The Luke McGillewie Story

Rider  profile    Name:  Luke  McGillewie  

Date  of  birth:  25-­‐12-­‐1994  

Sport:  Kite  surfing  

Hobbies:  Surfing,  Skateboarding,  wakeboarding  and,  stand  up  paddle  boarding  

KITESURFING  IS  THE  FASTEST  GROWING  SPORT  IN  THE  WORLD:  I  plan  to  push  kite  surfing  to  the  next  level  

Hometown:  Cape  Town  

Email:  kiteluke@gmail.com    

Sponsors  to  date:  RRD,Kustom  shoes,  slorx  sun  block  and  Cti  

Sports  consultant:  Anthony  Berzack  (M  Sport  Sc)  0833888038  

How  you  will  benefit  from  having  me  represen?ng  your  brand.  

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–  My  plan  as  a  sponsored  kite  surfer  would  be  to  promote  your  brand  as  much  as  I  possibly  could,  because  ul^mately  you  are  the  guys  that  can  help  make  my  dream  to  become  the  best  kite  boarder  around  become  a  reality.    I  plan  on  doing  this  by  entering  as  many  compe^^ons  as  possible,  doing  the  best  I  can  and  delivering  only  the  best  results  with  hard  work  and  dedica^on.    

–  I  plan  on  ge_ng  the  best  publicity  from  these  events  by  doing  as  many  photo  shoots  as  I  can,  in  order  to  get  myself  into  various  newspapers,  magazines,  websites  and  TV  programmes  possible.  

–  I  do  demo's  on  the  beach  and  help  the  newcomers  in  the  sport.  

–  I'm  also  teaching  people  and    becoming  known  as  the  guy  to  ask  for  ^ps.  

–  I  believe  this  sport  has  vast  untapped  media  poten^als,    as  it  is  s^ll  rela^vely  new,  and  aber  only  6  years  it  is  now  the  fastest  growing  extreme  watersport  in  the  world.  This  makes  it  ideal  for  any  company  wan^ng  to  get  associated  with  a  new  exci^ng  sport.  

Achievements  Na^onal  Results  1.  My  first  compe^^on  that  I  entered  in  Langebaan  I  finished  in  2nd    place;  

2.  My  second  compe^^on  also  in  Langebaan  ,  the  Downwind  dash  a  17km  race  I  came  66th  overall  (216  entries)  and  Third  in  the  junior  sec^on;    

3.  My  third  compe^^on  I  finished  First  at  the  Struisbaai  Ki^ng  Fes^val;  

4.  Calypso:  Big  air/best  trick  4th  freestyle  3rd  

5.  Cape  dash:  9th  overall  and  first  for  juniors  12  king  of  the  bay  overall  in  the  men's    

6.  Calypso  2008  I  came  3rd  and  4th  overall  in  the  juniors  

7.  Langabaan  downwind  dash  I  won  the  juniors  and  19th  overall  8.  Doodles  long  ocean  classic  a  came  4th  in  the  mens  pro  wave  (my  heat  was  against  world  number  2  Kevin  

langree  and  former  pkra  rider  Greg  thijesse  

9.  Calypso2  2008  I  came  4th  overall  in  course  racing  and  old  school  in  the  mens  pro  

10.  I  would  be  the  Junior  SA  camp  for  2  years  but  there  isn't  a  SA  tour!  

11.  The  2009  ice  breaker  wakeboarding  comp  (first  ever  wake  board  comp)  I  came  3rd  

12.  SAKT  2009/2010  I  Was  SA  champ  overall  and  1st  in  waves  

13.  SAKT  2010/2011  I  came  3rd  overall  and  s^ll  kept  my  wave  ^tle  

Pictures  of  Luke  

KITEBOARDING

RRD KSB - M (12cm)

CENTER

RRD KSB - M (12cm)

SIDERRD KSB - M (12cm)

SIDE

A totally new program based on a classic pro surfboard shape. The Maquina combines the advantages of a wider tail with a generous rocker and a serious tail kick. The narrow nose helps freedom of radical off the top turns on the heaviest sections. A must for a pro rider.

