Paula Sonnenberg

Favorite F-One Gear: 8 meter Bandit 5 and the Strapless 5’10″ Signature Series w/ Quad fins
Ideal Kiting Conditions: Strong side off shore, left hand break.

Favorite Riding Spots: In the sweet spot of a nice barreling break. OBX!
Future Spots to Visit: Kiting the Red Sea this winter! Deep inside the tube someday in the South Pacific.

Favorite Move: Hitting the lip, toe side back rolls
Goals Strapless in huge surf. Surf competitions anywhere warm.
Riding Tip: Ride like there’s no waves tomorrow.
Funniest kiting moment: Watching a friend learn how to kite in gusty winds and his boardshorts came off on a crowded beach when he was getting tea bagged. He held on to the bar though.

How did you get into kiting? Windsurfed for 20 years. Saw kiting in the mag’s in 1998 and jumped on it as soon as I recovered from a knee blow out while wake boarding
How do you give back?I encourage my girlfriends to get on the surf. They all love it now. We are the Hula Girls and growing in numbers. “They get it !”
Other Hobbies: Fishing, RC toys, SUP and boating
Contests/Awards/Titles LaVentana Classic/ First Second and Third places in the three years I races there. 6th place in the World’s in San Francisco. First place in local events around Florida.

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Paula with her kite caddy