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Jaime Herraiz
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Hometown

Tarifa Spain

 
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Nickname
Oru

Kiter since…
‘98

Your sponsors
NKB, ION, PEPE ACTIVE

3 Songs, you always carry on your player
Freedom (wham!), Crazy Train (Younder Mountain String Band) , My Way (Frank Sinatra)

3 tings you definitely need on a trip.
Visa Card, a good book and Sleeping pills.

3 riders, who inspire you.
Martin Vari, Dreu Beavis Guilly Brandao

3 greatest movies you watched.
Life of Brian, The Butterfly effect, Airbag

Did you have any bad Injuries in your career and how did it happen?
Knee and lower back, cuts, bruises and all kind of weird reef infections. In 10 years it doesn’t seem much. I escaped more scary situations than I went down on.

Explain how you got into being sponsored?
I was lucky enough to be on the right place at the right time. My life has been a dream ever since.

Kiting is…?
What defines me, open possibilities to express myself and endless hours of fun and challenge.

Your Favourite place to travel to…
North Shore Oahu

When I’m 50 years old I will be…
still doing what I do.

What is important for you in life besides Kitesurfing?
Balance

Beer or cocktail?
Beer

I didn’t become a banker because…
It was windy that day.

Other guys say I am…
old

I think I am…
wiser

My homespot is…
planet earth

I’d never ride at…
spot with surfers on the water.

Last movie you watched?
  People from the North

Last place you have been to?
Marbella

Last song you listened to?
Galaxy (Jason Mraz)

Last club you entered?
(La Ruina)

Last drink you had?
(tea)

Last fight you got into?
Never had one

Last words…
It only gets better!

 
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