Qualification

Member since
29 October, 2014
Qualifications
Assistant Instructor 3 Days
Instructor Level 1
Additional Qualifications
Instructor Level 1 Candidate
Assistant Candidate
Teaching to Students with Health Conditions
Boat Handling Quiz
Head Instructor Exam
Teaching to Children
Stretching for Kiters
Right of Way
Level Check for Kiters
Self-Landing
What Went Wrong Here?
Equipment
296902
International Kiteboarding Signs
Points of Sail Terminology
Wind Window Presentation and Terminology
Self Rescue and Pack Down
Induced Wind, Apparent Wind and their Influences on the Wind Window
Control Bar Safety Systems
Trim Adjustment
The Length of the Lines
Bar Adjustments
Aspect Ratio (AR)
Basics Principles of Aerodynamics
Weather and Tide
Instructor Level 3

Job History

School nameStart dateEnd date
BLOWKitesurfschool07-05-201910-04-2021
Kiteboarding Bonaire02/05/2019Till date

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Logan Walters Walters
Reviewed 25 Dec 2022
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Guusje Willemse
Reviewed 15 Aug 2022
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Fleur verhoeff
Reviewed 08 Jun 2022
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Esther van Maanen
Aerdenhout, Netherlands
Reviewed 08 Jun 2022
Ryan is a fantastic instructor! thanks so much Ryan
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Francis Beukeveld
Reviewed 07 Apr 2022
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Julia Hoekstra
Reviewed 09 Mar 2022
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Tom oldenburg
Reviewed 12 Dec 2021
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Jeroen oldenburg
Reviewed 07 Dec 2021
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Ruben Oldenburg
Reviewed 07 Dec 2021
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Kristina Bazovska
Reviewed 07 Nov 2021
Ryan is great!
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noor van rooyen
Reviewed 07 Aug 2021
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Robert Goo
Takoma Park, United States
Reviewed 24 Jul 2021
Bonaire Kiteboarding We had a great experience with Ryan Augusta who gave us rising tips and worked with us in land first to help us dial in our stances and body positioning including learning back on the harness. We.did some dry land exercises flying the kite with the board on our feet in a stationary position. In the water he gave me.some.ptactice body dragging fist but my daughter went straight to the board. Ryan was patient and helped my daughter better control her speed. In the 3 hours we were both able to go up and downwind. The outfit has good kites slingshot SSTs and new harnesses and boards although I didn't care for the soft leg looped harness since we are used to hard shell Ride Engines. All.in all it was a great lesson thanks to Ryan and we didn't end up in Klrine Bonaire.
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Jan Haakma JanH
Hurdegaryp , Netherlands
Reviewed 23 Jul 2021
Learning with Ryan of Kiteboarding Bonaire I had two more than great kitesurfing lessons with Ryan. He is a real hands-on instructor, very clear in his instructions and he works hard to get YOU become a better kitesurfer. If you are serious about improving your kite skills, I can truly recommend you to take lessons with Ryan at Kiteboarding Bonaire.
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Vivian margarita van Tol Vivian
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 16 Jul 2021
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Sam Theunissen
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Reviewed 04 Jul 2021
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Fabian
Reviewed 02 Jul 2021
Ryan teacher Very good instructor! I enjoyed very much
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mark addison mcdaniei
Reviewed 30 Jun 2021
Great venue and instruction I had a great experience and was well satisfied with the facilities instruction support and venue
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Annemijn Bik
Reviewed 30 Jun 2021
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Wilmijn Deiman
Reviewed 19 May 2021
Great first impression of kitesurfing Had a great time in Bonaire with nice instructeurs with passion for kitesurfing. They let me feel comfortable on the board and with the kite.
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Julian Willemse
Reviewed 18 May 2021
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Juliane Endeman
Reviewed 13 May 2021
fantastisch leuk veel geleerd na 4 kite lessen maar ook echt gelachen! Lessen zijn van goede kwaliteit en de instructeurs zijn heel lekker relaxed en aardig! Er hangt een heerlijke sfeer op de kite school
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Babette Visser
Reviewed 13 May 2021
Super! Ik heb in totaal 4 lessen gehad en elke les kreeg ik een andere instructeur waardoor ik veel mensen van IKO heb leren kennen. Iedereen is super aardig en relaxed. De lessen waren ook goed te volgen en ik heb veel geleerd. Ik had het erg naar mijn zin!
