Ikiteboarding brengt ons een interview met Gavin Spowart van Cyclone Kiteboarding

Tell us a bit about Cyclone kiteboarding. How did you start the business, and how long have you been running Cyclone?
In the early days we were getting our Kiteboards shaped by the Surfboard manufacturers and I felt we were having difficulty explaining to them what was needed, so what better solution than to make it yourself. I have been making boards ever since - about 6- 7 years now.
It is a known fact that you and your brother used to be on the World Surfing tour. How long were you on the tour for, and what sort of trophies did you bring home? Also would you say that the world tour gave you an edge in terms of gaining valuable experience that you can apply to the kiting industry?
Yeah I was on the ASP world tour for about 4 years , my highlight was probably my first event outside SA , at Lacanau, France where I beat Tom Carrol the current world Champ at the time in the 1/4 finals and then lost to Gary Kong Elkerton. The experience gained by competing against the best surfers in the world definetly gives you an advantage when competing at
Kiteboarding events - I suppose the most important thing to learn is heat management.


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