GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL
BOOK 7 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION
SUM UP ❑ CONTACT ❑ RESUME & ACHIEVEMENTS ❑ VIDEO LINKS ❑ COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES ❑ CHASTA'S PROJECTS ❑ CHASTA IS BACK
P.1 P.2-6 P.7 P.8-10 P.11 P.12-17
CHASTA'S 2BLE CAREER 1991-2018
A 25 YEAR PRO-RIDER CAREER
❑ BEGINNINGS P.18-21 ❑ CHASTA’S CAREER EVOLUTION P.22-27 ❑ CHASTA'S SNOWKITING’S R-EVOLUTION THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR P.28-46 ❑ MEDIA COVERAGE P.47-66
CONTACT C.SANDEAUX - MANAGER CELL -WHAT'SAPP +33 6 64 95 24 80 +33 7 54 71 14 40 chipysand@gmail.com guillaumechastagnol@gmail.com
BUSINESS PARTNERS NICOLAS LELARGE-FLYSURFER NITRO SNOWBOARDS
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RESUME
ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS 2004 TO 2018 AND SNOWKITING'S EVOLUTION ACHIEVEMENTS 2018 2004 TO 2018
2ND IN THE WORLD CUP X-RACE- ROCCARASO / ITALY 6TH IN THE SNOWKITE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CREATION OF THE SNOWKITE MASTERS-WORLD SNOWKITING COMPETITION BY GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL, REGIS LABAUNE & WARECK ARNAUD
2013
2ND IN THE SNOWKITE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FREESTYLE
2012
WORLD CHAMPION IN THE SNOWKITE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CHAMPION OF THE FRENCH CUP
2003 TO 2012 2011
SEVEN TIMES WORLD CHAMPION IN SNOWKITING FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPION X-RACE LONG-DISTANCE USA SNOWKITE MASTERS
2011 CREATION OF RAPACE KITEBOARDING BY G.CHASTAGNOL 2004 TO 2011 CREATION OF THE CHASTADAYS EVENTS BY GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL AND STEFANO GIGLI
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RESUME
ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS 2000 TO 2005 AND SNOWKITING'S EVOLUTION ACHIEVEMENTS 2005
CO-FOUNDER OF THE USA SNOWKITE MASTERS
2004 WORLD CHAMPION SNOWKITE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND CHAMPION OF THE FRENCH CUP 1997 TO 2004 CREATION OF NOMADE SERIES BY GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL, REGIS LABAUNE & WARECK ARNAUD- 7 EPISODES ON 7 YEARS 2003
2001
CO-FOUNDER OF THE SNOWKITE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH REGIS LABAUNE & WARECK ARNAUD CHAMPION OF THE TNT TOUR FRENCH CUP IN SNOWBOARD HALF-PIPE
2000 4TH IN THE NAGANO OLYMPIC GAMES-JAPAN IN SNOWBOARD HALF-PIPE AND WORLD CHAMPION-WORLD SNOW SESSION-QUICKSILVER CUP
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ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS 1994 TO 2000
RESUME
AND SNOWKITING'S EVOLUTION ACHIEVEMENTS
1999 TO 2000 PGHM’S OFFICIAL MEMBER IN CHAMONIX- MOUTAIN RESCUE SERVICES 1994 TO 2000
SIX TIMES CHAMPION OF THE FRENCH CUP-IN SNOWBOARD HALF-PIPE
1998
2ND IN SNOWBOARD HALF-PIPE OF THE AMERICAN X-GAMES
1997
2ND OF THE WEST EP PIPE TRIBE IN AUSTRIA
1996
2ND OF ISF MASTER WORLD CUP IN AUSTRIA
1994 & 1995
CHAMPION OF THE ISF ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
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WHO IS CHASTA ?
RESUME
SNOWBOARDING ICON SINCE YEARS, GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL, MAINLY CALLED CHASTA, GAVE BIRTH TO SNOWKITING AS A MODERN & ECOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL ❑ REPRESENTING THE BEST SUPPLIERS & SURF BRANDS IN THE WORLD, CHASTA, ALWAYS KEPT EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM-WORKING, AMONG OTHERS, 25 YEARS WITH NITRO, TILL DATE. THANKS TO HIS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE & TRIES, CHASTA FIRST TOOK UP HIS CHALLENGE TO DEVELOP SNOWKITINGS' TERRAINS' POSSIBILITIES- PRACTISING THE SPORT IN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS & SUMMITS, THUS GIVING BIRTH TO A NEW 3 DIMENSION WAY OF EXPLORING NATURE. HE EVEN MADE SHIRTS IN AMERICA TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DISCOVER BOTH THAT NEW SPORT & NEW ACTIVITY THROUGH HIS FAMOUS SLOGANS"FUCK THE FLAT"&"FOLLOW ME" ❑ AT THE MEANWHILE, CHASTA DEVELOPED, WITH SOME OF HIS PARTNERS, SNOWKITING'S MATERIALS FOR YEARS -SECURITY SYSTEMS, KITES & MORE, LATER CREATING HIS OWN BRAND-RAPACE KITEBOARDING IN 2011-STILL A REFERENCE TODAY ❑ SO AS TO PUSH UP SNOWBOARDING MORE, CHASTA EARLY CREATED WITH R.LABAUNE & W.ARNAUD, 7 NOMAD SERIES FEATURE FILMS-1997 TO 2004. VERY 1ST VIDEOS MIXING BOARD SPORTS, THEY DEFINITELY ENRICHED THE SURF MOVIE INDUSTRY & THE MEDIA'S POSSIBILITIES WITH INCREDIBLE CLICHES. REVEALING CHASTA AS A REFERENCE IN SNOWBOARDING FOR MOST, MORE BOARD SPORTS IMAGES APPEARED LATER WITH THAT NEW WAVE. ❑ AS YOU WILL SEE HERE, CHASTA ALSO DEVELOPED SNOWKITING'S WORLD COMPETITIONS, CREATING THE SNOWKITE MASTERS IN EUROPE & THEN IN THE USA WITH THE SAME 2 FRIENDS- LASTING SINCE 15 YEARS IN FRANCE TILL TODAY. THESE EVENTS LET HIM CREATE A NEW WORLD COMPETITION FORMAT ADAPTED TO HIGH MOUNTAINS' FREESTYLE SNOWKITING, TO STILL PUCH UP THAT NEW SPORT FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS
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WHO IS CHASTA ?
