Name?
Chris Wardell
Country?
OZ
Nickname?
Uncle Sid
Date of Birth?
26 November 1970
Height?
5’9
Weight?
75kg…
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What's your riding style?
Freestyle
Where do you call home?
Caloundra
What's your local spot?
Happy Valley or Currimundi
How about your favorite spot?
Happies work sweet on Southerlies, being a river mouth awesome on the run out tide. Currimundi is open beach, pumps in northerlies.
And your favorite food?
Pizza for true man
Tell us about your quiver.
This year I will be riding REV’S, the sickest Hybrid Kite on the street! 7, 9, 11, and 13
Lunacy 129 Ruben Len10 Sig Board plus Recoil 142 with Driver boots for Wake/Cable
Any contest results we should know about?
1st National Freestyle (Masters) 2007
1st Big Air (Masters) Coconet Classic Tannum Sands 2007
1st Freestyle (Masters) Coconet Classic Bowen 2007
What is your favorite riding trick?
Mary Poppins to Blind!
What about sponsors?
Of course Slingshot – the real deal in Kiteboarding
Mystic for harnesses – solid
Ocean and Earth – Caloundra, clothing and hardware, awesome little shop, thanks John!
What's on your iPod:
On my what!!
So what do you do when you're not kiteboarding?
Fondling big black dogs!
Who inspires you?
Zebb Peters for sure, solid kiter/boarder with awesome focus
Radolph McKeene – Pro Kiter from Belise – great mate
Andy Regan, for his passion for the kiting industry and his support
Of course my partner Andrea- the calming, positive influence
Any parting words of wisdom?
Use the language on Inclusion. Use your minds eye to preview your performance and when the time is right, TURN IT UP!
What your goals in the sport?
To keep pushing the senior citizens of our sport to unhook, learn the art of wakestyle, continue to push myself to ride with more and more power, find a good physio!
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