Rob Bass
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Rob in Tortuga, Trip #9
Where I Live: |
United States |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon |
| Languages: | English, some Italian, some Spanish |
| Three favorite mags: | Powder, Conde Naste Traveler, Kiteboarder |
| Three words that best describe me: | Calm, rational, goal oriented |
| Physical Activities: | I bicycle 100-150 miles per week, heliski 3-4 weeks per year, gym 4 days per week, offshore deep sea fishing, scuba in Micronesia, Central America... |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | Visit pristine areas, gain kiting experience, meet interesting people with similar interests |
| Best advice I've received: | Take life one day at a time and enjoy each moment |
Oded Ben-Ezer
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Oded going for it, Pohnpei Epic March 2009
| Where I Live: |
United States |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | Yes- 3 |
| Shares owned: | 1 Epic |
| Occupation: | CEO |
| Languages: | English, Hebrew and some French |
| Three favorite mags: | Kiteboarding, Business Week, and Money |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | Kiteboard a lot of remote places, see beautiful places, eat good food and have lots of fun! |
| One achievement I'm most proud of: | Definitely my family. I love my wife of 21 years and my 3 kids!! |
| Best advice I've received: | Life is too short; enjoy every moment of it! |
Michael Bigger
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Michael..taking it to the reef, Los Roques #10
Where I'm from: |
Canada |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | Yes- 2 |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Investor |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Three favorite mags: | Forbes, Kiteboarding, Smart Money |
| Goals, Hopes, Fantasies, Fears: | Eat well, Kite well, Relax well, and Sleep well |
| Unique skills: | I used to be a meteorologist |
| One achievement I am most proud of: | From LaTuque (my Hometown) without any means to Wall Street. Against all odds. |
| Best Advice I ever received: | Think! |
Rob Born
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Rob, kite style
| Where I'm from: |
United States |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Technology Venture Capitalist (www.twvp.com) |
| Languages: | English, American, Australian, Canadian...and some Spanish |
| Three favorite mags: | Surfer's Journal, Economist, National Geographic |
| Three words that best describe me: | Happiest-When-InMotion |
| Accomplishment I am most proud of: | Surfing Mavericks for the first time and making partner at a venture capital firm in the same year. |
| Best Advice I ever received: | Turn your life upside down before your life turns you upside down. |
| Goals, Hopes, Fantasies and Fears: | Soak up new and interesting cultures; visit remote and pristine areas, kite and surf new waves, catch a trevally on a fly rod, make new friends, laugh, fall asleep and wake up with the sun. |
| Personal Surf Travel Blog: | www.SandyClam |
Rogier Brand
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Rogier on his first Epic, Grenadines May 07'
Where I'm from: |
Holland |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Epic |
| Occupation: | Engineering (Oilfield) |
| Languages: | English, Dutch |
| Three favorite mags: | National Geo, Times, Kiteworld |
| Three words that best describe me: | Sociable; Easygoing; Health / Sport focused |
| What I think of The Best Odyssey: | I got the feeling of a kid before his / her birthday or X-mas morning.. this was mostly from my job situation but has increased since I got to find out about Offshore Odysseys |
| Best Advice I ever received: | A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. (Churchill) |
Patrick Buckley
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Patrick, Los Aves, #11
| Where I live: |
Alameda, California |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Engineer |
| Languages: | English |
| Goals, Hopes, Fantasies, Fears: | I want to have more fun than is humanly possible :) |
| Three words that best describe me: | Enthusiastic, Adventurous, Optimistic |
| What I do in my spare time: | Right now Ironman training takes up most of my free time. I squeeze in some kiteboarding every once in a while and I love skiing in the winter. I am also writing a cook book titled the Hungry Scientist Cookbook; Things to make in your kitchen, for your kitchen and, out of your kitchen. You can check it out at http://www.instructables.com/group/hungryscientist/ |
| Physical Activities: | I am currently training for an Ironman, just a short 3 weeks away. I swim run or bike at least an hour a day and on the weekends usually 5-10 hours a day. In addition to kitesurfing, I also whitewater kayak, and row. |