RESUME
❑ ALWAYS WILLING TO SHARE MORE, CHASTA CREATED WITH STEFANO GIGLI, THE CHASTADAYS EVENTS WITHIN THE WORLD-A FEDERATOR SNOWKITING EVENT - 2004 TO 2011. WILLING TO SPREAD MORE SNOWKITING EVERYWHERE, HE BOTH INVITED THE BEST RIDERS, THE MEDIA & SOME SPECTATORS- HE MAY CREATE NEW EVENTS IN THE FUTURE WITH ANY COUNTRY INTERESTED ❑ GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL, STILL A REFERENCE FOR MANY WITH HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER IN 2 DISCIPLINES,SNOWBOARDING & SNOWKITING, HAS BEEN TWICE WORLD CHAMPION IN SNOWBOARDING AT THE ISF ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, 6 TIMES WINNER OF THE FRENCH CUP & 7 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION IN FREESTYLE SNOWKITING. STILL 2ND TODAY, CHASTA HAS BEEN GIVEN MANY NICKNAMES THROUGH THE YEARS:"THE ALIEN, THE FLYING MAN, THE LEGEND", REALLY "SHOWING THE WAY TO OTHERS" ❑ MORE THAN A PERFORMER, CHASTA IS ALSO THE SNOWKITING'S PIONEER AND DEVELOPER. STILL EAGER TO EXPLORE MORE,THE FLYINGMAN NOW RIDES THE EARTH’S MOST KILLER TERRAINS AS VOLCANOES, PLAINLY FLIRTING WITH THE ELEMENTS. HE DEFINITELY GAVE BIRTH TO A NEW SPORT & A NEW ACTIVITY AND STILL HAS MORE PLANS ALL THE TIME ! ❑ STEP BY STEP, THANKS TO HIS 20 YEARS OF VERY HARD WORK & PERSEVERANCE, HE HAS BEEN DEMOCRATIZING SNOWKITING AT ALL LEVEL. ONE SPEAK OF A "CHASTA SUBJECT" FEATURE FILM ABOUT THAT PIONEER'S INCREDIBLE LIFE. HE REMAINS THE AMBASSADOR OF THAT SPORT UNTILL TODAY: SHOWING A NEW WAY OF LIFE WITHIN THE WORLD CHASTA HAS ALSO BEEN GIVING A NEW ACCESSIBLE 3D WAY TO EXPLORE THE WORLD, THANKS TO HIS LOVE FOR OUR PLANET, FOR KITE SPORTS AND ALSO HIS LOVE FOR OTHERS -ALWAYS DOING MORE TO SHARE HIS PASSION IN THE WORLD
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MAIN VIDEO LINKS MAIN LINK http://vimeo.com/chasta/videos
ETNA VOLCANOE http://vimeo.com/groups/21661/videos/9139310
RAPACE TEAM https://vimeo.com/60032552 https://youtu.be/nZ9lRFl70YU
WHITE KITE MAGAZINE https://vimeo.com/channels/whitekitenews/31787463
KITE SURF STYLE http://www.vimeo.com/6999749
BEST OF http://www.zapiks.com/chasta-new-board.html https://youtu.be/CkwY1vfFgDM https://youtu.be/MqHQS_CLHlY https://youtu.be/PwkNBhTEw https://youtu.be/FpQophuto6g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMnWdzx917s
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COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES WHY SHALL WE WORK TOGETHER ? ❑ THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR: AFTER AN IMPRESSIVE CAREER IN SNOWBOARDING, AS YOU WILL SEE HERE CHASTA GAVE BIRTH TO SNOWKITING AS A MODERN & ECOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. MAKING OF HIM THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR TO SHOW ALL THE ASPECTS OF BOTH DISCIPLINES ❑ ICONE FOR 25 YEARS, CHASTA REMAINS A 'MODEL TO FOLLOW' FOR MANY SPORT & NATURE LOVERS. AFTER YEARS OF COMPETITIONS, INNOVATION, AND OF RIDES THROUGH THE WORLD, MANY BRANDS & EVENTS CHOSE HIM TO REPRESENT THEM IN SHORT & LONG TERM PARTNERSHIPS, THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA COVERAGES & WORLD COMPETITIONS BUT ALSO THROUGH THE FIELDS THESE SPORTS MAY EVOKE ❑ A UNIQUE & POWERFUL IMAGE OF "JAMAIS VU": HIS HIGH LEVEL OF PERFORMANCES & HIS PERSONAL STYLE, ALLOWS HIM TO ACHIEVE TRICKS NO ONE ELSE DOES, TO INVENT NEW ONES, IN PLACES NO ONE ELSE GOES THAT WAY, AS FLIGHTS OVER SOME ROADS, BUILDINGS, VOLCANOES, AND MORE OR ELSE CLIFF JUMPS
25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
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COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES HOW SHALL WE WORK TOGETHER ? "I WILL BE GLAD TO ACCOMPANY ANY OF YOUR PROJECTS BOTH IN THE CONCEPTION & THE REALIZATION OF YOUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY WITH ANY PARTNERSHIP IMPLYING KITE SPORTS, COMING WITH ALL IT CAN REPRESENT JUST CONTACT US ! EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE ! "