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Reggie Detering
Haarlem, Netherlands
Reviewed 12 May 2021
Awesome instructor Ryan was my instructor for the full 12 hours and he learned me everything! He was very clear in his explanation and I trusted him. Couldn't have wished for a better instructor than him!
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Dirk Fabels
Bussum, Netherlands
Reviewed 12 May 2021
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Dirk Fabels
Bussum, Netherlands
Reviewed 10 May 2021
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Tess van den Bichelaer
Bloemendaal , Netherlands
Reviewed 03 May 2021
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Lars van der Goes
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 29 Apr 2021
Very good I’ve learned a lot!
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Lianne van de Meulenhof
Reviewed 21 Apr 2021
Best kite school!!
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Brian battah
Reviewed 31 Mar 2021
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Fari Baravordeh
Reviewed 17 Mar 2021
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Tommy van Riesen
Reviewed 27 Feb 2021
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Loes Thieme
Netherlands
Reviewed 25 Feb 2021
Top kiteschool Up to date information day before, clear instructions relaxed and positive approach.
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Madelief Thieme
Reviewed 20 Feb 2021
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Arris Kraal
Reviewed 10 Feb 2021
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Andy Zurhaar
Bergen, Netherlands
Reviewed 02 Feb 2021
Kiteboarding Bonaire Kiteboarding Bonaire is an excellent school for kitesurfing. My teacher was Ryan, who is calm, relaxed, focussed on safety and teaching very well! He sees the mistakes you make and points it out clearly and in a pleasant way. The best!!
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Roos Wensveen Wensveen
Bergen nh, Netherlands
Reviewed 29 Jan 2021
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Niels kleeven
Kralendijk, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 24 Jan 2021
very good experience Ryan was a good instructor for me. He explains everything well and calmly, in 3x3 hours he taught me to kite board independently. After the lessons I started kite independently, here too he and the school provides good service when renting gear and helping to build the kite. The location on the beach is perfect, the large bus shields the wind, there are lounge chairs and sofas everywhere. I will recommend everyone to take kite lessons here on Bonaire at the blue bus even though there is no difference with the other kite schools here on the island, they all work together to create a fun kite experience for everyone.
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Robin Jenny Heinemans
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Reviewed 12 Jan 2021
Learning with a smile Learning and having fun at the same time is something what kiteboarding bonaire really combines. I enjoyed the course a lot and will be going back there for sure!
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Jacky Janique Hoogendoorn
Reviewed 09 Jan 2021
Ryan is the best!
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Helena Jelsma
Reviewed 07 Jan 2021
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Sheela voerman voerman
amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 04 Jan 2021
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Jason de Lange
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 31 Dec 2020
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Kevin van der Hoek
Reviewed 25 Dec 2020
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Leen Nugteren
Reviewed 14 Dec 2020
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Bram Vreeswijk
Bussum, Netherlands
Reviewed 11 Dec 2020
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Renske Douma
Reviewed 25 Nov 2020
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Miriam Buise
Reviewed 15 Nov 2020
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Lisette Scheffers-Koning
Reviewed 04 Nov 2020
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Bart Scheffers
Reviewed 23 Oct 2020
Awesome My first kite lessons and they were awesome. The location was perfect, the school was nice and the teacher was awesome. If you want to learn kitesurf and you’re on Bonaire, Go for it!! See you on the water ;-)
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Denny Jansen
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Reviewed 10 Sep 2020
Recommended I had a great experience as a beginner. Teacher Ryan took his time and had a lot of patient to teach me well.
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Dominique tielenius kruythoff
Reviewed 07 Aug 2020
Best kite school ever I loved to learn kiting with Ryan, he taught me a lot and always thought about my safety. Everyone was really nice and they had a nice vibe.
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Dominique tielenius kruythoff
Reviewed 07 Aug 2020
Best kite school ever I loved to learn kiting with Ryan, he taught me a lot and always thought about my safety. Everyone was really nice and they had a nice vibe.
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Jerod Collins
Reviewed 22 May 2020
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Adina Voiculescu
Kingston, United States
Reviewed 18 Mar 2020
Awsome instructor School was fantastic, really easy to work with and helped adjust my schedule as needed. Everybody was warm, engaging and made me feel accepted, even though i was obviously a novice and not "yet" the cool girl mastering the kite and making crazy jumps. Ryan was one of the sweetest and most competent instructors of sports I ever had. By the third session I was out and riding (at least a bit:-)). Ryan gave me the necessary confidence that helped me learn and his instructions and words of encouragement remain in my head way past the time of the lesson itself. I am so thankful.
