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LORDS OF TRAM 2021 – IN THE ROLE OF COACH

November 30th, 2021|Categories: KITESURF INSIGHTS, THOUGHTS|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

THE 3 BIGGEST CHALLENGES I FACED IN 2020 TO CREATE MY KITESURFING SCHOOL, TRIDERLAND

September 6th, 2021|Categories: THOUGHTS|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

THE 3 GOALS THAT LED TO THE CREATION OF THE KITESURFING SCHOOL TRIDERLAND

August 25th, 2021|Categories: THOUGHTS|Tags: , |

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 [...]

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT WALKING BAREFOOT?

January 15th, 2021|Categories: THOUGHTS|Tags: |

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 [...]

LORDS OF TRAM 2020 – IN A JUDGE’S HEAD

December 20th, 2020|Categories: KITESURF INSIGHTS, THOUGHTS|Tags: , , |

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 [...]