❑ IDEAS OF KITE SPORTS' REPRESENTATIONS ● NATURE-ECOLOGY ● WELLNESS-FITNESS-HEALTHY● EVASION-FLYING,SELF-AWARENESS-PEACE ● LIBERTY-AUTONOMY ● CREATION-PASSION-EMOTION ● FORCE-ENERGY-POWER-SPEED
❑ EXAMPLES OF FIELDS OF ACTION ● ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR ANY BRAND WILLING TO ENHANCE ITS IMAGE ● CONFERENCES, INVITATIONAL EVENTS, INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, PUBLIC RELATIONS ● MOVIE INDUSTRY: DEALING WITH KITE SPORTS REPRESENTATIONS OR SHOWING IT-AS SEEN – OR STUNTMAN & LINING ● FIELDS OF EDUCATION-SPORT-WELLNESS: ANY PERSONAL & BUSINESS CUSTOMERS, WORK EXPERIENCES SPORTIVES, TRAINING COURSES,PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT "I ALREADY CREATED SEVERAL BRANDS, DESIGNS FOR CLOTHES, KITES, BOARDS & I REPRESENTED MANY BRANDS THROUGH THE YEARS"
❑ WHERE WILL WE WORK TOGETHER ? "ACCORDING TO THE WIND ! WE TRAVEL A LOT & WANT TO SHARE EVERYWHERE !" EUROPE, NEW ZEALAND, AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, ICELAND, ALASKA, TURKEY, POLYNESIA ETC.
25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
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COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES PERSONS-GROUPS-CORPS-EVENTS WILLING TO WORK WITH A MEDIATIC FIGURE AND A HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETE-7 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION IN 2 SPORTS-STILL 2ND TODAY: "I INTERACT WITH LOCAL & REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, INSTITUTIONS, ANY BUSINESS-CORPORATES, PRIVATE OR PUBLIC COMPANIES, IN CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL & SPORTIVE FIELDS-AS HIGH-LEVEL ATHLETES &AND WITH ANY CUSTOMER WILLING TO DISCOVER KITE SPORTS POSSIBILITIES OR TO WORK WITH THE SPORTS' IMAGE"
FOR EVENTS ORGANISATION PROMOTION OR PARTICIPATION ❑ NEW EVENTS ACCORDING TO YOUR NEEDS DEALING WITH KITE SPORTS
❑ ANY PARTNERSHIP OR SPONSORSHIP FOR MY EXISTING EVENTS AS : -CHASTADAY'S EVENTS IN ANY COUNTRY WILLING IT -THE SNOWKITEMASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO PROMOTE ANY PLACE OR BRAND
WE STAY OPEN TO ANY PROPOSAL-SEE YOU SOON
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CHASTA'S PROJECTS NEXT SEASON ❖ CHASTA WILL ATTEND MORE WORLD COMPETITIONS ❖ BUT ALSO OTHER PROJECTS ON SOME VOLCANOES:THE Mt ETNA & Mt SHASTA -SOUNDING LIKE HIS NAME ❖ HE ALSO PLANS SNOWKITING CLINICS & PROGRESSION WEEKS. ❖ AND ALWAYS SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS FOLLOWERS THROUGH THE WORLD & STILL WORKING WITH HIS WORK PARTNERS-NITRO SNOWBOARD, DAKINE & FLYSURFER TEAMS, HE STILL KEEPS EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM ❖ CHASTA STILL SEARCHES FOR ALL TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS TO EXTEND & PUSH UP KITE SPORTS WORLDWIDE. ❖ HE MAY ALSO START A NEW FEATURE FILM PROJECT TO BE CONTINUED...
SEASON 2018-2019 11 CHIPY SAN-2018
SEASON 2018-2019
BACK IN EUROPE THIS WINTER 20172018, THE ATHLETE LAST JOINED THE FLYSURFER FAMILY: ’’AFTER A BREAK IN TAHITI, I FINALLY COULD GET BACK TO MY ROOTS & PASSION IN FRANCE. THANKS TO MY RECENT PARTNERSHIP WITH FLYSURFER KITEBOARDING, I RECENTLY TOOK PART IN SEVERAL WORLD CUP COMPETITIONS- TO PUT ME BACK IN THE RACE ! AND I FINALLY WON A 2ND WORD CHAMPION PLACE, WHICH WAS A GOOD SURPRISE AND VERY MOTIVATING FOR A NEW START
CHASTA IS BACK
"CHASTA, COMING BACK TO HIS ROOTS FROM TAHITI TO THE QUEST OF A NEW WORLD CUP"
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CHASTA IS BACK ! SEASON 2018 STARTING THE SEASON WITH THE SNOW KITE MASTER'S 2018, CHASTA WON IN MARCH A 2ND PLACE ON THE PODIUM AT THE WORLD SNOWKITE CONTEST 2018 IN ITALY
CHASTA BY RAGE-1ST DAY IN FRANCE-2018
CHASTA 2ND AT THE WORLD CONTEST-2018
CHASTA-SKM 2018
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CHASTA IS BACK
LAURENTGUYOT BY W.ARNAUD
THE SKM TEAM- 2018
SNOWKITE MASTERS 2018
CHASTA BY RAGE LABAUNE
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CHASTA IS BACK
FLYING IN THE ALPS-NICOLAS LELEARGE
FLYSURFER KITEBOARDING
CHATSA IN ITALY-NICOLAS LELEARGE
