Nicknames:
Breezy, Breezer
How do you pronounce your last name?
Kah-mel… it’s ok, I’m used to people messing it up.
Age:
24
DOB:
February 14, 1984- Valentines Day!
Where did you grow up?
Bellingham, Washington
Siblings?
Nope!
Sponsors:
Slingshot Sports, H2O Audio, DaKine, Black Flys Eyewear, Logosz Custom Surf Boards, SRH
Most recent kiting results:
3rd place at 2008 Gorge Games Big Air
Biggest accomplishment in kiting:
The cover of The Kiteboarder Magazine.
Music:
Lots of music from around the world.
Are you going to school?
Yes, for business and marketing and am half way through the Professional Selling Program.
Any particular reason for choice in major?
UCF's sales training is amazing, and with these skills I can become a millionaire!
Likes?
Food, kitties and puppies, kiting, tropical places with flat blue water, laughing, girl friends.
Dislikes?
Unreliable people that lack integrity.
Foods?
Real Italian, fresh maguro sashimi, and sushi.
Beliefs? Outlooks on life?
Everything happens for a reason. All opportunities present themselves at the right time. Take life day by day. Out of every situation you can learn something, whether it is good or bad. Trust.
Favorite rider and why?
Andre- he’s talented and has a chill personality.
Board:
Custom 105cm. Two Logosz surf boards- one pink 4'6" and one lime green 5'1".
Bindings:
Footstraps on the kiteboards, strapless on the surf boards, shoes on the wakeskate.
Kite:
Slingshot Revs
Bar:
Slingshot Direct Drive CSS Bar
Lines:
Whatever comes on the bar
Harness:
Da Kine 2008 girls waist
Wetsuit:
I hate wearing a wetsuit!
Helmet:
Purple Capix
Where do you live?
Currently in Winter Park, FL and Hood River, Oregon in the summer, and in the winter I go to my house in La Ventana, Baja, near Cabo San Lucas.
What's the best/worst thing about where you live?
The best thing about Hood River is that it is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but the worst thing is that the water is umm yeah really cold except for one month out of the year.
How do you think your friends would describe you?
Adventurous.
Have you ever laughed so hard you've made a snorting noise that some people make?
Yeah with my girlies in the DR. Those were the days.
What does a guy have to do to get a date with you?
His name would have to be Joey Pasquali...
What first inspired you to begin kiting?
Seeing some guys flying around while I was on a vacation in Maui.
When and how did you learn to kite?
My dad and I took a lesson from Dave Tyburski at Newinds Kiteschool.
Were you hooked immediately?
Yes, but I didn’t do it again for two years until I finished high school, and then I moved down to Hood River to learn how to do it!
How long did it take for you to bust your first air?
I don’t think it took very long, but I’m sure the first one was a mistake!
Describe the feeling it gave you?
I was hooked!
How often do you get to ride?
Every day that it is windy or that I am not traveling.
What other sports do you, or did you do?
I used to snowboard competitively and play soccer, but I haven’t since I started kiting.
How would you describe your style, and does it in any way reflect your dancing style?
Low and powered…
What sets you apart from other kiters?
I think that I am one of the younger (and shorter) girls in the sport, so I guess that sets me apart from most.
What has been your scariest moment in kiting so far?
Landing on a shark at Islamorada while my kite fell on a 50-foot yacht.
How did your Slingshot sponsorship come about?
I was in contact with them after I started wakeskating because they were just getting into the wake industry also.
Which other riders influence you most and why?
Fast explosive wake-style riders like Moi, Andre, and Jason stone.
Where is your favorite place to kite?
The Pass, Byron Bay Australia- that is where my cover was taken. Second would be La Paguera, Puerto Rico… it is beautiful too. I also love the flat water and terrain park in Hatteras…
Where would you like to travel to kiteboard?
I want to discover all of the waves and flat water spots in tropical places all around the world. The flatter and more beautiful the better!
Describe your ideal day on the water?
Flat FLAT shallow warm electric blue water with a reef and waves on the outside, 10 or 12 meter kite, kickers and sliders.
Now tell me what in the world you would swap that for?
Not a lot.. but maybe one or two things… ;)
Who do you like to ride with?
I like to ride with friends, and my parents who both kite.
Who would you like to ride with?
My parents, I don’t get to very often.
What do you do off the water to help you on the water?
Basically I do some sport every day. I also run two miles a day and do yoga.
What advice would you give to women wanting to start kiting but think it's too hard?
How would they think it’s too hard when they haven’t tried?
What new tricks are you learning?
I’m in the process of learning mobes, and other cool unhooked kiteloops and stuff. I have my unhooked indy grab back roll to blind handle pass down now, that is fun.
Views (contests, etiquette, industry, gear manufacturers)
I like contests, but I am not to into doing “the tour”. I prefer doing travel stories and videos, because I feel like I gain more and it benefits my sponsors better. Also the industry is slightly corrupt- so watch your back and don’t always believe everything!
What do you like best about kiting?
The feeling of riding fast across the slickest water possible while listening to my H20 Audio music.
Biggest challenges?
Being the best person that I can- it’s hard!
Where do you see the sport heading?
The sport is trying to follow wakeboarding now, and I see it getting even crazier with simple things being thrown in with those tricks.
Memorable moments? (sessions-good or bad, places, friends, conditions)
Those awesome days on the kickers and sliders in Hatteras with all my friends, and the perfectly beautiful conditions in La Paguera, Puerto Rico at the Kitehouse. Also the eXtreme Hotel downwind sessions to Encuentro with Chuck Patterson in the Dominican, those waves were SO fun!
Complaints? (general or kiting related)
Don’t be a kook and cut me off because I’m a girl!
Who would you like to thank or give props to?
My parents. They have been there for me my whole life! And my hot boyfriend Joey ;)
Final comments?
Some people make things happen, some people watch things happen, and others say “what happened?”