| Beatles or Stones? | Beatles |
| Best advice I've ever received: | Never Ever give up |
Tanya Burgess
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Tanya and friends
Where I'm from: |
Victoria, Australia |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Orthopaedic Surgical Registrar |
| Languages: | English |
| Goals, Hopes, Fantasies, Fears: | I hate crowds. I am hoping to explore places of the world I would otherwise not got to see. I hope to improve my kiteboarding in open space without the fear and crush of people. I love just being outside and in or on the water. I also hope to meet some fantastic people who enjoy the same things that I do. |
| Three words that best describe me: | Adventurous, Ambitious, Absurd. |
| One Achievement I am most proud of: | Climbing Kilimanjaro. I underestimated the enormity of it. Even though I had run a marathon a few months before it truly pushed my body to the limits. After four days trekking we reached the base camp. Later the evening we rose at midnight and through the pitch black dark ascended a 43 degree slope for 6 hours one foot in front of another. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. And the most rewarding when I reached the summit and watched sun rise from above the clouds. |
| Activities I'm psyched about on The Best Odyssey: | I am completely obsessed with Kiteboarding at the moment. I hope it wears off but I am doubting it. I love Scuba diving. I am keen to try surfing in warmer waters. I am excited about trying any new activities. |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones |
| Best advice I've ever received: | It's very specific to work but can be extrapolated to life. My phone doesnt stop for 24 hours a day. My boss told me once....If someone calls you in the middle of the night about something completely stupid, don't get angry. If you get angry, the only person who will lose sleep is you. And anger clouds your judgement and thats when you make mistakes. |
Randy Campadore
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Randy in the San Blas, #15
| Where I live: |
Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| Married: | No | |
| Kids: | Yes- 1 | |
| Shares owned: | 2 Adventure | |
| Occupation: | Real Estate Developer | |
| Languages: | English | |
| What I do in my spare time: | Paraglide, travel, party, stress out | |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones | |
| Three words that best describe me: | Independent, motivated, dreamer | |
| My goals, hopes, fantasies and fears for this expedition: |
Learn new skills, drink lots of Gavin's killer margaritas | |
| One achievement I'm proud of: | Financial independence from modest means | |
Keith Cockrum
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Keith, cruising #12 Los Aves
| Where I Live: |
United States |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1/2 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Research Investments |
| Languages: | English, some Spanish |
| Three favorite mags: | Economist, National Geographic, Scientific American |
| Three words that best describe me: | Laid back, Curious, Annoyingly Lucky |
| What I do in my spare time?: | In San Francisco, it was kiting, snowboarding, surfing, and mountain biking, sometimes on the same weekend. In New York, I am still figuring it out. |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | To see the otherwise unreachable spots and have a great time doing it with people I enjoy. |
| Best advice I've received: | Take what you can use and let the rest go by |
Iain Henderson
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Iain, Los Aves (#11)
Where I live: |
London, UK |
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| Married: | No | |
| Kids: | No | |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure | |
| Occupation: | Investment Banker | |
| Languages: | English and a bit of French when reasonably drunk | |
| Strengths and Weaknesses: | Strengths- get along with most people, generally quite a happy person and am very open minded Weaknesses- I can't moonwalk and know some of the worst jokes I've ever heard. |
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| Presently own a boat?: | No. I had one of those ones you have in the bath when I was younger but I guess that doesn't count?! I have also had various rubber ducks (also for the bath) under my control over the years as my sister seems to think they make amusing Christmas presents! | |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones | |
| Three favorite magazines: | Outside, National Geographic, Rugby World | |
