While on a windsurfing vacation in Aruba in 1997 I first heard about “the Bonaire kids”, a collection of young (and very young) locals one island over who were windsurfing on antiquated gear, many of whom were fantastic windsurfers, and some of whom were astonishingly good tricksters. We now know the names of some of those kids: Kiri. Taty. Tonky. Etc. Review the PWA Freestyle rankings. THOSE Bonaire kids.
The story of windsurfing in Bonaire is an amazing tale, and a documentary about it years in the making, entitled Children of the Wind, will soon be screened in New York City on April 21.
Click here to buy tickets. If you can’t make the NYC date, consider the Newport Beach Film Festival. It’s an amazing story.
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