Dano, we hear Fiji was part of your early kiting journey. How did you first get into kiting and how did living in Fiji influence your kiting style?
I was lucky enough to be one of the original lifeguards on Namotu back in the late 90s and I saw the early days of two-line kites from Robby Naish and the Maui strapped crew. In the beginning, it wasn’t so impressive to see – most of the time it ended with a rescue. I was happy to just keep windsurfing at the time. There were a few occasions we got to try the gear, and this ended in both good and bad experiences. It wasn’t until I went back to Australia that my best mate convinced me it was the next best thing! He was boosting off waves and ripping, so I immediately made my first purchase of a two-line kite and headed back to Fiji. Being the surf resort Namotu is, I started on a directional surf-style board which was actually a tow-in surfboard. This naturally pushed the focus to jumping and riding waves like we were when wind-surfing. Now I make my own boards and still ride surf-style today. The waves and wind in Fiji are so awesome and make it an amazing play-ground for learning and discovering all types of waveriding abilities…
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