BACK IN EUROPE THIS WINTER 2017-2018 THE ATHLETE LAST JOINED THE FLYSURFER FAMILY
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CHASTA IS BACK SEASON 2017-2018
KINKY WITH L.GUYOT BY MARC DUMONT
CHASTA-FRANCE-2018 CHIPY SAN
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CHASTA IS BACK SEASON 2017-2018
CHASTA CROSSING THE ROAD HIS WAY-CHIPY SAN
CHASTA-FRANCE-2018
17 CHASTA-2ND-WORDLWIDE CHAMPION IN SNOWKITING-ITALY-FEBRUARY 2018
CHASTA-N.LELARGE-FLYSURFER-ITALY
D BEGINNINGS CHASTA'S CAREER
CHASTA-ALASKA
BORN IN THE FRENCH ALPS, CHASTA IS ABOVE ALL AN HIGHLANDER WHO STARTED SKIING AT 2 YEARS OLD AND GREW UP ON A DIET OF SNOWBOARDING & SKIING IN LES DEUX ALPES SKI RESORT
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BEGINNINGS CHASTA'S CAREER WHEN THE NITRO TEAM BET ON GUILLAUME IN THE 90’s, HIS LIFE CHANGED & HE IMMEDIATELY BECAME A REFERENCE AND ONE OF THE TOP PRO-RIDERS IN THE WORLD. AFTER FALLING IN LOVE WITH TAHITI AT THE SAME TIME, HE SINCE THEN SHARED HIS LIFE BTW THE OCEAN & THE MOUNTAINS
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OLYMPIC GAMES
BEGINNINGS
CHASTA WAS AT FIRST, A SNOWBOARDING PIONEER FOR HIS DEVELOPMENT & ENRICHMENT OF FREESTYLE IN COMPETITIONS CHASTA EVEN REPRENSENTED FRANCE IN THE NAGANO OLYMPIC GAMES IN FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDING, IN 2000, AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER-WHERE HE PLACED 4TH NAGANO OLYMPIC GAMES 2000
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BEGINNINGS
CHASTA'S 1ST UNUSUAL EXPERIENCES
VIDEO LINK
CHASTA-ITALY ETNA 2009
CLICK ON THE VIDEO LINK
21 "MY 1ST EXPERIENCE OVER THE ETNA IN ERUPTION WAS REALLY UNBELIEVABLE"
A DOUBLE DISCIPLINE CAREER
CHASTA'S CAREER EVOLUTION CHASTA'S FOLLOWERS ALSO CALLED HIM THE LEGEND FOR HIS INITIATORY STYLE IN FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDING & SNOWKITING 6 TIME WINNER OF THE FRENCH CUP-1994 TO 2000 IN FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDING, THE FLYING MAN WAS THEN 7 TIMES WORLD CHAMPION IN SNOWKITING COMPETITIONS-2003 TO 2012 & IS STILL 2ND TODAY
*SEE CHASTA'S RESUME & ACHIEVEMENTS P.2-6
‘’KITE SPORTS ALLOW YOU TO MIXNUMEROUS SPORT’S STYLES: WAKEBOARDING, WINDSURFING, SKATING, SURFING, PARAGLIDING AND IT’S STILL THE BEGINNING OF THE SPORT !’
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AN AMAZING FIELD'S INTERPRETATION
CHASTA'S CAREER EVOLUTION
CHASTA- NORWAY 2003
CHASTA: “I ENTERED LOTS OF FREESTYLE SNOWBOARDING, SO IT WAS LOGICAL TO DO THE SAME WITH MY KITE ’’
GIVING A NEW DIMENSION TO THOSE DISCIPLINES THROUGH THE YEARS, CHASTA BECAME A LEADER FOR SNOWBOARDERS & SNOWKITERS IN THE WORLD, ALWAYS SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS BUT ALSO MAINLY DUE TO HIS PASSION FOR IDEOLOGY, CARTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY AND METEOROLOGY, HE REALLY DEVELOPED AN EXCEPTIONAL & INSTINCTIVE FIELD'S INTERPRETATION, RIDING & FLYING WHERE NOBODY WENT BEFORE ! WITH HIS OWN SENSE OF STYLE, CHASTA HAS CREATED NEW TRICKS THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT ALSO JUMPED FROM SOME OF THE HIGHEST SUMMITS IN THE WORLD EVEN TODAY, VERY FEW WORLDWIDE ATHLETES CAN ACHIEVE CHASTA'S 1080° LOOPS IN COMPETITION BUT HE KEEPS DREAMING OF CREATING NEW ONES ALL THE TIME
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AN AMAZING FIELD'S INTERPRETATION
CHASTA'S CAREER EVOLUTION
WITH HIS UNBELIEVABLE FIELD’S INTERPRETATION, CHASTA HAS BEEN RIDING IN PLACES NO ONE DARED BEFORE HIM AND HAS BEEN JUMPING FROM SOME OF THE HIGHEST CLIFFS IN THE WORLD-WITH & WITHOUT KITE !
CHASTA-LAGRAVE-FRANCE
CHASTA-ETNA-ITALY 2010
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AN AMAZING FIELD'S INTERPRETATION
CHASTA'S CAREER EVOLUTION CLICK ON THE LINK
VIDEO LINK
CHASTA-ALASKA-PASCAL BOULGAKOW
CHASTA-REGIS LABAUNE-CHILI-2018
CHASTA-ALASKA-PASCAL BOULGAKOW
CHASTA EXPLAINS: "WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE A CRAZY TRICK, JUST IMAGINE IT CLOSING YOUR EYES, AND GO!"
