

What kind of tricks do you like to do?
I prefer technical buggy tricks, flatland and speed manoeuvres.

What surface do you prefer for Buggying?
Hard Sand is great for speed or tricks especially when it's smooth and slideable - short, dew soaked grass is great for spins etc in low winds.

How do you think the sport will grow?
Controllability is the future of power kiting the ability to do just what you want to do control what power you want - the control systems and foil design in just the last few years has advanced bigtime. Powerkiting is growing very quickly and I see power kites and foils being put to more and more uses.

What's is your best session to date?
Every session is often an experience in itself with a story to tell. Often I can recall a flying session that happened ten years ago with the same enthusiasm that I talk about a flying session I had last week.

Have you received any injuries from power kiting?
Yes - but none I would consider serious - they could have been worse I suppose if I hadn't have been wearing the appropriate safety equipment.

Anything else you want to say?
Just get out there and keep it fun!