1. Name, age, category, nationality, years windsurfing
Kai Katchadourian 40+ Pro, USA/Finland, sailing for 28 years
2. Expectation- what do you hope to get out of the event.
I do intend to ride many waves. Nothing like having Hookipa to yourself to enhance those chances.
3. Who is your Windsurfing hero at Hookipa?
Malte Simmer.
4. How many times have you ended up on the rocks? (Rock Star status)
Enough times to keep me humble, but not enough to scare me away.
5. Whats your favorite no-wind activity on Maui?
No wind, did you say surf ?
6. Whats the best airline to get your gear to Maui?
I am a Premier Gold with United and it pays.
7. Whats your Halloween costume for the contest?
Karate Slayer Kid
8. What are your dream Hookipa conditions?
Give me 5.0 perfect ENE, with a NNW 8 foot swell running.
Outside Green Trees all the way thru.
9. Who are your favorite friends to go sailing with?
I enjoy sailing with my Wife the most. Soon our son, Kian.
Other than that, my Simmer Team family. Any one of them.
10. Whats your favorite song to get you pumped before your heat?
“Laser Cannon Death Sentence” by Dethklock.
1. Name, age, category, nationality, years windsurfing
Boujmaa, 27, Wave, Morocco, 15
2. Expectation- what do you hope to get out of the event.
Fun, Windsurfing hookipa for few moments just with up to 4 people in the water 😉 and always a win for sure.
3. Who is your Windsurfing hero at Hookipa?
Levi is the boss out there
4. How many times have you ended up on the rocks? (Rock Star status)
maybe a total of 15 up to 20 times since 2004
5. Whats your favorite no-wind activity on Maui?
Surf, Cinemas, Sup
6. Whats the best airline to get your gear to Maui?
Delta been so far so good to me.
7. Whats your Halloween costume for the contest?
My Mystic”al” boardshort 🙂
8. What are your dream Hookipa conditions?
4.2, up to mast high waves,
9. Who are your favorite friends to go sailing with?
Everyone is fun to sail with,
10. Whats your favorite song to get you pumped before your heat?!
Nothing specific, lot of rap, hip hop, gangsta stuff :p
1. Name, age, category, nationality, years windsurfing : LEVI LENZ, 25, pro, BRAZILIAN.. First day that i tried to sail i was 6!
2. Expectation- what do you hope to get out of the event. : I HOPE TO ENJOY MY SAILING AND HAVE FUN IN HOOKIPA WITH ONLY 4SAILOR ON THE WATER FOR A CUPLE OF MINUTES
3. Who is your Windsurfing hero at Hookipa? HARD TO SAY… THERE ARE SO MANY HEROS THERE!!! Like BRAWZINHO, FRANCISCO GOYA, JOSH STONE, POLAKAW
4. How many times have you ended up on the rocks? (Rock Star status) HUNDRED OF TIMES!
I BUILT A HOUSE THERE EARLY IN THE YEAR, BECAUSE I WAS FEELING HOME ALREADY!!
5. Whats your favorite no-wind activity on Maui? SURF!!
6. Whats the best airline to get your gear to Maui? THE ONE THAT NOT GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR THE BOARD BAGS
7. Whats your Halloween costume for the contest? IT WILL BE AWESOME TO GO ON CHARLIE SHEEN COSTUME! “WINNING”
8. What are your dream Hookipa conditions? LOGO HIGH WAVES, AND WIND FOR MY 4.7
9. Who are your favorite friends to go sailing with? BRAWZINHO AND HIS BROTHER BIEL.. RICARDO, KAULI
10. Whats your favorite song to get you pumped before your heat?!
I DON’T HAVE ONE SONG! BUT ROCK IN GENERAL