Passionate about board sports!

 

I have been windsurfing since I was very young in Wissant, on the Opal Coast.

 

It was in this exceptional setting that my passion for the wind and the ocean was born.

In 2005, I discovered kitesurfing with my brothers, a discipline that quickly became a true vocation.

 

In 2009, I obtained my IKO certification and began teaching during the summers in Greece, at the Thalasea school.

At that time, teaching kitesurfing was mainly a summer job alongside my engineering studies.

 

But very quickly, passing on my passion became obvious.

 

I am also fortunate to be coached by Aurélien Pétreau, an emblematic figure in Big Air, who helps to enrich my experience and my vision of the sport.

In 2018, I decided to change direction and dedicate myself fully to teaching kitesurfing. For a year, I taught internationally in various organizations.

In 2019, I joined the FK36 class of the National Sailing and Water Sports School of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon and obtained my BPJEPS diploma.

In 2020, I created my first school, Kite Flow Wissant, then in 2023, Raiatea Wing Kite School in French Polynesia.

 

Today, my goal remains the same: to share my passion, to convey the good sensations and to introduce the unique freedom that sliding sports provide.

Florian Fontaine