The Kite Mag

SEA FANTASY

other Nature bestowed upon me a twin brother who became my best friend and partner in crime. We were never destined to park up in our home town, and at 18 we both set off seeking adventure. We left California and headed to the European Alps where we took up skiing, paragliding and paramotoring. And when my brother got a kite I joined in the fun too. Through paragliding I started working with Bruce Goldsmith Design – who went on to found Airwave – and kiting became a part of my life as much as paragliding and paramotoring. After I met my wife, Verity, who works for Cross Country magazine, we bought a small sailboat and would

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