“Power of Control”

PROGRAM Allround WaveFEATURES Thin profile on the nose with a constant flow towards the tail. The whole board shape resembles”radicality”and super sharp turns

potential. The wide squash tail and a generous rear width allow to ride with your foot further back compared to the salerosa, increasing the potential of sharper and more precise bottom and top turns.

TECHNOLOGY EXCLUSIVE custom made PU/Bamboo/Carbon/polyester resin.A single stringer PU blank is CNC shaped with accuracy and precision. Then a sandwich bamboo layer is vacuum laminated on stepping area with wood fibers going crossways to the stringer length in order to keep maximum flex on the backfoot and creting a solid heel resistant structure. Bottom and deck rear rails carbon stringers to prevent breakage on aerial manouvers, full E-Glass top and bot-tom PRO SURF lamination with top Polyester resins available. The best technology for kite surfboards to date, combining flex, shape accuracy to the millimiter, PRO SURF feeling on the water and easy to repair structure. Does not absorb any water!

6’1’’5’11’’

Model Maquina 5’9’’

Size 5’9”x 18”x 2”

FIN Thruster Set (3x) KSB M future System

Straps 2 x DaKine X-Lace Wave Kite Series/RRD

Maquina 5’9’’

5’9’

Maquina

* For more infos about technical specifications check the relative sheet at the end of the kiteboarding chapter

KITEBOARDING

5’8’’

6’0’’

5’10’’

6’2’’Salerosa V2 5’10’’

All the shapes are based on the previous version. Slightly revised in all details, all the new salerosas are slightly thinner in max thickness and have a slightly thinner nose profile thickness. Some of the concave in the tail area has been reduced in order to maximize tail flex and improve a “direct” contact feeling with your backfoot.

“Full of !avour”

RRD KSB - M (12cm)

CENTER

RRD KSB - M (12cm)

SIDERRD KSB - M (12cm)

SIDE

PROGRAM Onshore WaveFEATURES Fast rocker, wide nose and good amount of outline curve ending into a full size swallow tail is the magic mix of these sticks. Great upwind

to go through the line up and plenty of speed to go trough the mushier sections : a must in the quiver.

TECHNOLOGY EXCLUSIVE custom made PU/Bamboo/Carbon/polyester resin.A single stringer PU blank is CNC shaped with accuracy and precision. Then a sandwich bamboo layer is vacuum laminated on stepping area with wood fibers going crossways to the stringer length in order to keep maximum flex on the backfoot and creting a solid heel resistant structure. Bottom and deck rear rails carbon stringers to prevent breakage on aerial manouvers, full E-Glass top and bottom PRO SURF lamination with top Polyester resins available. The best technology for kite surfboards to date, combining flex, shape accuracy to the millimiter, PRO SURF feeling on the water and easy to repair structure. Does not absorb any water!

Salerosa V2

Model Salerosa V2 - 5’10’’

Size 5’10”x 18 1/4” x 2”

FIN Thruster Set (3x) KSB M future System

Straps 2 x DaKine X-Lace Wave Kite Series/RRD

* For more infos about technical specifications check the relative sheet at the end of the kiteboarding chapter

My  personal  design  produced  by  RRD  

Links  

•  hjp://vimeo.com/26430568  •  hjp://vimeo.com/21080655  •  www.robertoriccidesigns.com  •  hjp://www.kiteontv.com/2011/07/luke-­‐mcgillewie-­‐book-­‐1/  

•  hjp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?lid=10150119682067684&set=a.84339692683.86678.78770427683&type=1&theater    

•  hjp://www.stefanvanderkamp.nl/2011/04/30/that-­‐morning-­‐at-­‐haakgat/