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CHASTA'S CAREER EVOLUTION CREATION OF NOMADE SERIES 1997 TO 2004
CHASTA BY RAGE-NOMAD SERIES 1994
ALWAYS WILLING TO SHARE HIS PASSION FOR SNOWKITING, GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL CREATED 7 FEATURE FILMS WITH REGIS LABAUNE &WARECK ARNAUD, FRIENDS WORKING WITH HIM SINCE HIS BEGINNINGS. CALLED NOMAD SERIES-1997 TO 2004, THEY WERE THE 1ST FEATURE FILMS MIXING BOARD SPORTS, INCLUDING SNOWBOARDING, SURFING, SKATEBOARDING & SNOWKITING
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CHASTA'S CAREER EVOLUTION CREATION OF NOMADE SERIES 1997 TO 2004
VIDEO LINK CLICK ON THE LINK
CHASTA-CHASTADAYS
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION
IN THE LATE 90'S, KITE-SURF SPORTS BECAME THE NEW ACTIVITY TO TRY FOR MANY SPORTS & NATURE LOVERS KITESURF BEGAN TO REPLACE WINDSURFING, BRINGING A NEW PERCEPTION OF THE OCEAN FOR CURIOUS SURFERS IN THE WORLD. BUT IT WAS ONLY PRACTISED ON FLAT TERRAINS GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL DISCOVERED THE VERY FIRST SNOWKITES AT THE SAME PERIOD THANKS TO HIS FRIEND WARECK ARNAUD. PIONEER IN SNOWKITING, OUR HIGHLANDER TOOK THE CHALLENGE TO ADAPT & DEVELOP THAT NEW DISCIPLINE TO HIS MOUNTAINS' PLAYGROUND IN FRANCE. SNOWBOARDING ICON SINCE YEARS, CHASTA'S PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS FOLLOWED HIM, AND WITH THE YEARS HE DEFINITELY GAVE BIRTH TO A NEW SPORT
CHASTA-FRANCE- J.JOSSERAND 2018
CHASTA WAS A KEY MEMBER OF OZONE’s R+D TEAM FOR 15 YEARS, OF REDBULL FOR 5 YEAR. AND MORE, GUILLAUME HAS BEEN REPRESENTING NITRO SNOW & DAKINE FOR 25 YEARS, TILL TODAY HE JUST ENTERED THE FLYSURFER TEAM
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION CHASTA USA-2011
STEP BY STEP, CHASTA TESTED IN HIS HIGH SUMMITS NEW MATERIALS, SHAPES AND SECURITY SYSTEMS AND WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS & ENGINEERS FOLLOWING HIM, CHASTA CREATED NEW KITES -MORE SECURE & PLAINLY ADAPTED TO HIS MOUNTAINS' FREESTYLE NEEDS
SALT LAKE CITY-USA
''USUALLY PRACTICED ON FLAT TERRAINS, I CHOSE TO ADAPT SNOWKITING & THE MATERIAL ITSELF TO MY PLAYGROUNDS IN THE ALPS. VERY QUICKLY, MY SPONSORS BELIEVED IN ME & IN KITE SPORTS & GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPGRADE NEW PRODUCTS WE'WE BEEN WORKING LIKE CRAZY TO DEVELOP IT WITH THE BEST TOOLS AVAILABLE, TO FINALLY RIDE WITH A TOTAL FREEDOM” CHASTA-ROUMANIA-2013
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FREESTYLE IN SNOWKITING
CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION CHASTA-ISLAND 2012
AS SAID HERE,"FREESTYLE NEW SCHOOL IN SNOWKITING"WAS MAINLY INSPIRED BY CHASTA, WHO DARED REVOLUTIONISE SNOWKITING ADAPTING IT TO FREESTYLE IN HIS HIGH MOUNTAINS RELIEF ! CHASTA- NORWAY-2004
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FREESTYLE IN SNOWKITING
CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION
THANKS TO HIS KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS, AND TO HIS IMPRESSIVE SNOWBOARDING CAREER-WITH TIME & A LOT OF TRAINING, THE SO-CALLED ALIEN REALLY ACCOMPLISHED IMPRESSIVE TRICKS, CLIFF JUMPS & EVEN HUGE FLIGHTS IN SNOWKITING
CHASTA-ISLAND
CHASTA-ROUMANIA
CHASTA-ALASKA
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A NEW 3D DIMENSION
CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION
I CALLED THAT HISTORICAL SNOWKITING'S PERIOD SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION
CLIFF JUMP-CHASTA'S TRAINING WITH NO KITE-ALASKA
BECAUSE SINCE THEN, MORE THAN EVER, I HAVE TRULY SEEN THE MOUNTAINS IN 3 DIMENSIONS !
