Hi! My name is Finn Molloy and I’m 12 years old.
I live in Auckland but spend lots of time at my family beach house in Matarangi. I have been kitesurfing for around 2 years now. My current highest jump is 7.5 metres and I performed this at Matarangi.
My favourite trick is called the woost, which can be learnt after mastering jumps over 4 metres. To do a woost, you must send the kite to 12 o’clock and sheet in the bar. Then once you have taken off, you flick the board up above your head until it is almost resting on the lines. Then you flick the board back down and spot your landing.
What inspired me to start kitesurfing was when I saw my friends Hugo and Toby doing it and they then taught me. Kitesurfing for me is one of my favourite sports as I love the adrenaline of going out in high winds and floating through the sky. Kitesurfing is a competitive sport and I hope to continue getting better and better.
Words By Finn Molloy
Photography Maddy and Will Molloy
