MARK SHINN
Team Rider Questionnaire
Name :
Mark Shinn
Age :
35
Weight :
90
What boards do you ride? :
All of them!
How long have you been kitesurfing ?
I started in 1999
Who/What got you started :
I saw Franz Olry and Christopher Tasti kiting
and thought it looked like fun.
Describe your local conditions ?
Windy with waves, cross onshore from the left. My most used kites are 9m and 7m.
Name your favourite move and explain what it is ?
Normally my favorite move is the latest one I learnt…… right now I have been working on a few strapless tricks.
What is the best piece of kite advice you've recived ?
Never put your lines on backwards!
Best kiting achievements to date:
PKRA and KPWT world champion 2002
What do you do when not kiting?
Surf, Windsurf and cycling.
Favourite film?
Shawshank Redemption
Give three pieces of advice for the average rider to improve their freestyle:
-Your body always follows where you are looking so think about looking where you want to go.
-Don’t try to use your POP to start a rotation. Get the board into the air and then start the rotation with your head and shoulders.
-Focus on your landing. Concentrate on where you are going to land and prepare for it by bending your knees and pointing the board a little down wind.
What music are you listening to at the moment ?
Evanessence
What’s your most embarrassing moment?
I once ended up naked in my girlfriend's parent's bedroom.
Loves?
Surfing at first light
Hates?
Inconsiderate people
Describe yourself in three words?
Enthusiatic, Positive, Competitive
Dream partner (real or imaginary)?
I think I already have it!
Single or spoken for?
Spoken for
ALESSANDRO LUGARESI
Team Rider Questionnaire
Name :
Alessandro Lugaresi
Age :
27
Weight :
70
What boards do you ride? :
Shinn 132 x 40
How long have you been kitesurfing ?
5 years
Who/What got you started :
One day a friend gave me a kite video.
After watching that video I decided to learn kitesurfing.
Describe your local conditions ?
Waves – small, medium and
sometimes big. Away from the waves it is choppy. Cross/on shore wind – medium to strong wind, normally a bit gusty.
Name your favourite movie and explain what it is ?
Indy 313: an Indy Glide followed by a Front-Side 360 handle pass
What move are you currently working on ?
Slim Chance to Blind.
What is the best piece of kite advice you've recived ?
Don’t release your kite .
Best kiting achievements to date:
1st place in the Canarian competition 2006, 6th in the Spanish rankings 2006
Give three pieces of advice for the average rider to improve their freestyle:
- Always use your best pop.
- Jump with the kite in a stable position and never move it up.
- Rotate quickly and spot your landings!
What do you do when not kiting ?
I’m surfing or just chilling
Favourite film?
Fight club
What music are you listening to at the moment?
Hip-Hop and Alternative rock
What’s your most embarrassing kiting moment?
I don’t remember. I have had it removed from my head
Loves?
Good conditions (windy, sunny days), riding with my friends
Hates?
Spaghetti lines
Describe yourself in three words:
Just a kiter or A bit strange!
Single or spoken for?
Spoken for.
BORIS JUDIN
Team Rider Questionnaire
Name :
Boris Judin
Age :
17
Weight :
85
What boards do you ride? :
Nobile 666 132x41 cm
How long have you been kitesurfing ?
4 years
Who/What got you started :
Watching other people kiting .
Describe your local conditions ?
Pretty light winds and something waves .
Name your favourite movie and explain what it is ?
My favourite movie is back mobe. A back mobe is a back role with 360-degree frontside handlepass .
What move are you currently working on ?
At the moment I'm working on the flat 7,double s-bend pass and mobile 7.
What is the best piece of kite advice you've recived ?
It was two years ago when Mark Shinn told me to stop doing one footers and start doing handlepasses.
Best kiting achievements to date:
1st. Gonkerque KPWT Juniors Freestyle event
Give a piece of advice for the average rider to improve their freestyle:
Never give up trying new tricks
What do you do when not kiting?
Snowboarding
Favourite film?
Borat
What music are you listening to at the moment?
Dancehall and ragga
What’s your most embarrassing kiting moment?
The kite dragging me around the beach when I was learning how to kitesurf
Loves?
Girls
Hates?
No wind days on the beach
Single or spoken for?
Single
THODD SCHOLTE
Team Rider Questionnaire
Name :
Thodd Scholte
Age :
12
Weight :
42.5kg
What boards do you ride? :
Nobile 666
How long have you been kitesurfing ?
