From Kite Instructor to Kite LEGEND | Fight for Flight S1 E3 | Kitesurfing Docuseries

How did Giel Vlugt go from full-time kite instructor to full-time innovator overnight? Take a look behind the scenes and hear what goes on in the mind of one of kitesurfing's most competitive athletes.
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Thank you to Makani Beach Club and Core Kiteboarding for believing in BAKL’s vision for this sport and making this production possible!
Production:
Thank you to our fantastic production team for pulling off this project. Special mention must be given to Michal Jagniatkowski from Nonoise Media for his fantastic editing, film work, and huge back-catalog from years of working with The Big Air Kite League.
We would love to hear from you! Please email Mike at [e-mail] if you'd like to get in touch.
CREDITS:
Directed by: Nadia Negm and Michael Mac Donald
Produced by: The Big Air Kite League, Michael Mac Donald
Director of photography: Nonoise Media
Editor: Nonoise Media
Assistant Editor: Matthew Bosworth Smith
Colour grading: Nonoise Media
Score: Nonoise Media
Sound: Paperklip
Production designer: Jasmine Cho
Interviews: Nadia Negm
Motion graphics: fullhd.co.za
Thank you to Michi's kite repairs
Starring:
Adrian Kerr
Andrea Principi
Angely Bouillot
Beto Gomez
Cohan van Dijk
Evan Klijn
Giel Vlugt
Hannah Whiteley
Janek Grzegorzewski
Jasmine Cho
Jett Bradshaw
Johanna Disdier
Lewis Crathern
Liam Whaley
Lorenzo Casati
Luca Ceruti
Marc Jacobs
Mikaili Sol
Michael Mac Donald
Nathalie Lambrecht
Nick Jacobsen
Oswald Smith
Pippa van Iersel
Ruben Lenten
Stig Hoefnagel
Zara Hoogenraad
Additional riding footage provided by:
Andy Troy
Colin Colin Carroll
Core Kiteboarding
Evan Klijn
Hannah Whiteley
Janek Grzegorzewski
Jett Bradshaw
Julien Leleu
Kyle Cabano
Lewis Crathern
Lorenzo Casati
Luca Ceruti
Marc Jacobs
Mikail Sol
Mystic
Nathalie Lambrecht
Pippa Van Iersel
Ruben Lenten
Stig Hoefnagel
Tom Seager
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[@Surf_Life]

What a great dude!🤩 Giel, your story is awesome and we all love you 🤙🏾😁

[@miguelrothes7]

Got the chance to meet this legend during the Kitemag Clinics in tarifa.. really the fastest progfression week of my life so far!

[@thebreak247]

Wow, mind blown again! Releasing the whole series at once like Netflix! What an epic contribution to the sport yet again by BAKL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bigairkiteleague]

Thank you Scott!!!

[@KitesurfingOfficial]

Legends 🔥⚡️

[@clouclouc]

Double G. Big balls 👌

[@Frank_White-KoNY]

I’m here for the next generation. I’ve had this feeling in my dreams my whole life. Only lucid dreams I’ve ever had. My greatest fears are heights and water I can’t see the bottom. This is my calling.

[@HRe956]

Crazy good 💪💪 . Movie and all protagonists of this movie, especially Giel 😎

[@bigairkiteleague]

Thank you! Yeah Giel is the man!

[@Jochumvideos]

Wow, this documentary soared higher than a kite on a windy day! 🪁 The camera shots were so stunning, I almost felt the sea spray on my face. Big thanks to the team for crafting such an in-depth and beautiful series. It's clear you poured your heart and soul into this, just like I pour sunscreen before hitting the beach for kitesurfing! Keep up the fantastic work, can't wait for more! 🌊🏄‍♂️ #BigAirBigLove

[@bigairkiteleague]

Thank you for the wonderful feedback Jochum 🙌❤️

[@raulh7814]

Love this series!!!

[@jeffg.1471]

Absolute legend and nicest guy in a sport full with great guys/gals!

[@kst157]

Brilliant! Top notch interviews & filming, superb. 👍

[@bigairkiteleague]

Thanks so much! 🙏 🙌

[@roaldarts7641]

Awesome!

[@marcinmdk6084]

EPIC!

[@MatDGVLL]

🔥🔥🔥

[@kurtsander2999]

10/10

[@fleurhamoir4443]

What's up with the David Attenbrough voice ? :d

[@scratch009]

AI? Not sure :) but cool series 🤘

[@phillarcher8104]

nice one guys;p

[@johnble1082]

just watched Lorenzo doing triple, spider, snake loops.... this video seems outdated already.. 😮😮😮