Kitesoul Magazine #18 English Edition

What's your favorite trick at
the moment and what's the new
one you are working
I have a bunch of favorite tricks. But, my
favorite is the Back Mobe because of the
enormous pull that you get while you are
edging on the back roll. I love the adrenalin
it gives me when I do it high and hard! Right
now I am working on consistency with my
S-mobe 5, 315, and the Front Blind. I think
that the Front Blind is the hardest trick I am
trying because the inverted front roll rotation
is weird!
What kind of sea and wind conditions
do you prefer when you
train and compete?
There are two important training conditions
for me. One is flat water with lighter winds.
This is when I practice my new tricks and get
them down consistently. The other is gusty,
rough conditions. This is when I test my new
tricks in "real" conditions! I now live in Taiba,
Brazil where I have perfect training conditions
because here I can experience both
flat water in the lake and choppy water in
the sea! For competition, I would prefer perfect
flat water and constant winds because I
would love to show everyone my best tricks!
But we hardly ever see these conditions in
competition!
Can you please describe the
kite gear you are using and why
you like it?
I ride F-One kites and boards because they
are the best! I started with F-One when I
was just ten years old. They are the only
kitesurfing company that really cares about
the Next Generation, which is me! At the
moment, I am in transition from flying the
F-One Bandit to the WTF, their brand new
"C" freestyle kite! I also just changed from
their Next Generation kids board because I
switched from straps to boots. With boots I
need a bigger board. Then, I rode the Acid
board which is great because it is flexible
and great for landings.
And now just last
week, I started to ride the Trax board. The
Trax is a bit bigger and I tend to get a better
pop!