| Best advice I ever received: | Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability. or If at first you don't succeed, remove all evidence you ever tried. Both by David Brent in The Office (UK TV series) |
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Luke Henderson
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Luke and Gavin, Tierra Del Fuego
| Where I live: |
New York, United States |
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| Married: | No | |
| Kids: | No | |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure | |
| Occupation: | Stock Broker, Author | |
| Languages: | English | |
| One achievement I'm most proud of: | Rounding Cape Horn because I made some brave changes in my life to achieve a goal and I succeeded. | |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones | |
| Three favorite magazines: | Economist, Foreign Affairs, Outside | |
| Sailing Experience: | 15 days Solomons to Darwin Australia, Oct 2004, Saoirse 57 days cape town to Buenos Aires, May 2005, Shangri-La 23 days Buenos Aires to Cape Horn, July 2005, Shangri-La 11 days solo Beagle Channel to Mar Del Plata Arg.,Shangri La, August 2005 15 days Mar Del Plata to Santos Brazil, Nov 2005, Shangri-La |
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| Best advice I ever received: | Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. | |
Bjorn Hvidberg
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Bjorn leaving Tonga, December 2008
Where I'm From: |
Sweden (living in Australia) |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | Yes- 3 |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Real Estate Developer |
| Languages: | Swedish, English, some German and swearing in Spanish |
| Strengths and Weaknesses: | Strength: Not the panicky type. Easy to get along with. Fast learner. Honest. Very determined and focussed on tasks. Weakness: Takes a while for me to open up to people, may seem a bit reserved at first. |
| Three words that best describe me: | Go For It |
| One achievement I'm proud of: | Keeping my kids alive for 15 years and still being happily married. It's taken a lot of patience and hard work and sacrifice. I would have had your job Gavin had things been different? But I chose early and have no regrets. |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | I've been wanting to sail around the world since I read Robin Lee Graham's book when I was 17. This may be my only chance having too many obligations and commitments to be able to. I'm more interested in the travel then the destinations although having seen the itinerary I wish I could be on full time. Not scared of the ocean (I probably should be) and believe it's reasonably safe with the precautions you have taken. |
| Best advice I've received: | Get off your ass |
Luc Greggain
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Luc in the Austral Islands, #26
| Where I Live: |
Canada |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Languages: | English |
| What activities I'd like to do on this adventure: | Kiting is definitely a top priority. I am a certified diver and don’t mind going for a dive when there is no wind. I also enjoy fishing especially if I get to use a spear! |
| Three words that best describe me: | Outgoing, Creative, Competitive |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | I hope to kite in some great spots and learn from more experienced riders. Just have a crazy adventure to remember. |
| Best advice I've received: | Your mind is your most valuable asset |
Brian Jacobs
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Brian trying out the local transport, #18, Perlas islands
| Where I live: |
Laguna Beach, CA |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Epic |
| Occupation: | Business owner and Real Estate Developer |
| Languages: | English |
| Three favorite magazines: | Scientific American, The Atlantic, and Kitesurfing |
| Goals, Hopes, Fantasies, Fears? | More time on the water. Gain experience with longer passages, navigation, sail handling, route selection, weather fax, open water communications, timing reef crossings, anchoring, etc. And, of course as much (kite) surfing, getting wet, as my body can take. |
| Skills: | Own a small high tech business. Gybe a windsurfer. Deeksha giver. |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones |
| Best advice I ever received: | Open more |
Martin Jackson
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Martin and Lena, #22 Tuamotos May 2008
Where I live: |
Singapore |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Finance- Metals Trading |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Three words that best describe me: | Adventurous, Inquisitive, Risk-taking |
