Profiles

With a busy work & life schedule we appreciate that your time is precious and so it is important that you book a holiday that will maximise your water time, guarentee excellent coaching, provide relaxing down time and always ensure you are among good company. Through the participants profiles page JWC has taken the opportunity to show off the incredible people who have previously come on a Jo Wilson Coaching Holiday. With 75% of people rebooking for a 2nd trip within a year you may even meet some of these guys if you do decide to join us! Please enjoy their profiles which have been added with their permission. We are proud of each and every participants kitesurfing achievements and feel that each person puts in 110% commitment - in return they can expect 110% commitment right back from us.

Carl Parker

DOB:  25/09/1982
Profession: Real Estate
Years Kitesurfing: Too many to count
Your favourite thing about kitesurfing: The endless progression and a beer on the beach with friends after an epic session on the water.
If there is one thing you would like to learn (in kitesurfing) what would it be:  F16 and an S-bend
Favourite Destination:  Cotton Tree, Qlds Australia
Favourite Coaching Holiday:  Dakhla

Reza Miresmaeili

DOB: 12/12/1973
Years Kitesurfing: 6 years
Favourite thing about kitesurfing: You can do it in most beautiful destinations in the world and interact with people with common interest and taste.
If there was one thing I would like to learn (in kitesurfing) what would it be: The be able to ride a directional board on a wave.
Favourite Destination: Brazil
Favourite Coaching Holiday: Jo Wilson 2018 holiday to Brazil :-)
Why enjoy a coaching holiday: In a short one/two weeks holiday, it’s gives me the chance for a coach to watch and correct my existing kiting/trick skills, learn new tricks/skills to practice for the coming months until the next coaching holiday and to explore beautiful destinations in the world with like minded people.

Jennie Blayney

DOB: Child of the 80’s
Profession: Guidance Counsellor
Years Kitesurfing: 10
Your favourite thing about kitesurfing: being in the sea, speed, feeling of having turbo horse-power between your hands, feeling your body ache after being totally used up kiting... learning new tricks/ moves
If there is one thing you would like to learn (in kitesurfing) what would it be: wave-riding, actually riding waves up and down... the joys of surfing without all the paddling out to the wave!
Favourite Destination: Dakhla, Morocco
Favourite Coaching Holiday: Jo Wilson Eygpt trip where I learned to unhook

Charlie Railton

DOB: 03/03/1982
Profession: Projects Director - Property Development
Years Kitesurfing: 18
Your favourite thing about kitesurfing: That flying kites chills me out and makes me smile
If there is one thing you would like to learn (in kitesurfing) what would it be: The next thing in each discipline! I’ve got a target for freestyle (Blind Judge) , surf (a bigger wave) and foiling (a tack!) :-)
Favourite Destination: I love Cape Town for the mental conditions and epic lifestyle, Dakhla for its brilliant conditions and consistency, Scilly for its lighter winds and butter flats, Brazil for the adventure. Rodrigues for the beauty & isolation. Kitesurfing drives me to visit amazing places
Favourite Coaching Holiday: Dakhla for focused coaching and the people I have met there on Jo’s Trips