As the outbreak of a deadly virus grips the world, I sit at home at the start of lockdown, looking at the pile of hard drives that scatters my desk. For years I have been documenting what I have been doing as a pro kiteboarder, with one purpose. To show you what kitesurfing is all about, to represent the sport in the best way possible and give back to the industry that has given me so much over the years. Kite boarding is a sport that has the power to change lifestyle, to create jobs and enhance our awareness of our surroundings in every way.
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Video – Drones show California’s great white sharks are closer — and more common — than you think
Carlos Gauna surveys the wind-blown waves off a popular Santa Barbara County beach. It is a cold, gray afternoon and only a few people are in the water: a father teaching his son to surf, a lone man wading in the whitewash.
Gauna launches his video drone, hoping to spy what might be moving stealthily among them — great white sharks.
In decades past, this might have seemed … More
Took me a long time (recorded in 2016) to finally put those few clips together. It was unforgettable experience to visit this place even for just a few days. I present you Maui in our eyes.
March, 2021 – Kiteboarding between ice blocks and through crosswaves.
Kiteboarder: Mikki Hyryläinen