Fahrerprofile
Valentin Böckler
Nation: Germany
Date of Birth: 14.05.1992
sponsored by: SurfersDreamland, Tabou, Vandal Sails, MFC, ProLimit, SkateDeluxe
successes: 3. Place Pro Kid Freestyle Trophy 09, 1. Place Rosenfelder Freestyle Contest 08
Homepage: www.ValentinBoeckler.de
Valentin Böckler started surfing when he was only six years old and he did not find a cure against the windsurfing virus until now. In the age of 15 he specialized on freestyle. He is participating in Freestyle Events and the German Windsurfing Cup. His goals are to be on top in the EFPT and PWA tour.
Concerning SUP he is no freshmen as well: He finished second at the SUP Race Fehmarn two years ago and was 21th at the 1. JEVER SUP World Cup Hamburg 2009.
Rick Jensen
Nation: Germany
Date of Birth: 20.05.1988
Sponsored by: Naish, Quiksilver, Jimdo, SKBUe
Success: Deutscher Juniorenmeister 2004 & 2006, Winner of the Kiteloop Contest 2006, 9. Place at PKRA-Tour 2006
Homepage: www.rickjensen.de
One of the top riders in the German Kite surfing scene is 22 years old Rick Jensen, who has been standing on a surfboard for the first time in the age of six years. When he turned twelve years old his parents gave him a Kite surf class as a birthday present. From that point on his career increased fast. He became German Junior Champion in 2004 and in 2006 and finished as 9th at Worldcup 2006 in St. Peter-Ording.
Stand Up Paddling is one of his new Challenges in surfing. 2009, he was 10th in Jever Stand Up Paddling World Cup Hamburg in sprint distance.
Janni Hönscheid
Nation: Germany
Date of Birth: 24.08.1990
sponsored by: Roxy, Smith Optics, North Shore Surfboards
Successes: 3rd Place JEVER SUP World Cup Hamburg 2009
Like every member of the Hönscheid family, Janni has a soft spot for every kind of water sport. The 19 year old girl, who has her roots in surfing, tried Stand Up Paddle Boarding for the first time at the coast of Fuerteventura. Since that point, you can find her SUPing whenever the weather conditions are good for doing so. In former times SUP was just an amusement for here, but she thinks, that it will gain in importance in her future life. She is very excited how her results in the JEVER SUP World Cup Hamburg will be and hopes, that this event will inspire a lot of spectators to start with Stand Up Paddling as well.
Sonni Hönscheid
Nation: Germany
Date of Birth: 27.05.1981
sponsored by: Roxy, NAISH, North Shore Fuerteventura, Planet-Sports.com, Canarias
successes: Winner of the JEVER SUP World Cup Hamburg 2009 (sprint and long distances), 12 times German Surf Champion, Award “Surfer of the year 2008”
Homepage: www.sonnihoenscheid.com
29 years old Sonni Hönscheid is known as Germany’s best female surfer. She is 12 times German Surf Champion and was the winner of the first SUP World Cup in Hamburg last year – in long distance and sprint! As a daughter of German Surfer Jürgen Hönscheid her life was almost designated to be a surfer’s life. Born on the island Sylt, she has been living in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, since she was six years old. She has a surf shop there together with her family and is often abroad for competitions and fotoshootings. If possible, she spends every minute on the water – eather surfing or on a SUP board.
John Hibbard
Nation: Great Britain
Date of Birth: 11.03.1977
sponsored by: Tushingham Sails, Starboard, Fat Face, Actionvan, Nissan GB
Success: UK Champ ’08, 1. Place 125 MKE Distance Race Gwithian 2009
Homepage: http://www.k007.co.uk/
John Hibbard loves everything regarding water and boards. SUP became his new passion, after he discovered a video in the internet about this sport in 2006. What he likes most about SUP is the fact being not dependent on waves and wind. The 32 years old guy is UK Champ 2008 as well as Winner of the 125 MKE Distance Race Gwithian 2009. In 2009 he finished third at the Jever SUP World Cup 2009.
