This year, all the spotlights in the kite world were on the French Big Air competition, Lords of Tram. The event had already been a success in previous editions, but this year, the organizers brought many new features for a considerable qualitative leap. The competition was differentiated by a waiting period of one month, [...]
The kitesurfing spot in Egypt, El Gouna, is one of the most appealing places for kitesurfing training and coaching. Thanks to its huge flat sea areas, moderate and regular wind conditions, crystal clear waters, and especially its proximity to Europe, it has become a must-see spot. For these reasons, we chose El Gouna as [...]
The TriderCamps are kiteboarding advanced courses, in France or abroad, which are organized with different formulas depending on the spot and the period chosen. Adaptation is the keyword in kitesurfing. This year, our goal is to share a unique moment together and to boost winter kitesurfing in the south of France. Going out in [...]
Lords of Tram took place last month, and this year the biggest Big Air competition in France is a World tour event organized by the BAKL (Big Air Kitebaording League). My role this year was as unexpected as it was rewarding! After judging the competition for two years, this time, for personal reasons, I [...]
When planning a kitesurfig trip, what could be better than a map providing detailed information on a multitude of spots in France and abroad? On my website, you will find only a few guides of spots that I have personally visited at a certain time of the year. They are certainly valid but limited [...]
The year 2020 is a watershed year that has upended the way we view and conceive of our existences. Some businesses have taken advantage of it, others are paying the harsh consequences. Wise or not, I decided at the end of the year to start my own kitesurfing school, Triderland, aware that I would [...]
Why did I decide to create my kitesurfing school, Triderland, in a year like 2020-2021? Why start a new "physical" activity in such an uncertain time as this? What made me choose? The questions are reasonable, and several times I did take a break to analyze the situation. But on the other hand, there [...]
At that very moment that I step into the water and I have to perform a new trick, my heart is racing and there are many ideas going through my head. I review the tutorials, I imagine the sequence, but I also visualize the falls and the problems that I may run into. The [...]
Walking barefoot appears today as an ancestral and retrograde usage. Hygiene, health/accident, and ease/comfort are the three weapons that support the idea of progress and the paramount importance of footwear. But then why are there so many people and philosophies of thought that tend to extol the benefits of walking barefoot, or more generally [...]
In a difficult year, disrupted by the health care crisis, sporting events are one of the categories that has suffered the most. Restrictive rules and continuous bans have discouraged most of the organizers from giving life to their events. One of the few competitions to have been confirmed in the kite industry, and which [...]