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BSB May ’13

Amy Carter - Editor — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:47:20 +0000

Image credit Michael Burgermeister.

May 2013

Full Name: Holly Catherine Kennedy

What are your best features?

Hmmm… I’m not sure! I have had nice things said about my eyes and my ass so possibly them !?

4/5 Let’s go with the ass option.

Where are you from?

I’m from a lovely little seaside town called Troon on the West Coast of Scotland.

5/5 We’ve only heard good things about the Troon windsurfing (which is also where they hold the annual Scottish Windfest).

What is work?

Kitesurfing and delivering sports presentations in schools, and I am actually a student too.

3/5 Not bad at all.

What watersports do you do?

Kitesurfing is my main watersport, although I also know how to surf, windsurf, sail and wakeboard Love them all to be honest.

5/5 A multi tasked? Always useful.

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What is your most memorable achievement in watersports?

So far my most memorable achievement in watersports was gaining 2nd Place in a World Cup Freestyle Competition in Kitesurfing, I started at the bottom of the heats ladder and worked my way up passing 10 heats to get to the final. During that experience I felt my heart racing, I was pacing and the end result was amazing

5/5 WOW, a rhyming answer, that definitely deserves top marks!

What should a guy do to impress you?

This is actually a tough question for me! I would say make me laugh or smile but I do that all the time anyway so I guess they would need to do something extremely rad so I got the shivers or the butterflies. Ha Ha.

2/5 Extremely rad, who out there can do extremely rad?

What makes a watersports guy a good boyfriend?

You can travel together and have great fun. Also if they are better than you then they could possibly teach you a thing or two :

5/5 Sign us up for the next lesson!

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What qualities would your perfect man have?

Nothing too serious, just like the outdoors, sporty and have a bubbly personality.

4/5 This we can manage.

What do you like about being in a male dominated sport?

Love it ! The guys are so friendly and always keen to help you improve. Ha Ha but not for long…here come the girls:)

4/5

What’s the wildest thing you have ever done?

Not anything majorly crazy in my opinion…well…yet. But so far it could involve a VERY VERY high cliff surrounded by water, a trampoline, a jump with various flips and spins in it, me in a bikini and some rocks. Can you work it out? Was a close call I tell ya

3/5

Photo score: 4/5

Overall BSB score: 80%

You can check out more about Holly on her website and Facebook page.

Holly is sponsored by North Kiteboarding, ION, Vexed and Airbound.

VIDEO: Gollito – Whiplash

Editor — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:46:41 +0000

Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo, the rock star of the windsurfing world. This latest video from Ion highlights exactly why this is and why he has five world titles under his belt. Having been in Mauritius on the Fanatic/North/Ion international meeting recently, the Ion crew took the opportunity to put together this outstanding edit of their team rider. With just a few weeks away until the first PWA event it looks like the level once again is at an all time high. We can’t wait to see what the competitors have in store.

VIDEO – Max Matissek in ZA

Editor — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:56:47 +0000

Austria’s top freestyle talent and tow-in weapon Max Matissek has been busting out his swag in Cape Town this winter. An edit completed by himself we are treated to an insight into his artistic mind, when combined with a whole repertoire of latest moves the culmination is a short but very very sweet video of his time in South Africa. We need not say more, watch on and enjoy the power, style and creativity that Max has stepped up to.

Words from Max

“Freshly baked out of the oven. The new Video of my Windsurftrip to South Africa this winter.
The conditions were just epic and i had a perfect time preparing myself for next years PWA Freestyle season.

The Spots on the Video are Big Bay, the Rietvlei and Langebaan.

Filmed with a 7D and the GoPro Hero 3 Swag Edition.

Shaka Braaa”

VIDEO: ION Dutch Ice Surfing Championship 2012

Editor — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:12:08 +0000

A slightly dated video now but still good edit and enjoyable to watch. For many of us in the Europe the snow has hit hard these last days and more is yet to come, well check out some of the creations in this video and see if you can’t produce something of your own, maybe send us a video, we are always interested…