Bertrand Fleury

New video from Indonesia with Tuva Jansen and me.

Bertrand — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:20:11 +0000

Covers and Ads in 2011

Bertrand — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:13:16 +0000

Indonesia 2011

Bertrand — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:51:23 +0000

The season here has been really good this year, lots of wind and good waves. The last 2 months we have been having the kitecamp going, and I think all the campers were pretty happy with what they got. Some even got more waves than what they maybe wished for..But it has been a good time for sure, a lot of nice people and it has been fun to see how much everyone improved their riding.

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…

Some good sessions in Hossegor, France

Bertrand — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:11:40 +0000

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…

Ho’okipa

Bertrand — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:08:31 +0000

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..

Kitecamp Indonesia 2011

Bertrand — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:33:50 +0000

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

Indo kitecamp

Bertrand — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:15:21 +0000

Boat trip in Cabo Verde

Bertrand — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:38:42 +0000

I am just back on land in Sal after a 10 days sailing trip around the islands of Cabo Verde. It has been 6 years since my last trip to Cabo Verde and so much have changed here. Huge hotels have popped up everywhere, lots of tourist, but the waves are still the same, beautiful. Since I have ridden the famous wave of Punta Preta before and I find it way too off shore and crowded for kitesurfing, we decided that we wanted to go and check out some of the other islands and see what we could find. I got in touch with Yoann, a French guy who has spent the last 5 years on the island and who owns a nice catamaran. He is also a windsurfer, kiter and surfer, so he was the perfect guy to hook up with for some inside information about the place and where we should go to find some good waves. So together with him, Tuva and the local ripper Mittu we sailed down south to Boa Vista. 30 knot of wind all day, everyday and a big swell made the trip pretty hard with the ruff sea, but it was a fun experience. We found many good waves for surfing, but most of them where too off shore for kiting. But in the end we did find some cool spots and with the new gear it makes it possible to kite off shore spots that you before could not. The whole story will be out in the next Stance with a little video from the trip and some cool shots from the photographer Maxime wewe
Check out this link to the website off Yoann, he is doing charter as well:www.esperantosoulsurfing.com

Indonesia 2010

Bertrand — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:31:32 +0000

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.

Wainman Hawaii

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:48:02 +0000

I just want to say that I am very pleased to confirm that I will now be riding for Wainman Hawaii ! It feels good and right for me to be apart of this amazing adventure. From the beginning, Lou has always been the guy I looked up too because from my point of view he is the reason kiting is what it is today. He was always the one trying to push the sport further and in the right direction with new tricks and his unique style on the water. So for me it is an honor to ride for his brand.

With some sick kites and surfboards from Wainman Hawaii I am now looking forward for a year with some exiting traveling in search for some epic wave riding!

Right now I am in Hawaii with the whole Wainman crew, the wind is finely back here and we are riding and testing the gear everyday. It all looks good! It is amazing how good the gear work and I am sure it will help to improve my riding.

I will soon be back with an update.