Name/nick name

Kirk Anderson

Where do you live

Davis Sq., Somerville, MA

How long have you been kite boarding

Since 2004

Spot found at the most

Pbay

Favorite kiteboarding session/trip

Hatteras '07 rocked, but The Gorge never disappoints either

Worst Kitemare

My kitemare stories aren't that scary, but two stories come to mind.  In 2005, my Naish Aero hot launched, flipping me upside down and flying me off the shore over 20 feet of sharp rocks and thankfully into deep water before dropping me on my head.  Anything shorter than that would have been the end for me. The other incident was summer of 2007 when my bridle wrapped the wingtip of my Waroo Pro in 30+mph winds while in Hood River.  The kite started death looping and pulling me through the largest swell on the river while I tried to flag the kite.  I managed to get the kite to me and kept all of my fingers attached.  That river isn't very forgiving with the strong current/waves/insane wind/and enormous barges and I'm not sure that I could made it to shore in those conditions without the kite to float on.  It ended up being the scariest self rescue of my life.

Other random info

I like to rock out on the acoustic

Currenty equipment

2008 Royal Era 12m, 2008 North Vegas 10m, 2008 Best Waroo 7m, 2008 CrazyFly Rocky Chatwell LE 130x40, 2006 Slingshot SRT 5'11", Mystic Pyro Harness

Number of days per year

As many as I can

Favorite move

F16

Move you are currently working on (or would like to)

Big Kiteloops, advanced wakestyle, waves, racing