| Goals, Hopes, Fantasies, Fears? | I still can't believe my luck in finding this... i can't think of anything more perfect
for me. I love to sail, I love to explore, I love to kitesurf, surf, dive... And this trip
offers them all in one package, with the added kicker of going to places you simply couldn't
practically go to on your own.. I'm just psyched at the prospect of being able to sign up. Expectations - mind blowing 2 weeks vacation per year Goals - improve my kiting and come back refreshed. Hopes - 20 knot winds every day, blue skies, 2 single swedish girls in the next cabin. Fantasies - see previous section \'Hopes\' Fears - breaking my leg the week before I am due to fly out to join the Odyssey |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones |
| Best advice I ever received: | Knowledge is power |
Denise Lund
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| Where I Live: |
Australia |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Doctor |
| Languages: | English, some French |
| Three favorite mags: | Kiteboarding, Conde Naste Traveler, Multihull magazine |
| Three words that best describe me: | Energetic, hyper, organized |
| Travel Experience: | Love travelling! Favorite holidays are ones which include a mixture of adventure, usually involving a sporting activity, as well as leisure. |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | To have a mixture of adventure, relaxation, physical activity, exploring places I haven't been before and meeting new like minded people. |
| Best advice I've received: | Buy AXO!!! (and then put an extra zero on the order by mistake!) |
Bruce Marks
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Bruce kiting Micronesia, 2009
| Where I live: |
Perth, Australia |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 5 Adventure, 3 Epic |
| Occupation: | Anaesthetist |
| Languages: | English |
| Skills: | I have kited for 7 years, everything from tricks on the flat, open ocean trips, massive down winders, big surf. As an ex boat owner I am handy about a yacht and wise enough to never own one alone (again). |
| Beatles or Stones? | Beatles |
| Goals, hopes, fantasies and fears: |
I will be spending two and a half months (at least) aboard
each year, hopefully as extended trips. I have learned that it is NOW
time to do the things I have always dreamed about ...... one day I'll
do ........ . When this 5 year adventure kicks off I will be 45, when
it finishes I'll be 50. If that last number scares any of you reading
this, then perhaps you should seriously consider buying more shares. So I'm looking forward to spending time with like minded people and leaving my conventional life behind. I'm in for the off shore passages, the quiet times at anchor, pushing my aching body to the limit kiting places that were never meant to be kited. I want to eat fish and Gav's granola everyday. And Jody's rhubarb crumble ....... I also know that this trip will reshape the rest of my life when not aboard. I have had to free myself up from certain routine constraints, and this will allow me to travel more, be more healthy, work much less but enjoy it more. |
| Best advice I've ever received: | Life is not a dress rehearsal |
Shane Patton
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Shane getting a taste for dinner in the San Blas
| Where I live: |
Seattle, USA |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | Yes |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Technology Architect |
| Languages: | English, limited Russian |
| Three words that best describe me: | Hard working, dedicated, helpful. |
| Goals, Hopes, Fears, Fantasies: | My expectations are that it would be an incredible adventure - with lots of new experiences and challenges. A mix of people that all share a love of kiteboarding and adventure with different personalities that would be fun to get to know. Hard work everyday with plenty of play mixed in. Goals: to challenge myself, learn more about sailing and other activities, see incredible new sights. Fantasy - kiteboarding in the most beautiful place on earth with perfect wind & water & with a great bunch of people. Fears: bad weather; evil sea creatures; too-stormy seas; modern-day pirates (?). |
| Unique Skills: | Not sure I have anything unique in terms of skills that would be useful in a sailing adventure. What I can bring, though, is an eagerness to learn, a hard work ethic, and a willingness to be helpful in any way. |
| Beatles or Stones: | Beatles |
| Three favorite magazines: | Kiteboarding mags, Make (a techno-geeky do-it-yourself quarterly), and the Wall Street Journal |
| Best Advice I've ever received: | You can do anything you put your mind to...and never give up. |
Rawleigh Ralls
