Biography
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| DOB:
Feb. 6th 1972
Nationality:
Swiss
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Residence:
Maui, HI
Profession:
Pro windsurfer, web designer, sales manager at FWD Hawaii (Quatro International,
Goya and MFC) |
Roots:
Born an only child 1972 in Wattenwil, Switzerland. Most of my childhood I spent
in Hilterfingen, in a chalet bordering the lake of Thun. I started doing
various sports such as downhill skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, water-skiing,
platform diving, sailing, surfing and windsurfing. In the Summer of 2000 I got
married to my beautiful wife Zoe. In June 2001 I founded Diamond Head Team, which
was later re-named Board Riders Card. In 2008 our son Fynn Merlin was born.
Education: - High
schools of Oberhofen and Hilterfingen
- College
of Thun, majored in economics
- KCC
(Kapiolani Community College), general studies
- UHM
(University of Hawaii at Manoa), GES studies
Skills:
- Fluent in German,
French, English and Spanish
- Screenprinting
- Website
design
- Accounting
- Windsurf
and Surf Instructor
Windsurfing
history: - 1981
first contact with Windsurfing
- 1984
windsurfed for 8 months in in Greece, Italy + France
- 1984
- 1992 every year, I went on several windsurf trips, lasting 6-10 weeks
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1992 I spent 13 months
in Spain and the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura)
- 1994/95
Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) for 1.5 years.
- 1995/96
Cape Town (South Africa) for 5 months
- 1996
Oahu (Hawaii) for 6 months
- 1997-
2005 Oahu (Hawaii)
- 2005
Australia + New Zealand for 3 months
- 2006
Move to Maui
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