2018 News
Dear Cabrinha Friends and Family,
2018 has arrived with an air of optimism, hope and excitement. I hope you all have had a great time through the holidays, being adventurous or just relaxing with friends and family.
Here at Cabrinha the new year is a time for us to reflect on the past year, and to project our thoughts to the coming season. And what a season it is!
We have a lot of exciting announcements to make throughout the year. All of which are aimed at you... our extended Cabrinha Ohana (family) and valued customers.
From innovative new products to exciting opportunities, 2018 is shaping up to be one of our best years yet.
I would like to take this time to say a sincere thanks to all of you for your continued support, feedback and community. I’d also like to thank the entire Cabrinha design and development team and the worldwide Cabrinha staff for their excellence in bringing us the absolute best products and service in the business.
Many thanks to you all and I wish you wind, waves, peace and happiness in the new year.
All the best,
Pete Carbinha
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE MARKETING TEAM
CABRINHA KITESURFING IS PROUD TO WELCOME JAMES BOULDING TO THE POSITION OF MARKETING MANAGER.
James Boulding brings to the position a wealth of experience from his many years spent in the kite industry. As well as an internationally recognized kitesurfer, he is a talented filmmaker, photographer and has worked as marketing consultant for the Lakes by Yoo.
James keeps a closely monitored pulse of the industry and has a keen understanding of the elements that drive it, including strong relationships with the international kitesurfing media.
In recent years, James has been influential in the shaping of Cabrinha’s identity through his work as the Cabrinha International Team Manager. His fieldwork with our professional athletes has been extraordinary and his skills and hard work has been instrumental in their development.
James can be reached at: james@cabrinhakites.com
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE MARIA FELBER AS OUR MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR BASED IN MAUI, HAWAII.
Maria will join James and the international marketing team in the development and communication of Cabrinha’s worldwide campaigns.
Maria has bridged the distance between Germany and Maui and brings with her extensive talents in marketing and communication. With prior work representing various brands including Ferrero, Volkswagen and Nintendo and her expertise in international marketing, she will be a strong voice for Cabrinha’s technically minded yet culturally relevant campaigns.
Maria can be reached at: maria@cabrinhakites.com
NICCOLO PORCELLA JOINS THE CABRINHA INTERNATIONAL TEAM
NICCOLO PORCELLA JOINS CABRINHA TO EXPAND ON THE COMPANY'S PIONEERING ROOTS AND PHILOSOPHY.
In a world of specialized athletes, Niccolo Porcella stands apart as one of the most unique sportsmen around. As one of the original kitesurfing pioneers, Niccolo was breaking new ground in the sport of kitesurfing from a young age. As Pete Cabrinha recalls, “Niccolo’s talent was clear from the very beginning. Even between the age of 12-14 he was one of the leaders in progressive kiteboarding.
His compact frame lent itself to powerful and tight rotations while translating wakeboarding tricks into what has now become the wake style establishment.”
A string of injuries at a young age forced Niccolo to go underground to physically rehab himself and to refocus his perspective. According to Pete, “Niccolo sought out the right people to help him return back to form. When he did finally emerge from the rehab and training, he was far ahead of where he started.
He suddenly had a renewed drive to kite and surf and this was powered by a whole new set of gymnastic skills and determination.”
From that point on its been fun to watch the show. Niccolo found himself drawn to cliff diving and sky diving for the technical thrills and has since evolved into the extremely technical and precise art of base jumping and Wingsuit terrain proximity flying. It’s this well rounded approach to land and sea sports that has made Niccolo unique and interesting in a world of uniformity.
With Maui, Hawaii as his home and playground it was no surprise to see Niccolo (along with his brother Francisco) joining the ranks of the big wave brotherhood in pursuit of the worlds most challenging waves. He’ll kitesurf, paddle surf, or tow surf anything the ocean will send his way.
On January 4th 2012 Niccolo kited some of the biggest waves at Jaws showing what’s possible on a Kite.
In 2016, during a massive swell in Tahiti, Niccolo launched himself into history during a surf session at Teahuopo. After a few successfully ridden bombs, Niccolo went down on what many are considering one of the worst wipeouts ever endured. The event, which he was relatively unharmed, earned him an XXL Award, soon after he was also in the finalist nomination for riding one of the biggest waves at Peahi Jaws earning the respect in the big wave community.
Today, Niccolo is focused on moving the needle in extreme conditions with his multi sport approach.
We welcome him and look forward to an exciting collaboration in the pursuit of adventure.
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