When I bought my first kite in 2003 for £200, I remember imagining where it might take me… hopefully far out to sea like the kiters I saw at my local kite spot, Lancing, UK. I especially longed to be the one furthest out the back – that was what I was going to do when I could afford the board. After two months of body dragging and kite flying I officially owned a complete set up. I now had the tools and the curiosity needed to start a proper kitesurfing journey. I was 17 when I started. As a teenager my main worries were wondering when it would be windy next, and how I could avoid going into full time work in order to kite as often as possible. I loved the idea of being able to kite as a job one day, though it would take some convincing for my parents to see it as a real job. I did become the kiter furthest out the back at Lancing, and my parents have warmly embraced my career choice, but I never could have imagined how my life would develop after buying my first kite.
With two brothers two years apart, sport has been a big part of my life, and before long I competed on the British Tour. It was a golden era for the tour with a new generation of the likes of Sam Light, Tom Court, James Boulding, Ali Barrett and Hannah Whiteley replacing the adults on
