Aurelia Herpin Kitesurfer blog (aurelia-herpin)

LATEST NEWS

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:49:00 +0100

My website as a photographer is now online: http://www.aureliaherpin.net. Check it out !!

I have started photography at the end of last year, and yes, i am getting more and more involved in this activity. My speciality is of course kite and windsurf photography, which is for me a way of mixing sport and visual arts.

I have been pretty busy these last months. Still kiting, especially in the waves. I went to Essaouira in Morocco in august fro the Kpwt step, and yes, we got some good clean waves. I always enjoy this spot called Moulay nearby Essaouira.

In Tarifa these days we have been having some nice waves, with poniente, so that was good to surf here again, because the summer was mainly flat.

Kpwt New Caledonia contest

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:07:00 +0100

New Caledonia: sunshine, nice temperature, constant and strong wind for my JN Easy Rider 7m, flat water, big reef waves, the ideal for freestyle and waveriding kitesurfing. In this paradise island I won the speed crossing event, finished third in the waves category and fourth in freestyle. So for 2006 I am KPWT vice world champion in the waveriding and race speed crossing disciplines. In Ouano, the wave spot, conditions were pretty radical: 2m waves the first day and then 3m the second day...And of course, different sections in which the wave was becoming a nice tube, what a bowl !! We spent a few days on a small wild island located close from the reef in the lagoon, that was a great experience! This photo was taken during the competition in Ouano. Photo: Carlos Delicado

Guincho Kpwt Wave Master

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:37:00 +0200

In Guincho in Portugal we had some awsome conditions...but only the two days just before the event!!! With 2m/2m50 of waves and sideshore wind for 7m kite, we were having a lot of fun in this impressive spot surrounded by massive cliffs. Unfortunately, we had only 1m/1m50 of waves and capricious wind conditions for the competition, anyway, I am quite happy to finish second of this event. Here is a nice photo of the sunset at Guincho.

Viva el speed: speed world champion title at Fuerte

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:49:00 +0200

Well, that is the last step in Fuerteventura of the Speed Pkra Tour 2006 and that is now official: I am speed world champion 2006!!! After a hard week on the spot of Sotavento, with wind between 25 and 40 knots everyday, I am going to celebrate this title in the party tent "la carpa" the whole night...-))Photo: copyright Jerome Taub/Aloha Kite Productions

Moroccan style: news from the Kpwt Essaouira

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:06:00 +0200

I was in Essouira in july for the Kpwt competition, a great spot close from my home in Tarifa. We have got good conditions with wind everyday between 25 and 40 knots, and until 1m50 of waves in Moulay. I was out using my JN Easy Rider kites 7,5m and 5m. We were enjoying life over there with the wild and preserved landscapes of Morocco and its welcoming lifestyle. As for the competition, I am really happy to finish first in the race speed crossing discipline, second in the waves and sixth in freestyle.

Photos: Carlos Delicado

Kpwt Italy competition

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:24:47 +0200

I was in Como Lake in Italy last month for the Kpwt step, a nice week on this lake surronded by the mountains, and of course, pasta and pizzas at the program. I won the Best Trick in gusty cold winds. Photo: Ludovic Franco

Mondial du Vent Leucate

Sun, 07 May 2006 22:55:59 +0200

I have just got first during the Speed Pkra steps in Port St Louis and in Leucate. Since I hace also won Namibia earlier this year, and with the discard system, I am already Speed World Champion for the year 2006!!! -) Here I am on the cool run of Leucate, with the famous cliff of La Franqui in the background...Second day of race, 45 knots of wind, flat water, full speed...

Photo: Julien Taub

Freestyle Video Brazil (Taiba)

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:40:00 +0100

Brasil 2005 short version'
Vidéo envoyée par aherpin

Freestyle in Brazil

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 13:43:45 +0100

Photos: Fabio Arruda

Past results in competition and profile

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:58:12 +0100

Nationality: French

Age: 27

Place of training and residence: Tarifa, Spain

Languages spoken: French, English, Spanish, German.

Other sports practiced: windsurf, snowboard, surf, tennis.

Category Speed:

Ex-Speed World Record Holder with 35,2 knots

Speed World Champion 2006

Result	Competition name	Country	Date

2 nd	Speed PKRA Fuerte	Spain	2006
1 st	Speed PKRA Leucate	France	2006
1 st	Speed PKRA Port St Louis	France	2006
1 st	Speed PKRA Walvis Bay	Namibia	2005
1 st	Speed PKRA Fuerte	Spain	2005
1 st	Speed PKRA Fuerte	Spain	2004

Category Freestyle:

French Champion 2004

Result	Competition name	Country	Date

4 th	KPWT Noumea	New Caledonia	2006
6 th	KPWT Essaouira	Morocco	2006
1 st	Best Trick KPWT Como	Italy	2006
1 st	Tarifa Kite Masters	Spain	2005
3 rd	Bet and Win Tarifa	Spain	2005
3 rd	French Championships	France	2005
4 th	Mondial du Vent	France	2005
7 th	PKRA overall ranking		2005
1 st	French Championships	France	2004
10 th	PKRA overall ranking		2004
2 nd	French Championships	France	2003
5 th	PKRA Fehmarn	Germany	2003

Category Waveriding:

Wave Vice World Champion 2006

Result	Competition name	Country	Date

3 rd	KPWT Noumea	New Caledonia	2006
2 nd	KPWT Guincho	Portugal	2006
2 nd	KPWT Essaouira	Morocco	2006
4 th	PKRA Ceara	Brazil	2005

Category Race Speed Crossing:

Race Speed Crossing Vice World Champion 2006