Name? Joel Pilgrim

Country? Aus

Nickname? Pilgs, pilgrimage

Date of Birth? 24 / 7 / 89

Height? Tallish – 6’6 body builder

Weight? 79kg

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What's your riding style? Wave riding and wake style

Where do you call home? Caves Beach.. aka heaven

What's your local spot? Frenchies/Hams stretch

How about your favorite spot? flat water: Old Bar/Yorkeys, Waves: Lennox

And your favorite food?  Thai

Tell us about your quiver. 9m and 13m Slingy kites, misfit twin tip / liquid wake, and surfy (defo no straps!)

Any contest results we should know about? best up and coming junior – new kite yew!

What is your favorite riding trick? Getting shacked on surfy

What about sponsors? Andy at slingshot helps out a shit load! SKB

What's on your iPod: bit of everything -  hoods, xavier, beautiful girls, jack, goo goo, sneaky, riot, the wiggles! etc…

So what do you do when you're not kiteboarding? surf a bit… lots of wakeboarding… dress up, get drunk and dance lots

Who inspires you? Ruben – he lets loose and goes mental, campbells sister – she also lets loose and goes mental

Any parting words of wisdom? Do what you love… love what you do!

What are your goals in the sport? I love trying new things, riding with the slingy boys from Newi pushes me to try crazy things, no matter what the outcome. So basically every time I ride I set out to go harder than last time. After the HSC I’d love to travel overseas and kite as many wicked places as possible. Always get a kick out of watching snowkiting – would love to try it!

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