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Rawleigh and the gang in Moorea, 2008
| Where I live: |
Boulder, CO |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 3 Epic |
| Occupation: | Investor |
| Languages: | English |
| Expedition/ travel experience: | Kayaking in Nepal, Bhutan, Chile. Hiking Rainier, Kilimanjaro, and several multi or week hikes in Nepal |
| Three words that best describe me: | fun, competitive, adventurous |
| Three favorite magazines: | Bloodhorse (i own racehorses), outside, forbes |
| Beatles or Stones? | Beatles |
| Best advice I ever received: | That time and great memories are the most precious assets |
Bryan Roth
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Bryan preps for a session, trip #31, Maupiti
| Where I Live: |
United States |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | Yes- 3 |
| Shares owned: | 1 Epic |
| Occupation: | Geophysicist |
| Languages: | English |
| Three favorite mags: | Outside, Men's Journal, Wired |
| Three words that best describe me: | Laid back, interested, pleasant |
| Physical Activities: | SUMMER: mtn. bike, road bike, windsurf, kite, stand up paddle - five days a week, love to surf when I get the chance!; WINTER: skate xc ski, downhill ski; snow kiting; gym workouts; six years of martial arts (kung fu, karate); most workouts are 2 hours; do push ups during tv commercials. |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | I'm keen to learn the ropes on a big cat; travel on the open ocean with knowledgeable sailors; kite and SUP at hard to reach but perfect spots. Meeting new friends to share in something we all like to do. The cat is a bit of fantasy after growing up watching Cousteau and later watching Albie Mangles on his worldwide cat adventures. Always wanted to try some free diving for dinner. |
| Best advice I've received: | Be patient. and...Do a good job. (repeated by my Dad a million times) |
Thomas and Adriena Scheuring
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Thomas, Adriena and Clara, Los Aves
Where we live: |
Germany |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | Yes-4 |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Thomas: Business Analyst, Adriena: IT and Exhibition manager |
| Languages: | English, German, Italian, Czech |
| Three words that best describe me: | Thomas: Optimistic, Enjoying Life, Passionate Adriena: persevering, determined, open-minded team-player & dreamer |
| Have you traveled much? | Thomas: my wife and I are travel junkies... plenty of cultural & nature travel, plenty of windsurfaris; recent destinations have been: Caribbean, Chile, Easter Island, Australia, New Zealand, Indo, South Africa, Namibia, Morocco, Baja, Oman, Maui...and Europe
Adriena: Travel addicted since escaping the iron curtain in my youth - I traveled through Europe during my student time, then to windsurf spots together with my husband (Hawaii, Caribbean, South Africa, Australia, Indo) plus a lot of travel to Asia on my own: Tibet, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, China. |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones |
| One achievement I am most proud of: | Thomas: I am proud of the four wonderful kids we have - and a little bit also of the fact that we, despite of the family obligations, managed to include some adventures in our life |
| Best advice I've received: | Adriena: Life is far too important to be taken seriously Thomas: Don't drink bad wine- life is too short! |
| Anything else?: | Being part of this unique adventure would be a dream come true! |
Volker Schmidt
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Volker bringing in dinner, Pohnpei Epic, March 2009
| Where I live: |
Ismaning, Germany |
| Married: | Yes |
| Kids: | Yes- 2 |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Investment Manager |
| Languages: | German, English |
| Expedition/ travel experience: | Travelled to 50+ countries including six month around the world (Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands, French Polynesia California), other trips include US and Mexico (bought a Camper van to live in), some solid time in Australia, Indonesia and Thailand etc. Those were mostly backpacking trips. The last 8 years summer vacation were mostly wind and kitesurf trips. |
| Three words that best describe me: | Curiosity, Intensity, Tolerance |
| Three favorite magazines: | Abenteuer & Reisen (Adventure & Travel) GEO (a bit similar to National Geographics) Kite magazines |
| Unique skills: | can spin anything remotely looking like a plate on my fingers (semiprofessional frisbee player) |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones |