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Cristina Caramello
Reviewed 05 Mar 2020
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Jaimy Abdul
Reviewed 04 Mar 2020
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Roy Kooloos Koolloos
Bussum, Netherlands
Reviewed 04 Mar 2020
Perfect professional experience Relaxt easy going place. Good vibes! Really professional totally got my confidence back
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Tom Davis
Ottawa, Canada
Reviewed 22 Feb 2020
Kiteboarding Bonaire Very good and straightforward instruction for consistent starting, upwind riding, and simple transition.
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Josselin Hoogeveen
Noordwijk, Netherlands
Reviewed 15 Feb 2020
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Roel Hondema
Reviewed 13 Feb 2020
Good teaching. Good advice on weather conditions for lessons. Flexible towards planning wishes of student
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Edwin nieuwenhuis
Reviewed 01 Feb 2020
Kite course It was great
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Fred koeling
Reviewed 22 Jan 2020
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Adalberto Villarroel
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 19 Jan 2020
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Julia Baum
Vancouver, Canada
Reviewed 11 Jan 2020
Kiteboarding Bonaire I had a wonderful set of lessons with Ryan from Kiteboarding Bonaire.
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Jonathan de lange
Reviewed 02 Jan 2020
Refreshment lesson During my visit in bonair I already knew how to kite, but it was a long time ago I last practiced it. So I wantend an refreshment lesson, this went very well and he even tought my how to do a transit. Happy to have taken this lesson
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Marco Haarsma
Reviewed 16 Dec 2019
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Brian Quirk
Seattle, United States
Reviewed 28 Nov 2019
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Vera Meijvogel
Reviewed 26 Oct 2019
Getting there step by step! I already had some experience with kiteboarding before coming to Kiteboarding Bonaire for some extra classes. Ryan explained everything really clearly step by step instead of sending you information in one big flow. He really helped me getting better on my technique!
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P.J. Wal
's-Gravenhage, Netherlands
Reviewed 16 Oct 2019
Fantastic experience once again!! A few months after my first kite lessons I had the opportunity to visit Bonaire again and have additional lessons. Like last time this was again a great experience. This time my instructor was Ryan, who helped me in one lesson to make good progress and getting to the next level of kite surfing. His tips and tricks helped me to further develop my skills. Unfortunately the other planned lessons got cancelled due to lack of wind - it is good to know that the kite school really looked at wind required for my level of kite surfing and decided it was better to skip the session. I am already looking forward to the next lessons in Feb 2020.
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Sabrina Kiefer
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 19 Sep 2019
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Silko Katsma
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 19 Sep 2019
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Adalberto Villarroel
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 15 Sep 2019
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Bram van der feen
Reviewed 11 Sep 2019
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Robert reindsen Reindsen
Kralendijk, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 03 Sep 2019
Great way of teaching! Thanks Ryan
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Marc de Kanter
Newburyport, United States
Reviewed 02 Sep 2019
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Susanne Nielsen
Reviewed 28 Aug 2019
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Hein Sassen
Kralendijk, Netherlands Antilles
Reviewed 24 Aug 2019
Learning in paradise After struggling for two years, I'm flying! Thanks to Chris and Ryan Im riding the waves of the Caribbean. Thx guys and thanks to Kiteboarding Bonaire, the best place to learn kiteboarding.
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carla orellana
brooklyn, United States
Reviewed 21 Aug 2019
I love the complete kite team
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Viña Williams
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 21 Aug 2019
Ryan the kite whisperer Ryan was a delight, very laid back and effective approach, so nice to finally get riding. Icing on the cake were the dolphins alongside the boat coming back in.
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David williams
Reviewed 21 Aug 2019
Great first time experience First lesson and really enjoyed it. Beautiful conditions and more importantly a great instructor. Loads of patience, great temperament and fun all around. Definitely to be recommended.
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Jaap Blijleven
Reviewed 21 Aug 2019
Excellent training at kiteboarding bonaire I really enjoyed getting lessons. Ryan is giving possitive instruction with good tips. I also like the presence of the boat. When you crash you dont loose a lot of time before you can get going again. Looking forward to the next lesson!
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Beau van Trojen Beau
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 17 Aug 2019
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Derese Dorine
Reviewed 16 Aug 2019
Super experience!
