The Kite Mag

PROVIDENCIALES ISLAND TURKS AND CAICOS

he Turks and Caicos experience started before the wheels of our aircraft touched down. As we raced across the Caribbean Sea, miles of turquoise water stretched out beneath us, bejeweled with lush green islands edged by little white sand beaches. The excitement was mounting onboard our InterCarribean jet, laden with kiting high schoolers and hundreds of kilos of kite gear. The perfect little white caps being whipped up by the wind in the emerald sea below spoke to us of opportunity and sessions to come. We were bound for Providenciales or ‘Provo’, the tropical water sports paradise that was about to be the base for the World Class Kiteboarding Academy for the

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