ONE - Andre Phillip wrote the book on kiteboarding style. Susi Mai rips harder than most guys. Robby Naish is the Swiss Army knife of windsports. Ruben Lenten deserves a title. Mauricio Abreu surfs better than he kites. Bruno Legaignoux is a very smart man.

TWO - Kite pants are super-duper cool.

THREE - Nothing is a waste of time if you’re passionate about it. ‘Time killers’ like surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing have given me more than I ever expected.

FOUR - Kiteboarding is one of the best things to do on the planet. How can you possibly go wrong when you combine the DNA from surfing and wakeboarding into a single product?

FIVE - Family is the most important thing in life. By far the truest cliché ever spoken.

SIX - Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13, and is a phobia I cannot allow in my life; my birthday occasionally falls on Friday the 13th.

SEVEN - Americans eat approximately 76 billion pounds of red meat and poultry a year. The upside? There are still more public libraries than McDonalds in the US.

EIGHT - A 70-foot wave at Peahi (Jaws) carries a mass of water equivalent to 54 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

NINE - Tow surfing can deliver your best moment in life or your worst nightmare, occasionally within the same session.

TEN - I’m always the happiest when I’m on or near the water. Living away from the ocean is not an option for me.

ELEVEN - The Cabrinha staff and extended kiteboarding family rocks! I’m lucky to have the top design team, best creative staff, and hottest pro-team.

TWELVE - A single occurrence of flatulence releases 3.5 oz of gas. I feel bad for the scientist that was assigned to figure that one out.

THIRTEEN - President Bush doesn’t speak for me.