Epes, my friend and photographer from Maui came over this year as well, and we got some pretty cool shots that you will hopefully see in the magazines soon..

I am now soon off for another trip to Morocco, but it is hard to leave this place as always. I am already looking forward to next year…

Hossegor is one of the stops for the WCT tour, so here you can find some of the best waves in Europe. So when we were lucky to get some wind as well, we scored some really sick sessions kiting.  It is waves all along the coast, so you can find many beach brakes with no one around. Perfect waves for riding strapless on my gambler board. Been hanging out with my friend Philippe Alengrin who is also riding the WH gear.” Check out this little video of him riding some good waves…

So finely we were allowed a good session at Hookipa, and for that to happen it had to be a Tsunami! The morning after the Tsunami hit Maui, the waves looked great and the wind super steady. No signs of anything except that all the beaches were closed down included Hookipa, so the windsurfers got stuck on the beach and the lifeguards had more important things to do. Since it is impossible to fully close the beach accesses to Lanes, we lunched from there and went up wind to Hookipa. I think it might have been my best session on Maui ever, just sad that we needed a Tsunami to get a sick sessions at Hookipa with out getting horned out after a half turn..

Hurry up and sign up for the last few spots on our wave camp this summer in Indonesia! For more info and photos, please check out this site under ” kitecamp”

The only spots left:

15th Sep-28th Sep
1st oct-15th oct.

Join Bertrand Fleury and Tuva Jansen in their private house in one beautiful island in Indonesia ! They will take good care of you and do everything they can to help improve your WAVE riding at probably the best kitesurf spot and one of the best surf spot in the world.
Please contact them for more info or if you have any questions!

What’s included :

-accommodation
-All food/ drinks ( not alcohol)
-Video coaching everyday
-fishing trip on a boat
-3 Hours massage a week
-CD with photos

What’s up?

The 2 professionals kitesurfers, Tuva Jansen and Bertrand Fleury have been spending their last 8 years traveling the world kitesurfing, and searching for the best waves and wind out there. Now they want to share their knowledge with you.

This is not a camp for beginners, you need to be able to stay up wind, have good kite control, re- lunch and it is also a big advantage if you have spend a bit of time in the waves before.

But this camp will be a perfect place for you to improve your riding with help from Bertrand and Tuva. They will use video and photos in their coaching, something that makes it easier for you to see what you do wrong, or how you can do it better.

This is a private camp, where only 2 riders will get invited to stay for each week. Like this you will get good and personal coaching.

This is also a world class surf spot, so you can go for a couple hours surf in the morning with glassy waves, and then just after lunch time, the wind normally picks up, and transform the place to a perfect kite spot!

This island is a short flight ( ca 40min) from Bali, DPS airport and then a 2 hours drive from the airport to the magic spot.

The house you will be staying at, is right on the spot, and you will wake up to the sound of the waves, and the smell of the ocean. The house has also a nice view to all the other spots around. You will get served traditional indonesian food every day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) on the terrace.

Dates: 1 Sep- 1 Nov

Prices :

1 week- 850 euro
2 weeks- 1450 euro

Every year I spend around 4 months in Indonesia because of the perfect waves and the cheap living. I love it there. I finished my house last year, just in front of maybe the best kite spot in the world and an amazing wave for surfing. But this year was very different to all the other years I have been there. The wind season never really came. We did have good waves most of the time, but not any huge swell as we normally get. But we for sure still got some good kite session in, just not as many as I wished for. Me and Tuva did our first year of kite clinics as well for the months of Sep and Oct. Even with not too much wind, I think most of our clients were pretty stoked. They all still improved their riding a lot. I think, just riding perfect waves with side shore wind makes everything a lot easier and with a few tips or two on how they can ride better helped a lot. Watching yourself riding on tape is the best way of learning I think. When it was days with no wind they had their best time surfing and SUP one of the many waves. We for sure gone do it again next year, so go to my website www.indokitecamp.com for more information. I have already got bookings for next year, so hurry up.

Oxbow sent John Bilderback over to Indo this year to start to shoot for their kite movie witch will be insane when it is done. He got some sick footage to work on. Now we are trying to figure out where to go and shoot next . Hard choices..
The photographer Benjamin Thourard came to visit us for his first time this year as well, and Ben managed to get some amazing shots the short time he was here. I was very impressed by his skills in the water.
So now I am soon on my way back to France for a few days, not sure how long I can stand the cold..I might escape fast to Morocco to see my friend Futha and to ride some good waves at the spot named Moulay. Will keep you updated on that.

Check out the little video I made from this year on Indonesia.