Rider van de Week

Jordan Reid

Vertel ons over uzelf: In de 19 jaar, Ik wil graag een verscheidenheid aan sporten doen zoals BMX, SUP, surfen, wakeboard, snowboard en vooral windsurfen. Ik raakte in windsurfen door mijn ouders omdat elk weekend zouden ze slepen me mee naar de Delta CA. en tenslotte, I got tired of being sitting on the beach and tried sailing . Ever since I’ve been hooked on the sport because of the feeling of freedom being able to skip across the water as fast as you want with so much power behind your sail. 2011 was the first I had ever wave sailed. I had never even been to Davenport or Waddell to windsurf, even though I lived not too far from these famous wave sailing spots. I saw the AWT contest was coming up and got a couple weeks practice at Waddell. I’ve always been really into freestyle and flat water but after my first time wave sailing I got the feeling of excitement. It also opened my eyes up to a whole new side of the sport.

Waar komt u vandaan? I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area and have lived in the same area my whole life. Every year as I get older, I realize how awesome of a place it really is and how it fits me perfectly.

Vertel ons over je carrière. I don’t have a career yet but I enjoy working as a goldsmith at my dads full service Jewelry shop doing everything from repair to manufacture of custom pieces. I’m currently focusing almost all my time going to school, working towards my future career to become a Firefighter.

Wat zijn uw favoriete plek om te zeilen? Too many places to list. For waves Punta San Carlos Mexico sticks out the most because of the endless perfect waves and how much fun I had last summer with everyone camping on the point.

Als je kon overal in de wereld om te surfen, waar zou het zijn? I’ve always wanted to go to Dehab Egypt to freestyle in the crystal clear water. I’ve seen so many videos from there and It looks like a really nice spot.

Wie zijn je sponsors? My current sponsor is Dakine and they build a top quality product. But I’m also looking for a board/sail company.

Wat zijn uw inspiratie? My family and close friends.

Wat was je favoriete deel over het concurreren op de AWT vorig jaar? The people that I met throughout the tour really had a lasting impression on me. It was awesome to meet people that have the same interests as me. Also the different places it brought me because I had never sailed Oregon coast, Mexico, Santa Cruz and Maui in winter.

Wat zijn je doelen voor de 2012? Om plezier te hebben!

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