Cindy Mosey (New Zealand)

Sponsors: North

Born in: 1974

Started kiting in: 2000

Favorite trick: was a front mobe but cannot do it anymore now (note from KB4girls: Cindy is mum of 2 boys now! :) ) so now my favorite trick is to just get out on the water and have fun!

Your message to female kiters:  Passion = Power = Motivation. Meaning if you love what you do it gives you the power to fulfill your dreams and you will have the motivation to keep going towards your goal because you LOVE IT!

Achievements: PKRA World Champion 2002, 2003, 2004, my personal best achievement to date: being mother to two boys, Baxter and Logan

Steph Bridge (UK)

Website: www.edgewatersports.com

Sponsors: Edgewatersports, NKB, ION

Born in: 1972

Started kiting in: 2001

Favorite trick: anything I can land now

Your message to female kiters:· keep focused on enjoying your time on the water & try not to get bogged down with all the hype & "Wannabes". For increased learning get a video on your tricks & remember to cross-train. Self Coaching & self discipline will get you a long way.

Achievements: 3x KiteRacing World Champion

Ania Grzelinska (Poland)

Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ania-Grzelinska/115132808422

Sponsors: North

Born in: 1987

Started kiting in: 2002

Favorite trick: raley to wrapped and wave riding :) 

Your message to female kiters: Kiteboarding is more a female sport than you think!! Don't get scared or pushed away by people saying that it is a guys sport or that you need a lot of power or that it is extremely dangerous! Believe in yourself and try it! Kiteboarding gives you an amazing feeling of freedom, fun and makes you smile every time you touch the water! It also give you opportunity to meet amazing people from all over the places and travel to the most amazing spots in the world, because once you've started kiting you will never stop doing it!

Achievements: 2008 KPWT freestyle World Champion, PKRA Vice World Champion 2005, 2006

Melissa Gill (Puerto Rico, living in Florida)

Website: www.melissagil.com, www.mgsurfline.com

Sponsors: Cabrinha, DaKine, Transcend

Born in: 1983

Started kiting in: 2003

Favorite trick: wave riding

Your message to female kiters: go for it, you are going to LOVE it!

Achievements: 2010 Speed World Champion

Andrina Kelly (England)

Sponsors: Best Kiteboarding

Born in: 1978

Started kiting in: 2005

Favourite trick: backloop kiteloop

Your message to female kiters: Kiteboarding has changed my life, before it came along I had no real focus or motivation and it has brought so much pleasure to my life, including lots of travelling chasing the wind and sun. One of the biggest bonuses is the people that come into your life because of it. Kiteboarders are very passionate people, with the sport and with life in general. When I first started kiting there were not many girls around and kiteboarding was seen as a sport that you needed to be big and strong for but this is not true! Now there are so many girls out there kiting and they are busting moves just as good if not better and more graceful than the boys. Seeing that has brought so much inspiration to me and made me realise that if they can do it I can do it too - and so will you!

Achievements: 3rd place KB4girls/BKSA girls only competition 2011, the most amazing girl ever and got sponsored by Best UK because of it! 

Shannon Ducker (Australia)

Website: www.freshwebmedia.com.au

Sponsors: Ozone, Cardboard, Mystic, Australian Kiteboarding School

Born in: 1976

Started kiting in: 2002

Favorite trick: raley to blind

Your message to female kiters: Kiteboarding is an awesome sport for women of all ages and levels. Being a full time mum I really enjoy my free time getting out on the water. It's exhilarating, challenging and refreshing and it gives you a full body work out at the same time! :)

Achievments: Australian Vice-Champion 2010

Jannicke Stav (Norway)

Website: www.jannickestav.com

Sponsors: Nobile Kiteboarding & Oysteins

Born in: 1980

Started kiting in: 2008

Favorite trick: F16 with power

Your message to female kiters: Find out what makes you happy and do it more often! The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.

Achievements: fierce competitor on the KTA and KTE tour

Michelle England (Australia)

Sponsors: Slingshot, Mystic, Board Crazy Board Store, BLO 

Born in: 1978

Started kiting in: 2005

Favorite trick: Double S-bend Kite Loop

Your message to female kiters: Believe, persevere and enjoy. Join our sisters around the globe in this exhilarating, rewarding and progressing sport and share in the joys and achievements of every female rider from the early beginner to the elite at the top of the game. Believe in yourself, push your boundaries, step out of your comfort zone and strive to better yourself. Ignite the passion! Above all have fun, invite and welcome more girls among us. Believe and just see what we can do!

Achievements: Australian National Wave Kite Champion 2011

Annelies Van der Velde (United Kingdom)

Website: starnow.co.uk, myspace.com, linkedin.com

Sponsors: FC Watersports

Born in: 1982

Started kiting in: 2005

Favorite trick: Still trying frontloops! But I love the Jesus Walk... one day, one day...

Your message to female kiters: Kiting is awesome! If you’re looking for something that will give you the biggest adrenaline rush, a great sense of achievement and awesome stomach and bum, do it! It’s also a great way to meet some lovely people and see the world from a different angle. You don’t need to be really strong, just have a bit of determination and be prepared to have loads of fun. A lot of people get stuck in the learning phase, but stick with it and before you know it you’ll be doing your first jumps as the learning curve suddenly shoots up. The best thing that ever happened to me … getting into kiting :)

Achievements: being the beautiful presenter ever on the "Kite Show" and an amazing singer!

Mel Millen (Australia)

Website: www.adrenalinrush.net.au

Sponsor: Adrenaline Rush

Started kiting in: 2006

Favorite trick: Layed out, 1 handed front roll 

Your message to female kiters: Always give it a go, be positive and enjoy Kiting..... You will never look back :)

Achievements: presenting at various TV shows and publishing a lot of articles about female kiteboarding in different magazines