Gary Rhodes
Nickname: Bear
Birthdate: 8/10/85
Occupation: kiteboarding instructor
Sponsors: F-one, Stoke, KGB, Kurtis
Current equipment: F-one 9m,11m, Bandit3 Acid twin 132, 5’2” fish 5’10”thruster
Best results in competition: 2nd overall
How long kiteboarding? Since 03’
What made you want to kite? Seeing Dimitri sending it huge back in the day, while driving over the bridge going to Manteo.
Favorite spots: Outer Banks, Hood, Chorpus
Future spots to visit: Indo
Number of days kiting: ?
Favorite move: F-16
Riders you look up to improve: Sleezy, Dre, and Ben
Move you are currently working on: mostly focused on strapless- toe side back
Goals: having as much fun as possible
Other hobbies: skydiving, paragliding, sailing, snowboarding, photography, scuba, surfing, motorcycles, adventure of any sort
Facebook page: kiteboarding101