| Best advice I ever received: | can't get enough good advice. Favourites are: Your work will not dissappear when you show your son a rainbow, but the rainbow will not wait until the work is done (John Lennon) If you can't sing sing loud (Forest Gump) If everything is under control you are moving too slow (Mario Andretti) |
Gavin Simpson
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Gavin in the San Blas, Trip #15
| Where I Live: |
London |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Investment Manager |
| Languages: | English badly... |
| How I handle group conflict and an example: | I murder all who disagree....can't talk about it at the moment with the pending investigation |
| How much time off I get a year: | I can take any day off ending in "y".....although....... if you are one of my investors and you are reading this.......I take 2 weeks a year!!! and occasionally I take a Saturday or a Sunday off. |
| Physical Activities: | Running twice a week, yoga twice a week and I regularly travel to do sport eg snowboarding, kitesurfing, wakeboarding etc. |
| Best advice I've received: | Cottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie, A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly. Ask me a riddle and I reply Cottleston Cottleston Cottleston Pie. |
Martin Stockl
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Martin, chilling trip #12 Los Aves
Where I'm from: |
Czech Republic |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 1/2 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Mortgage Consultant |
| Languages: | English, Czech, some Portuguese |
| Three favorite mags: | Kiting magazine, Playboy, and something I can learn from. Like an investment magazine. |
| One achievement I am proud of: | Against the odds I am a self made man. |
| Activities I want to do on The Best Odyssey: | Kite, Kite, Kite, snorkel, dive, spear fish....and some time on a nice beach would be nice too! |
| Goals, hopes, fears and fantasies: | My expectations and hopes are to see what I have not seen before. To kite in unspoiled waters that are warm and clear. Take my kiting to another level. Learn more tricks and get great at wave riding. |
| Best advice I've received: | Work hard and play hard |
Cory Wadsworth
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Cory, trip #2 St Lucia
| Where I live: |
Saratoga Springs, Utah |
| Married: | Yes- to Patrece Wadsworth |
| Kids: | Yes- 3 |
| Shares owned: | 3 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Languages: | English |
| Goals, Hopes, Fantasies, Fears: | Good times, casual atmosphere, good kiting, some killer places to see and explore, and whatever else comes along. |
| Activities I'm psyched to do on the expedition: | Love to learn to surf, certified in scuba but new too it, absolutely love to kiteboard want to do more of it in the waves. Would love to learn more about sailing. What you guys are doing is my dream vacation. |
| Skills: | Love to build homes and create people dream homes. |
| One achievement I'm most proud of: | My three daughters, they keep me in check! |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones |
Patrece Wadsworth
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Patrece, Trip #2 St Lucia
| Where I live: |
Saratoga Springs, Utah |
| Married: | Yes- to Cory Wadsworth |
| Kids: | Yes- 3 |
| Shares owned: | 3 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Mortgage Broker |
| Languages: | English |
| Physical activities: | Wakeboarding, Snow Skiing chasing kids! |
| Three words that best describe me: | Outgoing, Fun, Kind |
| Best advice I've received: | There is a time and a season for everything. |
| Beatles or Stones? | Stones |
Scott Wisenbaker
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Scott, first Epic in the Grenadines
| Where I live: |
New York, NY |
| Married: | No |
| Kids: | No |
| Shares owned: | 3 Epic, 3 Adventure |
| Occupation: | Trader |
| Languages: | English, some Spanish |
| Travel experience: | Good number of trips over the last few years - kite/surf trips include San Carlos, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Columbia River Gorge, SPI, Florida. Trip to the Maldives coming up in October. Also travel frequently for business - Europe/Asia/US |
| Three words that best describe me: | driven, competitive, relaxed |
| Physical activities: | Over the last 6 months I have been training for an Ironman, so have been biking/swimming/running 12-16hrs per week. When I am not training, I typically ride my bike 4-6 days per week and kite, surf, and wakeboard as conditions (and my work) allow. |
| What I do in my spare time: | Race bikes/triathlons, kite, surf, wakeboard, snowboard, ski, relax |
| Beatles or Stones? | Beatles/Stones?- Beastie Boys! |
| Best advice I've ever received: | Figure out what you want to do and commit to doing it well. |