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Jente Constandse
Reviewed 15 Aug 2019
Nice instructors and you learn fast
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lorien Van der wal
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 12 Aug 2019
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Kees Kruythoff
Reviewed 10 Aug 2019
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Jaap Postma
Haarlem, Netherlands
Reviewed 07 Aug 2019
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Jaap Postma
Haarlem, Netherlands
Reviewed 07 Aug 2019
Excellent
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Puck Kruythoff Kruythoff
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Reviewed 06 Aug 2019
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Frederik Fleck
Berlin, Germany
Reviewed 05 Aug 2019
Great for learning to kite Ryan has been a fantastic instructor. Right mix of encouragement and pushing you to the next level. The school was very relaxed and everybody very helpful.
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eva van der wal
Reviewed 31 Jul 2019
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lorien Van der wal
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 31 Jul 2019
Super interessante les gehad vandaag, veel nieuwe dingen geleerd en alles duidelijk uitgelegd. Ik ga zeker door met kiten want het was een super leuke ervaring!
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Lee-andra Daal
Bonaire, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 26 Jul 2019
Best Instructor Best instructor !
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Nicolas Merz
Reviewed 26 Jul 2019
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Merel van Gijzen
Netherlands
Reviewed 22 Jul 2019
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Dean Gummels
Reviewed 22 Jul 2019
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Francesco
Reviewed 18 Jul 2019
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Nicolas Merz
Reviewed 18 Jul 2019
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Steffen Merz
Zürich, Switzerland
Reviewed 17 Jul 2019
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Dean Gummels
Reviewed 16 Jul 2019
Nice experience Great experience with a great instructor. Glad to go nack tomorrow
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koen Barbiers Barbiers
Reviewed 14 Jul 2019
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Tim Vischjager
Reviewed 12 Jul 2019
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Joost Bruijn
Alkmaar , Netherlands
Reviewed 09 Jul 2019
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Jaimy Abdul
Reviewed 24 Jun 2019
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Jacoline Timmer
Netherlands
Reviewed 17 Jun 2019
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Tim Vischjager
Reviewed 17 Jun 2019
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Jacoline Timmer
Netherlands
Reviewed 16 Jun 2019
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jursten trinidad
Reviewed 16 Jun 2019
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Mees De Vries
Reviewed 11 Jun 2019
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Luis Fonseca Barnola
Kralendijk, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 10 Jun 2019
Learning Kiteboarding with real professionals Fron day one I knew I was in good hands. The training facility, gear, staff and location were Top notch. Ryan is an outstanding instructor, very patient and extremely professional, I would not hesitate to recommend him to enyone willing to learn or for improving Kiteboarding skills.
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Milton Gordillo Lizcano
Kralendijk , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Reviewed 07 Jun 2019
first course but not the last This first training gave me much more desire to continue doing the sport
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Carolina Coffie
Reviewed 07 Jun 2019
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Jeferson Caridad
Reviewed 06 Jun 2019
Buen instructivo Ryan es un buen instructor, da buenos tips
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Olivier Gorter
Bussum, Netherlands
Reviewed 03 Jun 2019
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Jade Cardenas
Kralendijk , Netherlands Antilles
Reviewed 02 Jun 2019
Excelente profesor muchas gracias por tu tiempo, dedicación, entusiasmo.. GRACIAS POR TODO.
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Jaimy Abdul
Reviewed 31 May 2019
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Vicky Pham
Reviewed 30 May 2019
Kiteboarding Bonaire: perfect place to start kiteboarding! Already had 3 lessons (here as well) last year and they tailored the extra 3 lessons to what I needed. Felt like a professional and personal approach. Hardest part was getting in the boat, maybe investing in boat stairs would be a great way to dot all the i's.
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Don van Eerde Don
Reviewed 24 May 2019
Very good The lessons were very good and everything was clear. The best teacher you can have!
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William R Mayfield
Smyrna, United States
Reviewed 21 May 2019
Bonaire: the island of endless summer! I am an experienced water skier and wake surfer. The transition from skiing to kiteboarding is challenging, and exciting. Ryan is extremely patient, extremely safe, and a pleasure to be around. The staff were extremely accommodating to some specific scheduling challenges I had. It was overall an excellent experience, and I want to pursue kitesurfing more!
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Thomas Schuermann
Zurich, Switzerland
Reviewed 16 May 2019
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