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NEW EXPERIENCES
CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION
CHASTA WAS AMONG THE 1ST IN THE WORLD TO MAKE FREESTYLE TRICKS WHILE FLYING WITH HIS SNOWKITE TILL 2000 HE RELATES: 'FEW OF US CAN FLY BREAKING UP THE LIMITS! WE EVEN TRIED CRAZY FLYING EXPERIENCES WITH TAMATOA GILLOT-A GOOD FRIEND IN MOOREA- POLYNESIA -CLICK ON THE VIDEO LINK
VIDEO LINK
CHASTA—USA- 2017
"KILLER CHASTA" BY BOULGAKOW-SKM 2018 FRANCE
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION CREATION OF THE SNOWKITE MASTERS-2004 TO 2018
AFTER CREATING THE NOMAD SERIES, GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL CO-FOUNDED IN 2004 THE SNOWKITE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FRANCE- STILL WITH THE SAME WORK PARTNERS & FRIENDS REGIS LABAUNE & WARECK ARNAUD
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CREATION OF THE SNOWKITE MASTERS- 2004 TO 2018
CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION
STILL IN HIS SNOWKITING R-EVOLUTION MOOD, EAGER TO PUSH SNOWKITING MORE, OUR HIGHLANDER CREATED WITH THEM A NEW WORLD COMPETITION FORMAT, AIMING AT ENRICHING & ADAPTING THAT NEW DISCIPLINE TO FREESTYLE IN THE MOUNTAIN'S RELIEF, AND OF COURSE, TO SHARE IT WITH HIS GROWING FOLLOWERS THROUGH THE WORLD. ONLY BASED ON FREESTYLE IN THE PAST OR ON TRIANGLE RACES, CHASTA WANTED TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE WORLDWIDE WITH NEW FORMATS SUCH AS FREERIDE MIXED WITH FREESTYLE OR RACES IN STEEP MOUNTAINS CLICK ON THE LINK
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION CREATION OF THE CHASTADAY'S EVENTS 2004 TO 2011 FOUNDER OF THE WELL KNOW CHASTADAY'S EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE FROM 2004 TO 2011, CHASTA ALSO ADAPTED THEN ONE OF THE ACTUAL OFFICIAL SNOWKITING’S COMPETITION FORMAT & HELPED TO SPREAD SNOWKITING IN THE WORLD SINCE HE’S BACK, HE MAY ORGANIZE NEW ONES SOON ALWAYS EAGER TO SHARE MORE WITH THE NEW RIDERS' GENERATIONS, AFTER THE EMERGENCE OF HIS NEW CONCEPTION OF SNOWKITING IN HIGH MOUNTAINS' RELIEF, CHASTA ALSO CREATED WITH STEFANO GIGLI, A FEDERATOR SNOWKITING INVITATIONAL EVENT: THE CHASTADAYS EVENTS THOSE WORLDWIDE MEDIA MEETINGS AROUND SNOWKITING, GATHERED EACH COUNTRY WILLING TO WELCOME THE EVENT WITH THE BEST RIDERS,THE MEDIA OF COURSE, BUT ALSO SPECTATORS WITH BIG CONCERTS & IMPRESSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS-TO PRESENT & MAKE KNOWN THAT NEW SPORT & ACTIVITY. THEY ALREADY TOOK PLACE IN THE USA, QUEBEC, ITALY, SICILIA, TCHECKY, ROUMANIA, POLOGNIA, TURKEY, ALASKA,ETC
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION CREATION OF THE CHASTADAY'S EVENTS 2004 TO 2011 CLICK ON THE LINK
ROUMANIA-2012
VIDEO LINK CHASTA'S BRAIN STRUCTURE
AFTER HIS SLOGAN FUCK THE FLAT CHASTA’S SLOGAN WAS FOLLOW ME
TO BE CONTINUED...
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION CREATION OF RAPACE KITEBOARDING-2011
CLICK ON THE LINK
VIDEO LINK
CHASTA-FRANCE 2013
CHASTA EVEN CREATED HIS OWN SNOWKITING'S BRAND,RAPACE KITE, STILL A REFERENCE TODAY
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION CREATION OF RAPACE KITEBOARDING - 2011 VIDEO LINK
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR CHASTA ADDS: "STARTING WITH NEARLY NOTHING, WE CREATED EVERYTHING!''
CHASTA FRANCE-2018- CHIPY SAN
CHASTA CHILI- 2000
CHASTA FRANCE-2018- CHIPY SAN
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR CHASTA-KITING-TAHITI-2014
CHASTA'S PRO RIDER'S SECRETS :
CHASTA-PARAGLIDING-1995
''I BEGAN WITH 'SSS'SKATING-SURFING-SNOWBOARDING, AND I COMPLETED IT WITH SUP, MOUNTAIN BIKE, PARAGLIDING, SOME ROCK CLIMBING AND OF COURSE SNOWKITING PRACTISING MANY ACTIVITIES DEFINITELY HELPED ME TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETE A FULL ENGAGEMENT IS THE CONDITION''
I BEGAN WITH S-S-S
CHASTA-J.JOSSERAND-FRANCE-2010
CHASTA-SUP-TAHITI-2017
CHASTA-MOUNTAIN BOARD-ISLAND-2012
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR
CLICK ON THE VIDEO LINK
VIDEO LINK
CHASTA-FRANCE-OZONE-2005 CHASTA-TAHITI-2017
CHASTA-ISLAND-2013
CHASTA-TAHITI-RAPACE-2017
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR THIS SNOWKITING PIONEER HAS GREATLY HELPED EVOLVE FREESTYLE TO WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW MAKING OF SNOWKITING A NEW SPORT ADAPTED TO MOST TERRAINS. BUT NOT ONLY ! CHASTA ALSO DEMOCRATIZED SNOWKITING, SHOWING IT WAS ACCESSIBLE TO NEARLY ANYONE WITH A TEACHER. CHASTA:''AS SNOWKITING CHANGED QUITE RECENTLY, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW YET THIS SPORT'S REAL POTENTIAL SUITABLE FOR NEARLY ALL AGES -FROM 5 TO 75 YEARS OLD, I ALWAYS LOVED TO SHARE THAT NEW & MAGICAL WAY OF EXPLORING THE MOUNTAINS"
VIDEO LINK
SNOWKITING AS A CHILD- KAILEA CHASTAGNOL BEGAN AT 6
CLICK ON THE VIDEO
LINK
OTHERS STARTED AT 4 !
