My new kite school

It's been a while... as usual.

I have finally made the step and opened up my own kite school together wt Kathrin.
After i have spend over 5 season on an island called Boracay i had to step away from it.
I had a very good time there, especially the first few years when the kite beach was not so crowded and Hey Jude was still running. I think the end of the most famous bar on the island "Hey Jude" marked the point where the island got lost to corruption, selfish business owners and way to many tourists.
During the last two season it just got too crowded, noisy and especially the Bulabog water got so much pollution that it is not really a kiters dream anymore. Infected wt salmonella / typhus and officially called "not fit for human activity" it's just gone over the top.

So now i have opened up my own school on a surfer's island called Siargao. It is surely an island on the way up. It is well known to surfers, as it has the most famous Filipino wave Cloud 9.
The kitecenter is called Kitesurf Siargao. We offer courses for all levels, from beginners to pro wave riding lesson. 1 on 1 tuition or advanced courses as well as trips to the neighbouring islands, downwinders, mangrove trips and many other thing to explore around the island.

Our center is equipped wt brand new Cabrinha and NP gear. We use the latest 2015 Cabrinha Radar kites for teaching.

Check it out!!!
www.kitesurf-siargao.com

We're also present on Facebook, Google+, Twitter.

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KTA Boracay 2012

it's already a while back but i thought i should write a little wrap up of the KTA Boracay tour stop.

This year i had to start early to organize it, since i was local organizer and competition director. So not only dealing wt the daily schedule stuff, but also run around the island and get permissions done, wt a lot of help from Ken. The observing the whole setup, get everything printed on time and delivered. It was all on very short notice.. since the main sponsor signed the contract about 5weeks before the tour stop and we had a 2 week block off for xmas and new year.. where nobody really works.
I the end it was well worth it, first of all we had 80! competitors registered, reduced the partys to what is actually needed, and made every one feel comfortable on the spot and able to focus on kiteboarding.
The Beachfront of Aqua Boracay is definitely the best spot for the competition, the widest beach and once finished it will be a stunning background.
We started off wt the freestyle and went all the way to the single finals. Very successful first day of competition. Second day was as good as day one, races in the bag in both categories twin tip and race boards and freestyle doubles started.
We managed to make it all the way to the double finals on day3 and had the last day reserved for racing only. Lucky as we are, the wind dropped off on the last day and we could only do a few more races.
We had a nice opening party in Epic, a midweek party in Dos Mestizos and the final night was in Sands Bar and the after party in Jungle Bar... as u can guess.. we had a blast and i think no one went home sober :-)

All in all.. the best event we ever had on this island. thx to all the competitors, i hope i will see u all again next year again on my home spot and hopefully together wt Aqua Boracay again.. Read Full...

the end is near

soon it's time again to say goodbye, flights are booked and bags are...not packed yet (-:
we will leave Boracay on the 14th of April towards Bangkok.We gotta do a nice shopping and foodfeast stopover for 2nights, maybe we will get a little wet aswell, as it will be the last day of Songkran, the biggest water battle in the world, supposed to be the Thai new year festival.

After that we will head for Switzerland, so i will be back on the 17th April... mark it for BBQ session!! And don't forgett the easter eggs...

Before we leave here we will do a kite and sightseeing trip up north to the rice terraces in Banaue and Sagada and the new wavespot in Pagudpud. We will be traveling with a bunch of friends, it will be good fun for sure (-: and worth another blog entry...

so to all my friends in swizzy land, i will cu soon again and to all my friends here... we had a great time and another windy season passed way to fast.. as usual

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7Stones KTA Boracay

it has only been a short break in between the Thailand and Philippines event, but we got it all sorted out and pulled another great event.

Boracay showed it's best side to the competitors and we were blessed wt endless winds and sunshine again.
So this was actually our last tour stop of this season, as we just got the news from Korea that the event is cancelled due to the political situation. So, no Korean kimchii for me this year.

The Boracay event wouldn't been possible without the great support from 7Stones Boracay, as the main event sponsor and organizer of the event, special thx to Dani and his crew. FANTASTIK job

I will not give a detailed report of the event, as Neil done that already on our website. Check it out here
www.kiteboardtour.asia

As u can see in the results my girlfriend Rebecka got the first place in TT-Race, wohooooo i'm proud of you!!

Frenchie pulled out another great KTA video to be watch here
http://vimeo.com/20915398

So whaz my plans now... i think i will do some trips around the Philippines probably Palawan and the far north end of the Philippines, Kingfisher for some more kiting.
My plans for the summer are not really worth the ink yet, as it is all written up in the stars. Might be some trips to Middle East, Asia and probably some judging on the KTE, which will have tour stops in France, Spain, Germany, Holland and Poland this summer. Maybe i will also get a job for a few months and work a little bit in Switzerland and enjoy family and friends there for a while.

Life is a beach and tomorrow is another day... so i will keep movin on and around the world for a little longer.
We also got a few new KTA projects and i might get busier around Asia.

So i will keep u updated once it's fixed.

thx to the KTA Team for a great season (-:

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