5th overall, PKRA Worldtour Freestyle 2012

My first season as professional Kitesurfer is over and I can't believe, that I finished 5th on the PKRA World tour.

It was a very exciting Year and I was lucky to experience new cultures and make some great new friends.

A big THANK YOU goes to my Sponsors, who are making it possible to compete in this wonderful sport.

Traser H3 Watches
Höhere Fachschule Versicherung
Liquid Force

Roxy

Kitereisen.com

VEDIS

Hänggi Bäckerei

Kite-Village, Hamata

Athletes Facebook Page; Manuela Jungo

Back in Brazil

After one Month back home, I am finally back on the Water in Brazil.

VEDIS supported me with a eye laser operation and gave me a incredible feeling of freedom back, to see 100% without contacts or glasses.

It is so nice here in Brazil where the Wind blows everyday :-)

Gast im Tagesgespräch von Telebärn

Am 22. August war ich Gast im Tagesgespräch von Telebärn.

Anbei der Link zu der Sendung;
http://www.telebaern.tv/120822-info.html

Interview in the new IKSURFMAG

Check out my Profile in the new Issue of the World's Number One online Kitesurfing Magazine " Page Nr. 73-86 " 
http://www.iksurfmag.com/issue34/?page=73

http://www.iksurfmag.com/issue34/?page=73

2013 Liquid Force Kiteboarding Video is out now

The Fun Continues......Video is out now!   


with the new 2013 Liquid Force Gear.


check it out :-)




Aloha
Manu

                                                                           

Travel story about Panama

Panama is a wonderful place to travel to and very good for kiting.

You can read more about Panama in my Travel Story in the current issue of the KiteGirl Magazine;

PKRA Event Scheveningen, Holland

Gusty Wind, Waves and cold Water in Scheveningen.

We had good Wind during the first day of the Event. My first heat was against a local and I had a very bad Heat and I lost unfortunately.

After that day we had almost no more wind and only the racers were able to do a few races. I had to wait 4 days on the beach, until I had the chance to make up places on the last day of the event.

The wind was ok early in the morning, when I had my fist heat, which a won. But then it started to drop and I had almost no more wind during my second heat. I crashed my kite and I wasn’t able to relounge it again because of the strong current and I lost :-(

After the Event I left with the Liquid Force Crew to the LF Fun Tour. We are in France at the moment and we will travel to Spain tomorrow and we will be in Switzerland on the 30th and 31th of May, for a demo of our new 2012 Gear.

In the Caribbean for a few Days

I flu to England after the Event in France but it was a way to cold over there to kite, thats why I ended up in Cabarete for a few day.

Its not season right now but I was very lucky with the wind. 3 perfect days at the beginning and then a few days of heavy rain but after that the wind picked up again.

I almost forgot how nice it is to kite and to life in Cabarete. Love the flat water Spot in La Boca.

It was very nice to see my friends to share Memories from the amazing two seasons I spend in Cabarete a few years ago. This time I will not wait 5 years to go back :-) I promise.

Back in England I went to the cable, the first time for me....... on a very cold an rainy day.

I had fun and I will definitely try it again.

On the way to Scheveningen for the PKRA Event

Manu

New Video about my Choice for 2012, the Nirvana Kite, the Bliss Board and Straps

Do you want to know more about the new Liquid Force Gear for 2012?

Check out my new Video about my Choice for 2012;
- Nirvana Kite
- the sensational new Bar from Liquid Force 
- the Bliss Board and Straps for Girls

https://vimeo.com/40952491

Award for the “Rookie of Mondial Du Vent”

I had a great time in Leucate (France), where the second Event of the PKRA World Tour took place during the last week. 


It was a little bit colder then in Morocco but we were lucky with the weather we hadn't too much rain and it was mostly dry and sunny.

The conditions were very hard, the wind was so strong and gusty, it wasn't easy to compete. Thats why I am very happy that I was able to continue my solid riding.

My first Heat in the Singles was against the strong rider Bruna Kajiya, which I have lost. But with the win against the French Girls Celine Rodenas and Clementine Bonzom in the Doubles, I made it again under the Top 5.


Furthermore, I got the award for the “Rookie of Mondial Du Vent”, which was a very nice surprise.

Single eliminations in Leucate, France

Its very windy here in Leucate and the wind is very gusty, very hard conditions.

I was on the water with my 5 Nirvana and 20m lines and I was still overpowered.

I've lost against Bruna Kajiya (2nd after the Singles).

I am on rank 7 until now and I hope that I can move up in the Double eliminations, which are

hopefully tomorrow. You can follow my Heat in the Doubles online;

http://live.prokitetour.com/

First Days in Dakhla at the first PKRA Word tour Event

We finished the singles yesterday and I still cant believe that I was able to win against the World Champion Gisela. 



I went for a safe Heat and did first 7 tricks I was 100 % sure that I am going to land them and that they count in the new judging system (12 attempts, 7 best count but from them only 2 can be from the same family)


I finished 4th in the Singles and I am looking forward to the Doubles. 


Wish me luck


Manu

Interview and more from Hamata in the kite magazine

I am back home from Maui, where I had an amazing time.

