Location:
Long Stratton - Norfolk, UK
How
did you get started in power kiting:
I first started when my little brother bought
a proteam 8 about 2 and half years ago, we took it to a field
and i was hooked straight away, then it all went from there!
What
equipment do you use:
High performance four line foils - I mainly
use Flexifoil Blade III's on handles.
Which
landboard do you use:
I use a Flexifoil Airdeck 2004 all the time
because its light, nice and short for spins and really good for
holding power.
What
have you been doing the past year:
Loads of practice - I have spent the last
year flying at my local flying spot with my mates and just trying
out new tricks and techniques.
What
plans do you have for this year:
Even more practice and hopefully go along
to alot more festivals and try to think up of new tricks people
have not thought of.
Favourite
Landboarding Spot:
Inland I would have to say my school field
because I know what the wind is like and I can use it all year
round, my favourite beach is probably Westward Ho! because its
the biggest I've used and I really enjoyed using the size of the
beach.
What would you recommend as a first
time kite landboarder who wanted to enter into the sport, what
kite would you recommend and why:
The most important thing to recommend for
anybody getting into the sport is that kite skills must come first.
Start by trying a kite around 3-4 metres and really learn to handle
it in different winds, dont even step onto a board untill you
are 100% confident with your kite.
What
kind of tricks do you like to do?
Usually I like whatever I have just learnt
but I like doing board offs and different flips when I'm out having
fun!
What
surface do you prefer for landboarding?
I prefer grass to sand because I'm really
used to it and dont get to use sand as often, you also dont go
through too many soft patches on the grass which can end your
run quite quickly!
How
do you think the sport will grow?
Hopefully there will be a kite landboarding
series and there will be more people starting up in the as it
is quite cheap to start off with!
What's
is your best session to date?
There are all good! But I have a better
time when the wind is clean!
Have
you received any injuries from power kiting?
Nothing serious at all, only had small bruises
and cuts!
Anything
else you want to say?
Just give it ago because
theres is so much fun to be had out of it!