Jan Sleigh
Nation: Great Britain
Date of Birth: 17.02.1969
sponsored by: Naish, Reef, Quiksilver,
successes: 13. Place British Champion Ship 2007, 10. Place ukwa triple crown 2002, 48. Place PWA World Tour 2003
Homepage: www.jansleigh.com
15 years ago, British Jan Sleigh discovered windsurfing as his new passion during a vacation. He managed to finish University besides being a professional windsurfer and started a career in marketing and founded his own agency. Being the owner of his own agency gave him the freedom to travel around the world and to surf everywhere. In 2003 he made his dream come true to participate in every PWA Wave Event of the tour came and was on position 48 in the final rankings. Water is his favourite element and so he uses every spare minute to be on the waves. Since three years he has been doing SUP as well and finished the first JEVER SUP World Cup Hamburg 2009 as 15th.
Abel Cathelineau
Nation: France
Date of Birth: 26.07.1971
sponsored by: Belway Paddles, www.magma-customboards.com – Fuerteventura
Ten years ago French guy Abel Cathelineau chose Fuerteventura as his new home. Aprior he has been working a shipbuilder and had a surfshop in France. He wanted to live somewhere with warmer climate and moved to Fuerteventura, where he is repairing fishing boats during the day and indulging his passion in building individual surfboards and paddle during the evenings. Meanwhile he has an own label “Belway Paddles“and is bringing his visions to life in collaboration with Magma Custom Boards. Using his own material during the first Jever World Cup 2009 brought him place 11 in Long Distance.
Olivier Madar
Nation: France
Date of Birth: 03.06.1971
Homepage: www.outsidereef.com
Windsurfing is Olivier Madars passion for almost 30 years now. He has been a member of the quicksilver team and been on the Pro World Cup Windsurf Tour for five years. Meanwhile he focused on his job and is windsurfing as a hobby. After beeing a manager of a kitesurf company for two years he founded his own business and is selling SUP Paddles. Three years ago he started SUP paddling himself.
Eric Terrien
Nation: Frankreich
Nation: Frankreich
Date of Birth: 08.11.1981
sponsored by: Belway Paddles, www.magma-Customboards.com – Fuerteventura, Surftech Center Fuerteventura
successes: Winner of the Oxbow Surf Festival 2009, 3. Place (Final Ranking) North Point SUP Classics 2009, 2nd Jever SUP World Cup Hamburg 2009
Homepage: www.ericterrien.com
Eric Terrien was seven years old when he moved to La Réunion, where he started body boarding, windsurfing and surfing. In his early twenties, he went to Gran Canaria for a year and moved on to Australia, where he spent two years practising on water.
Fours years ago he started Stand Up Paddle Boarding and is quite successful so far. He is Winner of the Oxbow Surf Festival 2009 and was second in the first Jever SUP World Cup Hamburg 2009 – at any one time in sprint and in long distance.
Paul Jackson
Nation: Australia
Date of Birth: 09.07.1976
sponsored by: Naish, Ion
successes: 2. Place Malfution 6 km and 23 km Race, 2. Place Honoula Race, 1. Place SUPSA in the 9 km race
Homepage: www.kitesurfinggoldcoast.com.au
Paul Jackson is Australia’s number one in Kite surfing. Fours years ago, he started Stand Up Paddle Boarding and was the winner of the nine kilometre race SUPSA. He has been practising with Trever Hendy, 6time Australian Iron Man and 4times World Iron Man winner. Paul Jackson is not also surfing but he has an own SUP-, Kitesurf- und Tow Surf Shop at Australians Gold Coast.