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THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR
CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION I REALLY SEE SNOWKITING AS THE SPORT OF THE FUTURE BEYOND ITS ECOLOGICAL ASPECT-NO ENGINE, IT'S AN ALL-IN-ONE ACTIVITY ! THAT'S WHY THE MEDIA & COMPANIES GET STILL MORE INVOLVED IN IT. SNOWKITING HAS A REAL POTENTIAL & THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DO ! ''
CHASTADAY'S FEDERATION- ITALY
CHASTA ADDS: OUR RIDERS COMING FROM ALL THE WORLD, OUR DIFFERENT CULTURES HELP TO ENRICH THIS SPORT EVERY DAY''
FRANCE 2018-ChIPY SAN
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CHASTA'S SNOWKITING'S R-EVOLUTION THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR
CHASTA ADDS SMILING: ’’ NO NEED TO PROVE ANYTHING FOR ME ANYMORE. BUT WHY NOT KICKING BUTT ASS TO SOME YOUNG GUNS, TO SHOW THEM I’M STILL THE BOSS IN MY MOUNTAINS
AS SEEN IN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER, AFTER CHASTA DISCOVERED KITE SPORTS AND ESPECIALLY SNOWKITING, MORE THAN A PRO-RIDER IN SNOWBORDING AND SNOWKITING, HE FOUNDED NEW MATERIALS, NEW KITES, MORE SECURE SYSTEMS HE ADAPTED THE SPORT TO NEW TERRAINS IN HIGH MOUNTAINS, HE BROUGHT FREESTYLE IN SNOWKITING, HE SHOWED THE WAY ALSO THROUGH NUMEROUS PARUTIONS, INVOLVED MEDIA, RIDERS, PEOPLE, CREATING HIS WORLD CHASTADAY'S EVENTS. AND HE EVEN CREATED WITH FRIENDS SNOWKITING WORLD COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING A NEW COMPETITION FORMAT ADAPTED TO FREESTYLE AND TO HIGH MOUNTAINS RELIEF. ADDED TO HIS FEATURE FILMS DOCUMENTARIES-TO SHARE HIS PASSION FOR NATURE & KITE SPORTS, HE BECAME THE PIONEER, THE ICON AND ALSO THE SPOKESMAN OF THAT NEW DISCIPLINE. CHASTA DEFINITELY DEMOCRATIZED SNOWKITING, SHOWING IT WAS AN ACCESSIBLE, ECOLOGICAL AND PLEASANT SPORT & LEISURE ACTIVITYA NEW WAY TO EXPLORE NATURE IN 3D 45
A SUIVRE... "WHEN WE REALLY WANT IT, WE CAN REACH ONE'S GOALS KEEPING WORKING NON-STOP BECAUSE WORKS ALWAYS PAYS ! JUST NEVER GIVE UP ! WORK, WORK AND WORK !"
GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL’S EXCEPTIONAL CAREER AROSE OUT OF HIS EXCEPTIONAL LIFE LIKE FEW, AFTER A 25 YEAR CAREER, CHASTA IS STILL IN. AND MAINLY DUE TO HIS QUEST FOR EXTREME & INNOVATION, AND TO HIS ATYPICAL & COMPLETE PERSONALITY, CHASTA REMAINS BOTH A MODEL AND THE ICON OF SNOWKITING FOR MANY SPORT LOVERS THROUGH THE WORLD CHASTA WILL KEEP ON LIVING AND SHARING HIS DREAMS DEVELOPING SNOWKITING AS MUCH AS HE CAN TILL THE NEXT GENERATION TAKES IT OVER: ‘’AFTER SEVERAL WORLD TOURS, COMMITTED AS EVER, THE FLYINGMAN NOW RIDES THE EARTH’S MOST KILLER TERRAINS WITH SNOWKITING AS A MAIN PASSION, ALWAYS FLIRTING WITH THE ELEMENTS HE’S THE PERFECT AMBASSADOR FOR THIS SPORT : "IT’S A FANTASTIC ADVENTURE BECAUSE THE WIND IS EVERYWHERE ! SO, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE ! SEE YOU OUT THERE ! "
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MEDIA COVERAGE MAIN BROADCASTS FRENCH MAIN CHANNELS & FRENCH POLYNESIA REGULAR FLASH INFO SINCE 2000- SNOWBOARDING AND SNOWKITING TF1 / FRANCE 1 - FRANCE TELEVISION DAILY NEWS, SPORTS NEWS SECTION, SNOWKITING PRESENTATIONS & WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TF1 COUCOU C'EST NOUS- C.DECHAVANNE- 1993
ARTE & FRANCE O RIDER PROFILES IN RIDING ZONE AND IN DESTINATION GLISSE POLYNESIE PREMIERE STREAMING REGULAR RIDER PROFILE BROADCASTS AND REGULAR RIDER PROFILE BROADCASTS IN RIDERS MATCH REDBULL TV & LIBANON TV REGULAR RIDER PROFILE BROADCASTS REGULAR FLASH INFO ABOUT SNOWBOARD AND SNOWKITE AND MORE
MEDIA COVERAGE SEVEN FEATURE FILMS VIDEO LINK
CLICK IN THE LINK: NOMAD SERIES EXTRACT
NOMAD SERIES CREATED BY GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL WITH REGIS LABAUNE & WARECK ARNAUD-1997 TO 2004 1ST SERIES IN THE WORLD MIXED WITH BOARD SPORTS SNOWBOARDING-SURFING-SKATEBOARD SEE MORE P.26-27
CHASTADAYS 'EVENTS
CHASTADAYS' EVENTS CREATED BY GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL AND STEFANO GIGLI SNOWBOARD WORLD COMPETITIONS & MEDIATIC MEETINGS AROUND SNOWKITING-REGULAR MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT THE EVENTS TV &WEB PUBLICATIONS, MAGAZINES THROUGH THE WORLDTURKEY,ITALY, USA, NEW ZEALAND
SEE MORE P.38-39
CHASTA IS IN NUMEROUS VIDEO CLIPS FOR THE LAST 20
VIDEO CLIPS
YEARS BOTH ON SNOWKITING & SNOWBOARDIND UNTILL TODAY
AND MORE
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MEDIA COVERAGE ICON FOR FAMOUS BRANDS LONG-THERM PARTNERSHIPS SNOWBOARDING & SNOWKITING ICON FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, GUILLAUME CHASTAGNOL HAS BEEN REPRESENTING EVERYWHERE HE WORKED & WERE AS A PRO-RIDER THESE MAJOR BRANDS FLYSURFER KITEBOARDING SEASON 2017-2018 NITRO SNOWBOARD & DAKINE FOR 25 YEARS UNTILL 2018 OZONE’S R+D TEAM FOR 15 YEARS RED BULL TEAM FOR 5 YEARS CREATION OF RAPACE KITEBOARDING-P.40=41
HIS COME BACK P.13-19
MAGAZINES
NUMEROUS & REGULAR PUBLICATIONS IN THE WORLD FRANCE: VSD MAGAZINE - KITE MAGAZINE - RIDER MAGWHITE KITE NEWS - ANYWAY MAG - USA: KITE WORD GERMANY: KITE & FRIENDS ETC.
