Ryland Blakeney

Age: 28

Local spot: Scarborough Beach, West Oz

Year kiting: 9

Style: Un-strapped and Un-hooked, the only way to ride!

Favorite destinations: Exploring new spots and chasing swells – Namotu Island, Fiji.

Goals: To keep kiting and riding new spots and chase some slabs. And to help push the sport along the way and have fun kiting with friends!

Other interests: Surfing & towing.

Sponsors: BWS, Dakine, JEEP and Future fins

Website: www.rylandblakeney.com

Ryland Blakeney has been around from the very beginning, he has always been at the forefront of Australian kiteboarding, but once he picked up his surfboard a few years back, that’s when he put himself on the map globally. He is the riders rider, who just loves kiting and charging anything he can whip himself into.