Travel, Sports & Disability
Surf Club Keros on the Greek island of Lemnos is no secret among kite- and windsurfers. What most people don't know is that the club offers accessible housing and activities. Deutsch: Sitkite Spotguide Limnos - Keros for All Already in early summer 2015 the Surf Club Keros lured with an adaptive kiteboarding camp onto the... Weiterlesen →
The watersports school of Nieblum on the island of Föhr is basically the mother of all adaptive kiteboarding schools. A short overview. Deutsch: Sitkite-Spotguide Nieblum auf Föhr Nieblum on Föhr (pronunciation like 'fur') ... a village not too many will know on an island not too many will know. Depending on the tide some might be... Weiterlesen →
In June 2019 I had the pleasure to be the first wheelchair user with spinal cord injury to participate at an IKO Kiteboarding Instructor Course. Deutsch: Rollender IKO-Kitesurf-Lehrer It finally happened ... a successful participation at an IKO Kiteboarding Instructor Course. As I had to cancel my first attempt due to private reasons, the organizers kindly... Weiterlesen →
Im Juni 2019 durfte ich als erster Rollstuhlfahrer mit Querschnittlähmung an einem Kite-Lehrer Kurs der IKO teilnehmen. Ein Blick zurück ... English: Rolling IKO-Kiteboarding-Instructor Endlich ist es geglückt ... eine erfolgreiche Teilnahme an einem IKO Kitesurf Instruktoren Kurs. Nachdem ich beim ersten Versuch aus privaten Gründen leider habe abbrechen müssen, gaben mir die Organisatoren freundlicherweise die... Weiterlesen →
In 2019 the sports club Alto Garda Kite A.S.D. opened it's doors also to disabled athletes. A short overview. Deutsch: Sitkite-Spotguide ‚Alto Garda Kite‘ – Riva del Garda The kiteboarding season on lake Garda is about to kick off. As most aficionados will know, the area around Torbole and Riva is reserved to windsurfers and sailors... Weiterlesen →
About sports, disability and an award that makes me think. Deutsch: Preisverdächtige Fehlinterpretation Just recently a German water sports association which pledges itself to accessibility, won a well respected award. Amongst others, this award was presented by the German president. Wow, great! - one would like to think. Well I didn't. Actually it even caused me... Weiterlesen →
German version: Kitesurfen im Rollstuhl – der Durchbruch naht It's hard to believe that more than 15 years have passed since the first wheelchair users hit the oceans with kites. Bold as I am, I add myself to this group of pioneers who initiated that movement. This means that I had the pleasure to experience the... Weiterlesen →