SEE P.52-66
AND MORE
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MEDIA COVERAGE DIVERSE COMMERCIALS
SPORTS' BRANDS
NUMEROUS & REGULAR PUBLICATIONS: OAKLEY, NITRO, FLYSURFER, SEE ON P.53 REDBULL, BOLLET, MANTRA EYES ETC.
AIRLINES MOBILE PHONES
AIR TAHITI NUI AIRLINE – VIDEO CLIP
SKI RESORT SIGNS WEAR PRO MODEL
REDBULL COMPANY - AUSTRIA ETC. ADVERTISING POSTERS IN SEVERAL FRENCH SKI RESORTS AS LES DEUX ALPES, RISOUL, SERRE CHEVALIER ETC. SNOWBOARD WEAR PRO MODEL WITH INSTINCT-COOL SHOES
SEE P.51 AND MORE
SKI RESORTS STATIONS' ICONE
MEDIA COVERAGE
CHASTA HAS HAD REGULAR ADVERTISING POSTERS & PRESS PUBLICATIONS IN SKI RESORTS STATIONS AS SERRE CHEVALIER, LES DEUX ALPES, RISOUL ETC.
CHASTA-SKM LAUTARET
CHASTA-SKM SERRE CHEVALIER- REDBULL
CHASTA-SKM 2018-ALPES-D'HUEZ
CHASTA-SKM2010
SERRE CHEVALOER SKM 2016
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DIVERSE COMMERCIALS
MEDIA COVERAGE
REPORTS- POLYNESIA
CHASTA- CAFE LAGUNA
CHASTA-WEAR PRO MODEL FOR INSTINCT
FEATURE FILMS- NOMAD SERIES
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MEDIA COVERAGE
ICONE FOR FAMOUS BRANDS ICON
AS FLYSURFER KITEBOARDING-NITRO SNOWBORD-DAKINE-OZONE-RED BULL-MANTRA
NITRO
SKM 2018 CHASTA IS BACK FLYSURFER
REDBULL
Chipy San CHASTA- FRANCE 2018
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MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE CHASTA-FRENCH CHAMPION OF THE TNT TOUR HALF-PIPE FREESTYLE
RIDERMAG-FRANCE
ANYWAY MAG -FRANCE
54 KITEWORD- USA
MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE FLYSURFER
LA DEPECHE- POLYNESIA
WHITE KITE NEWS- FRANCE
LE DAUPHINE
"THE MOST FAMOUS HELMET IN THE MEDIA, CHASTA'S ONE, EVERYBODY WANTS IT "THEY SAY HERE
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MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
KAILEA CHASTAGNOL-17 YEARS AGO
CHASTA-APO SNOWBOARDS
ON BOARD MAG-UK
CHASTA'S TEACHING KITE TO HIS SISTER FRED
56 CHASTA-WINNER OF THE FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH E.LHOTE 2ND ON THE LEFT 2010
HAWAI SURF MAG
MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
RIDERMAG-FRANCE
STANCE MAG-FRANCE CHASTA'S BISHOP DIAGONAL PLAYING CHESS BEFORE FREERIDING
TAHITI-RAPACE
RIDER MAG- FRANCE
LA DEPECHE- POLYNESIA
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MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
APO SNOW-SNOWBOARDS
RIDERMAG-FRANCE
WK NEWS-FRANCE
WHITE KITE NEWS-FRANCE
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MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
CHASTADAYS-ETNA SNOW
RIDER MAG RIDER-France
SPORTS MAG
Chasta-LAUTARET
ON BOARD MAG
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MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
WHITE KITE NEWS-ETNA 2011
RIDERMAG-FRANCE
RIDERMAG-FRANCE
60 KITEBOARDER- USA
MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
61 CHASTA 1ST AT THE FRENCH FREE RIDE CUP
MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
KITE&FRIENDS-GERMANY
KITEWORD
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MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
STANCEMAG-FRANCE
TAHITI NEWS-POLYNESIA
KITEBOARDER-GERMANY
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MAGAZINES
KITEBOARDER MAG-USA
CHASTADAYS-ITALY-REDBULL
MEDIA COVERAGE
RAPACE-FRANCE
RIDERMAG-FRANCE
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MAGAZINES
MEDIA COVERAGE
CHASTA-STANCE MAGAZINE
CHASTA-ISLAND-RAPACE
TAHITI INFO- POLYNESIA
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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CHASTA SEARCHES FOR NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO PUSH SNOWKITING MORE ALL THE TIME-JUST CONTACT US P.1