Age: 24
Country: South Africa
Specialty: Big Air
Facebook: Stuart Downey Kiteboarding
Instagram: @stuart_downey
Twitter: @stuzza2009
Current Residence: Durban, South Africa
Home spot: In Cape Town: Kitebeach, Tableview, and Macassar. In Durban: Umdloti Corner
Currently riding: Dash, Torch, Pivot and Stomp 138 with Apex Bindings
Other Sponsors: Thule
Hobbies: Kiting
How did you get into Kiting? Through my father, he was the Wipika importer for South Africa so I had been flying kites from a very young age, I got on the board when I was just 7 years old and was immediately hooked. I kited a lot in my early years and even competed in a KPWT tour stop in Durban when I was just 8 years old.
What’s the one thing you can’t live without? My sunglasses
What’s in your backpack when traveling? Laptop, sunglasses, GoPro, magazines
Favorite Movie? Pineapple Express
Top five songs on your latest playlist? Machine Gun Funk, What a Job, Surviving the times, Electric Relaxation, It Ain’t hard to tell
Favorite post session beverage? Coke or a Beer
Favorite post session food? Steers
You’re planning your dream trip, where are you going and who’s coming with? To Taiba, Brazil to ride the lagoons with Keegan Lester
Favorite thing to do when not you’re not kiting, SUPing or windsurfing? Hanging with my friends in Durban or listening to music
What, in your opinion, has been your greatest accomplishment? Making it into King of the Air 2014 and being happy with my riding in the event.
What’s your favorite quote or saying? There’s no shortcut to any place worth going.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? To fly