Dan James – Pro Kitesurfer

Ok been a busy year for me.

Having entered over 25 competitions over the last 4 years and I guess I had devoted my life to kitesurfing, training throughout the year in all kinds of weathers and all around the world and have had an amazing time and learnt alot about life and people. Well it was time to think about work too  and am hands on now in the building trade and is great to have a regular wage packet.

Still kiting as much as ever but now just for fun.

Will always promote whatever kite I am flying and kit I am wearing and hope to see you all on the beach.

Keep watching my website as will be doing lots of travelling  and making videos etc.

 Cheers Dan

Arrived on the thursday night after a long drive up. Woke up friday morning to sun shining but no wind but always a great place to be, lots going on and well organised. Saturday no wind again so chilled out.  Woke up sunday to the wind blowing, pumped up my kit and disaster my 9m bladder blew out –  Old war wound on my 9m came back to haunt me ” crashed it onto rocks back in February in Margaret river Australia”  so I  tied the bladder in a knot and went straight out in my first heat with a jelly kite. Came 2nd in that heat so went through into heat 5. Got a few tricks off but crashed my kite doing a KGB . Kite had had enough and that was me done.

Still enjoyed it. Naish and H2O sports straight on it and kit sorted. Training for the next comp in Barrow and looking forward to it.

Will be making a new video shortly called “ A bit of  everything”

Competing in the BKSA this year. First round was in Redcar Newcastle. Unfortunately there was not enough wind to run the comp but still managed to have a kite on the friday. Great time up there though and good to see everyone. Looking forward to round 2 Hunstanton.

Off to watergate bay Friday for a stag do and a kite hopefully. Sunday I will be at Poole harbour for H2O’s demo day, so if you are about come down and check it out. Hope to get on the water!!!

Been doing a bit of travelling around, Had a cracking kite at Lancelin which is a bit of everything there, you can drive onto the beach, waves out the back, flat water on the inside and the finest white sand I have ever seen.

Also been to the local spots Woodies and Safety bay both super flat places to kite, from safety bay you can see Penguin island in the distance which is great to kite to.

Just back from a road trip to Margaret river, spent 2 days kiting down there, the waves at Prevelly beach are the biggest I’ve kited in and great to watch the surfers being towed in. Another spot I kited was Augustus which has an awesome inlet of flat water.

check out some more pics

Its great to be back out in Perth, WA. had a great kite yesterday at safety bay still a bit jet lagged though, drove along the coast today to woddies point – dead flat water so got some pics.  View my photo page.

keep checking for updates, pics, videos, and places i’ve been.

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