The Luke McGillewie story by Luke McGillewie

The Luke McGillewie Story

Rider proﬁle Name: Date of birth: Sport:

Luke McGillewie 25-‐12-‐1994 Kite surﬁng

Hobbies: boarding

Surﬁng, Skateboarding, wakeboarding and, stand up paddle

KITESURFING IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE WORLD: I plan to push kite surﬁng to the next level Hometown:

Cape Town

Email: Sponsors to date:

kiteluke@gmail.com RRD,Kustom shoes, slorx sun block and Cti

Sports consultant:

Anthony Berzack (M Sport Sc) 0833888038

How you will benefit from having me represen?ng your brand. –  My plan as a sponsored kite surfer would be to promote your brand as much as I possibly could, because ul^mately you are the guys that can help make my dream to become the best kite boarder around become a reality. I plan on doing this by entering as many compe^ôns as possible, doing the best I can and delivering only the best results with hard work and dedicaôn. –  I plan on ge_ng the best publicity from these events by doing as many photo shoots as I can, in order to get myself into various newspapers, magazines, websites and TV programmes possible. –  •  I do demo's on the beach and help the newcomers in the sport. –  I'm also teaching people and becoming known as the guy to ask for ^ps. –  I believe this sport has vast untapped media potenâls, as it is s^ll rela^vely new, and aber only 6 years it is now the fastest growing extreme watersport in the world. This makes it ideal for any company wan^ng to get associated with a new exci^ng sport.

Achievements Na^onal Results 1.  2.  3.

My first compe^ôn that I entered in Langebaan I finished in 2nd place; My second compe^ôn also in Langebaan , the Downwind dash a 17km race I came 66th overall (216 entries) and Third in the junior secôn; My third compe^ôn I finished First at the Struisbaai Ki^ng Fes^val;

Calypso: Big air/best trick 4th freestyle 3rd

Cape dash: 9th overall and ﬁrst for juniors 12 king of the bay overall in the men's

Calypso 2008 I came 3rd and 4th overall in the juniors

7.  8.

Langabaan downwind dash I won the juniors and 19th overall Doodles long ocean classic a came 4th in the mens pro wave (my heat was against world number 2 Kevin langree and former pkra rider Greg thijesse

Calypso2 2008 I came 4th overall in course racing and old school in the mens pro

10.  I would be the Junior SA camp for 2 years but there isn't a SA tour! 11.  The 2009 ice breaker wakeboarding comp (ﬁrst ever wake board comp) I came 3rd 12.  SAKT 2009/2010 I Was SA champ overall and 1st in waves 13.  SAKT 2010/2011 I came 3rd overall and s^ll kept my wave ^tle

Pictures of Luke

KITEBOARDING

Salerosa V2

Maquina

All the shapes are based on the previous version. Slightly revised in all details, all the new salerosas are slightly thinner in max thickness and have a slightly thinner nose profile thickness. Some of the concave in the tail area has been reduced in order to maximize tail flex and improve a “direct” contact feeling with your backfoot.

A totally new program based on a classic pro surfboard shape. The Maquina combines the advantages of a wider tail with a generous rocker and a serious tail kick. The narrow nose helps freedom of radical off the top turns on the heaviest sections. A must for a pro rider.

“Full of flavour”

“Power of Control”

PROGRAM

Onshore Wave

PROGRAM

Allround Wave

FEATURES

Fast rocker, wide nose and good amount of outline curve ending into a full size swallow tail is the magic mix of these sticks. Great upwind to go through the line up and plenty of speed to go trough the mushier sections : a must in the quiver.

FEATURES

TECHNOLOGY

EXCLUSIVE custom made PU/Bamboo/Carbon/polyester resin. A single stringer PU blank is CNC shaped with accuracy and precision. Then a sandwich bamboo layer is vacuum laminated on stepping area with wood fibers going crossways to the stringer length in order to keep maximum flex on the backfoot and creting a solid heel resistant structure. Bottom and deck rear rails carbon stringers to prevent breakage on aerial manouvers, full E-Glass top and bottom PRO SURF lamination with top Polyester resins available. The best technology for kite surfboards to date, combining flex, shape accuracy to the millimiter, PRO SURF feeling on the water and easy to repair structure. Does not absorb any water!

Thin profile on the nose with a constant flow towards the tail. The whole board shape resembles”radicality”and super sharp turns potential. The wide squash tail and a generous rear width allow to ride with your foot further back compared to the salerosa, increasing the potential of sharper and more precise bottom and top turns.

TECHNOLOGY

Model Salerosa V2 - 5’10’’

RRD KSB - M(12cm) SIDE

Size 5’10”x 18 1/4” x 2”

RRD KSB - M(12cm) SIDE

FIN Thruster Set (3x) KSB M future System Straps 2 x DaKine X-Lace Wave Kite Series/RRD

RRD KSB - M(12cm) CENTER

* For more infos about technical specifications check the relative sheet at the end of the kiteboarding chapter

Salerosa V2 5’10’’

5’8’’

5’10’’

6’0’’

6’2’’

My personal design produced by RRD

Model Maquina 5’9’’

RRD KSB - M(12cm) SIDE

Size 5’9”x 18”x 2”

RRD KSB - M(12cm) SIDE

FIN Thruster Set (3x) KSB M future System Straps 2 x DaKine X-Lace Wave Kite Series/RRD * For more infos about technical specifications check the relative sheet at the end of the kiteboarding chapter

RRD KSB - M(12cm) CENTER

5’9’

Maquina 5’9’’

5’11’’

6’1’’

Links hjp://vimeo.com/26430568 hjp://vimeo.com/21080655 www.robertoriccidesigns.com hjp://www.kiteontv.com/2011/07/luke-‐mcgillewie-‐ book-‐1/ •  hjp://www.facebook.com/photo.php? lid=10150119682067684&set=a. 84339692683.86678.78770427683&type=1&theater •  hjp://www.stefanvanderkamp.nl/2011/04/30/that-‐ morning-‐at-‐haakgat/ •  •  •  •