Sam Light, UK Professional Kitesurfer.

I got into kiting through my cousins.  I was always at the beach and in the water wakeboarding and sailing.  My cousin bought a kite as we had to try every water sport, i had a go and got hooked.

I got my first kite in February 2003.  I didn’t have the correct equipment and didn’t  take any lessons because I hadn’t got enough money so I had a few accidents, but it all helped me to understand about the sport and it didn’t put me off at all.

We had a great summer in 2004, and I competed in my first event at my home beach (Hayling Island) as a junior and got 3rd place.  I did the remaining events that year and managed to get 3rd place overall junior.

My goal for 2005 was to win the juniors,  I did!  I won the KBBT Junior Championship. I picked up my first sponsor in the winter of 2005 (RRD) and stayed with them throughout the year.

In the winter of 2006 I moved to the Naish team and I’m still really keen to kite every day, but have the motivation to push the sport in the right direction and watch it grow.

My Vitals:

Name: Sam Light

Age: 20

Nationality: British

Years Kiting: 7

Current Ranking: 1st overall BKSA Pro fleet

Latest Result: 2nd Triple S Invitational Slicks

Living: South Coast, UK