I love this Island and if you haven't been there you have to go, it is a must :-)

On my train journey from Munich back home to Switzerland, I had a lot of time to read my interview and the rest of the Coverage in the new issue of the kite magazine, see below.

I am happy that we had such good conditions in Hamata in January, that we were able to take pictures from different moves, like the Back roll in the new issue. 

Remember, it does not matter in what stage of kiting you are, try in each session to improve and be motivated to learn, because the feeling when you are finally able to do what you were training for is beyond words.......

Manu

New Sponsor Kitereisen.com

I am happy to announce, that I have a new Travel-Partner.

Kitereisen.com has a lot of great kitesurfing spots in their Program, check out the homepage www.kitereisen.com

and the facebook site http://www.facebook.com/Kitereisen

Es freut mich, dass ich neu von Kitereisen.com als Travel Partner unterstütz werde.

Kitereisen.com hat viele tolle Reiseziele für Kiter im Programm, überzeug dich selbst;

www.kitereisen.com

und die Facebook Seite http://www.facebook.com/Kitereisen

My Video from Brazil is online, check it out

http://vimeo.com/37886649

KiteGirl just released their new app for iphone and android

Devoted to all women and girls who kite around the world.
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Download the app and subscribe for the magazine


http://www.kitegirlmag.com

From the desert to the green Paradise Maui, Hawaii

Its so wonderful to be back on Maui, one of the 8 islands of Hawaii.


There are so many things to do and to visit beside kiting and the Beach. Maui offers great Shopping Malls a lot of different Restaurants and the nature is so beautiful and rich in variety.


But I am here to prepare for the Season
and the conditions are very hard. Super strong wind and choppy water/waves.


I also meet the Liquid Force crew for the 
photo- and videoshoot of the 2013 gear.
be prepared..........!!!!!!!



I always get caught by the ALOHA spirit when I visit the beautiful island of Maui.


Aloha
Manu

On my way to Maui

I had a really great time in the Dessert of Egypt. Even when the wind was super gusty and the water a little cold, the spot Kite Village is still one of my favorites.


I have meet a lot of nice people and I will miss the team.


The temperature back home in Switzerland is a little warmer then the weeks before, around 0° but anyway I stayed the most of the time inside.


One reason is because I was sick....... one day in front of the toilet..... not in Egypt, in Switzerland and that Yesterday, one day before my long way to Maui.
Fortunately after the Studio 54 party :-)


Greetings from Munich and hopefully soon in Maui


Aloha


Manu

Pressemitteilung/Press Release, Höhere Fachschule Versicherung

Wie ich bereits in einem früheren Blog geschrieben habe, werde ich von der HFV "Höhere Fachschule Versicherung" unterstützt und ich freue mich sehr über die Zusammenarbeit.

Anbei die Pressemitteilung von letzter Woche;

In the Dessert of Egypt

I am in Egypt, 105 Kilometer south of Marsa Alam since the beginning of January. 

The Spot of the Kite Village is perfect. Its a little bit cold right now and I have to wear a 3mm Wetsuit but it could be worse. The wind is not so study like he is used to be in the summertime but we have around 80% of the week wind and a lot of space on the water;  Come an join us.

The Magazine KITE was here to shoot some Moves and I am honored to be one of the riders. I am looking forward to the next issues and the book "Kite College". Thanks for the great time with Gerd and Michi. It was a little cold to go out with the Shorty but "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" :-)


Finally, the PKRA Worldtour plan is out and the first Stop will be in France in April. That means that I still have time to train.

7. – 14. 4.                        Leucate, France

15. – 20. 5.                     Scheveningen, Holland

30.5.– 4. 6.                      Mykonos, Greece

13. – 17. 6.                      Adicora, Venezuela

7. – 15. 7.                        Sankt Peter Ording, Germany

31. 7. – 4. 8.                    Fuerteventura

12. – 16. 9.                      Brazil

21. – 25. 11.                    New Caledonia

2. – 9. 12.                        Australia

12. – 16. 12.                    Mui Ne, Vietnam

New Sponsor on board

Gestärkt mit einem neuen Sponsor darf ich in das Neue Jahr starten. 

Die Höhere Fachschule Versicherung HFV der AKAD Business bietet praxisorientierte Weiterbildungen für Führungkräfte im Versicherungswesen an. Dank solch gut ausgebildeten Leuten, die mich in Versicherungsfragen beraten, kann ich mich sicher auf meinen Sport konzentrieren.   

Happy to announce that I have a new Sponsor on board for the next Season. 

The College of Higher VET, Diploma in insurance economy offers practical education for executives in the insurance industry. Thanks to such well-educated people, which advise me in insurance matters, I can safely concentrate on my sport. 

Check out my updated Homepage; www.manuelajungo.ch 

I am grateful for the support of my Sponsors;

www.traserh3watches.com

www.liquidforcekites.com

www.roxy-europe.com

         

Happy New Year

I hope that all of you had a great evening last night.

My night was great, thanks for having me there.

I wish you Health...

So you may enjoy each day in comfort.

I wish you the Love of friends and family...

And Peace within your heart.

I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...

For those things that really matter in life.

I wish you Generousity so you may share...
All good things that come to you.

I wish you Happiness and Joy...
And Blessings for the New Year.

I wish you the best of everything...
That you so well deserve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, Manu