| Kristin Boese | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1977 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Professional Sailor |
Kristin Boese (born July 1, 1977 in Potsdam) is a German female kite surfer and model. She is the reigning 2008 KPWT Course Race World Champion and winner of 8 world championship titles.[1] In 2009 following numerous World Championship wins she was shortlisted by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards.
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Boese was born in Potsdam, East Germany on July 1, 1977. At school she excelled in a wide range of sports and became a semiprofessional handball player from the age of 9 in 1986 until 1999.[1] She took her A-levels in 1997 and began to develop a passion for windsurfing and mountain biking. In 2000 she attended a windsurf-instructor license course and began working as a windsurf instructor in her summer holidays while studying journalism and communication at the University of Berlin.[1]
In summer 2002 she met a kitesurfer at her windsurf center and within a matter of months had left Berlin and moved to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to learn how to kitesurf and become an instructor at the Pro Center Egl.[1]
She became the German Kitesurf Champion title and in 2003 finished 4th place in the PKRA world ranking. In 2004 she became Vice World Champion, winning her first PKRA Freestyle World Champion title a year later in 2005.[2] This was followed with further success. In 2006 she won the PKRA Freestyle and became PKRA Slider World Champion and in 2007, her most successful year to date, became PKRA Boarder-cross World Champion, KPWT Course Race World Champion, KPWT Wave-riding World Champion and the KPWT Overall World Champion.[1] This was followed in 2008 when Boese became the KPWT Course-race World Champion.[1] In September 2009 she competed at the Greek PKRA on Paros and was reported as to have eased through her rounds.[3]
Boese has considerable influence in the sport for women. She is the author of two instructional books and an instructional DVD on kitesurfing.[1] In 2009 she published the guide Kitesurfing in the Waves: The Complete Guide. She has also done modelling work, and has modelled for Vogue, and in September 2007 featured in the German Playboy magazine, appearing on the cover with Theresa Klein and Jenny Bongardt.[4] She is sponsored by Best Kiteboarding, Rial, Air Berlin and Maui Magic.[2]