Jasleigh Geary
Nation: Australia
Date of Birth: 04.03.1989
sponsored by: Roar Industries, Priest+Co, Naish
successes: 1. Place 12’6 Rennen Honalua, 3. Place NFS
Actually 21 years old Jasleigh Geary athletic background lies in equitation. Threes years ago she moved with her family to the Goldcoast, where the best Surfsports of Australia are. Soon she tried SUP, first as a workout, but she got hooked to the water really fast. Shortly after she found herself in competitions and was quite successful. At the 1. JEVER SUP World Cup 2009 she finished second – at any one time in sprint and in long distance.
Taka Kamaguchi
Nation: Japan
Date of Birh: 15.11.1970
sponsored by: Naish
Japan born Taka Kamaguchi has been windsurfing since he is 14 years old. Besides his favourite discipline, surfing, he also loves long boarding, wind surfing, Stand Up Paddle Boarding and outrigger-canoeing. His favourite surfing spots are in Hawaii, the Philippines and in Bali. In spite of having won a few Japanese surfing competitions, his personal highlight of his career is a windsurf stunt which he shot for a Japanese movie. At the 1. JEVER SUP World Cup 2009 he finished 8th – at any one time in sprint and in long distance.
Ernest Johnson
Nation: USA
Date of birth: 03.12.1963
sponsored by: Starboard, NCP, Pohaku Paddles, StandUp Paddlesports, Watermans Applied Science, Kreed Eyewear, On-it
successes: 2008 Grand Prix Gewinner
Homepage: www.johnsonbigstick.com
Ernest Johnson from South California is one of the pioneers of Stand Up Paddle Boarding. He tried this sport for the first time five years ago. Shortly after, he started in the first competitions. Among other things he won 2008 Grand Prinz, finished first in the South California Racing Series 2009 and won the Catalina Challenges in the category below 14`0 foot. At the 1. JEVER SUP World Cup 2009 he finished 5th in long distance and 6th in Sprint Distance.
Besides SUP Paddle Boarding he also has a small business, where he produces handmade wooden paddle for Stand Up Paddle Boarding.
Brian Szymanski
Nation: USA
Date of Birth: 12.09.1967
sponsored by: Starboard, NLP
successes: 2005/2006 Catalina Classic Winner
Homepage: www.ncpaddleboards
Born and raised in Cardiff, South California, Brian Szymanski worked twenty years as a surfboard designer and manufacturer. Being successful in Short- and Big-wave-boarding, he discovered Stand Up paddling a few years ago. He is not only a successful sportsman in competitions but also started to design and handcraft Stand Up Paddling boards. His goal is to create a race ready paddleboard with attributes that could be appreciated by both the novice paddlers and elite racers. The paddling enthusiast won the Catalina Classics in 2005 and 2006 finished as 6th in the Long Distance Race of the 1. JEVER SUP World Cup 2009 and as 7th in Sprint Distance.
Ekolu Kalama
Nation: Hawaii
Date of birth: 13.03.1976
sponsored by: Starboard
successes: 1. Platz 1. JEVER SUP World Cup Hamburg 2009
Homepage: www.ekolukalama.com
At home in Hawaii Kalama is known as one of the first professional Stand UP Paddler. He says the love to water and waves lies in his genes. His family generated a few quite successful watermen and waterwomen, beneath Champions in Canoeing and America Surf Champions. The Father of two children gave up his job as a fire-fighter to dedicate his life to surfing. Winning the 1. JEVER SUP World Cup was one of his first big successes in international competitions.
Brian Talma
Nation: Barbados
Date of birth: 24.03.1965
sponsored by: Kinsey, Chiemsee, Starboard, Hotsails Maui
successes: SUP World Champion UK 2007
Homepage: www.briantalma.com
Born in Barbados, Brian Talma has been a wild child. When he discovered his love for the ocean, he put all his power in surfing, which brought him great results. He is known as one of the worlds best aquatic athlete: Among other things he surfed 16 years on top of the PWA World Tour and was representing Barbados in 1988 and 1992 at the Olympic Games in Seoul and Barcelona. The father of five children has a surf shop in Barbados, which does beginner windsurfing, surfing and kite surfing lesson as well.
