Kitesurfing for people with disabilities
I’ve asked a few expert sitkiters how suitable are our kitesurfing cruises for a disabled kiter: here below you can find their opinion.
Fernando Fernandes, cabrinha pro rider, after a short brainstorming confirmed that the stairs are the only problem, but with a bit of help carrying a sit kiter up and down (5/6 times per day I would say), it should work. Our cabins are all in the main deck, so that is practical: it means that the sit kiter would need to go to the lower deck just to get ready for kiting…
I’ve had recently a quick call with
Willem from the Willem Hooft Foundation, about the possibility of testing our kite cruises with an extended groups of sit kiters. Here is what we discussed:
- Possibility of organizing a small kite cruise camp for sit kiters (not more than 6, for logistic reasons, cause it’s best to keep the sit kiters on our upper deck).
- Willem Will come and test our kite cruises anytime this year, to check how doable it is.
I will keep you updated if this kind of project will work out. We brainstormed a little and we think that is doable, and my feeling is that it is actually very doable.