The Kite Mag

Marc Jacobs INTERVIEW

THEY MARC, THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO TALK TO US. SO YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE SCENE FOR SOME TIME NOW – CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH WHEN AND WHERE YOU BEGAN KITING?

My kiteboarding journey began in 2015 when I came across Dave Edwards [also known as Mad Dave!]. I watched him over the years which motivated me and inspired me to take up kiting. After saving for three years and working as a paperboy, my mum and I went halves on my first ever inflatable kite. I always remember my 15th birthday as an important milestone. I rode on the beach with my mountain board and would jump off sand dunes practicing flips and rotations until my 16th birthday, when I got my first board.

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