3 years
Who/What got you started :
My big brother got me started .
Describe your local conditions ?
At my local spot you have all types of conditions .
Name your favourite move and explain what it is ?
The raley-surface pass. It’s a raley into fakey with a surface handlepass.
What move are you currently working on ?
S-bend surface pass
Best kiting achievements to date:
1st kite-board-open in the Netherlands in 2007 with the rookies
Give three pieces of advice for the average rider to improve their freestyle:
-You have to develop strength
-Have a good pop
-Try to steer your kite between 10 and 11 o'clock
Favourite film?
Jackie Chan movies
What music are you listening to at the moment?
Everything
Loves?
Kiting
Hates?
No wind
Describe yourself in three words:
sweet, tough and young
Dream partner (real or imaginary)?
My kites and boards
Single or spoken for?
single
JOHNNO SCHOLTE
Team Rider Questionnaire
Name :
Johnno Scholte
Age :
15
Weight :
58
What boards do you ride? :
Nobile 666
How long have you been kitesurfing ?
4 years
Who/What got you started :
First I was sailing and then one day I went to the beach and I saw the kites flying in the sky…from that first moment I was hooked
Describe your local conditions ?
We have great local conditions - waves, choppy water and flat water.
Name your favourite move and explain what it is ?
Front mobe. It’s a front roll with an off axis handlepass.
What move are you currently working on ?
All the handlepasess
Best kiting achievements to date:
9th at the PKRA Austria 2007
Give three pieces of advice for the average rider to improve their freestyle:
-When you make a roll look over your shoulder.
-Improve your pop
-Learn to make a good high jump
Favourite film?
Any kite movie
What music are you listening to at the moment?
All different styles of music
Loves?
Kiting, partying, girls
Hates?
People who lie
What’s your most embarrassing kiting moment?
When I was in Egypt I crashed and my pants were gone…!
Describe yourself in four words:
Pain in the arse
Single or spoken for?
Single
ASIA LITWIN
Team Rider Questionnaire
Name :
Asia Litwin
Age :
13
Weight :
49
What boards do you ride? :
666
How long have you been kitesurfing ?
1,5 years
Who/What got you started :
My dad and uncle got me started.
Describe your local conditions ?
Choppy water.
Name your favourite move and explain what it is ?
Front mobe it is a frontroll with a handlepass
What move are you currently working on ?
All the handlepasess
Best kiting achievements to date:
1st place in Coalition Loosers Contest Freestyle
Give three pieces of advice for the average rider to improve their freestyle:
Have fun,good wind and good spot
Favourite film?
The Prestige
What music are you listening to at the moment?
Outkast,Snoop Dogg
Loves?
Kiting
Hates?
Liars
Describe yourself in three words:
Funny,Young and Crazy
Dream partner (real or imaginary)?
I don’t have dream partner
Single or spoken for?
Single
REMI MEUM
Team Rider Questionnaire
Name :
Remi Meum
Age :
22
Weight :
75
What boards do you ride? :
Nobile RM pro model
How long have you been kitesurfing ?
6 years
Who/What got you started :
Christian Nerdrum is one of those that got
me addicted. Sigve, Bjorn and Claes have been a good influence to continue.
Describe your local conditions ?
A huge flat on an enormous mountain plateau
where we get wind 6 out of 7 days in the season. Unfortunately 3 of these 6 days are with light winds or snowstorms.
Name your favourite move and explain what it is ?
BS spins. Backside spins is a left foot forward - left to right hand handlepass. Turning this as off axis as possible feels too good…
What move are you currently working on ?
Not any special moves at the moment.
What is the best piece of kite advice you've recived ?
How to relaunch…
Best kiting achievements to date:
2nd World Champion 2006
Give three pieces of advice for the average rider to improve their freestyle:
- Try every move switch and regular. You never know if switch is even easier for you.
- Wrap yourself if you can’t catch the bar.
- Work on your style, even if you’ve done the same trick a hundred times
What do you do when not kiting?
Trying to not think about kiting.
Favourite film?
Not really into movies but I recommend some of ours: www.snowkitefilm.com
What music are you listening to at the moment?
Modest mouse, postal service and many more…
What’s your most embarrassing kiting moment?
When I tangle my kite in any tree… Think I’m pretty well known for doing that...
Loves?
The freaking cold weather that you probably hate.
Hates?
Everything that is living in the sea.
Describe yourself in three words
Superfacebo okgeeka ddict
Single or spoken for?
Pretty much spoken for
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