Eric Leegwater

I started kiting in 2002. My first kite was a Nasawing. For 2 years I had a lot of fun with this kite until I discovered the kitebuggy sport. Fist I rented a buggy each weekend and then in 2006 I bought my own buggy. In 2010 I started buggy racing and become Dutch champion in the Open Class the same year. Moving up to the Master Class I took me another 6 years of further training to become Dutch Champion for 3 years in a row in the Master Class.  
Since 2005 I am snowkiting, first on a 240 cm long snowboard I had especially made for snowkite racing. My favourite spot are the endless open plains of the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway. I have raced all Red Bull Ragnarok editions and 3 times the Vake Endurance snowkite race on skis. In 2016 I crossed Greenland snowking from South to North. Since then I only use skis for snowkiting.
I live close to beach, so whne the weather is ok, I go out for a kitefoil session or a long distance tour along our beautiful Dutch coast line.

I love racing and I love endurance races in particular.  The Les Hemmes 8 hr kitebuggy endurance race I love to race solo (and win !).

Since a couple of years I am now learning hydrofoil kiting, probably the most technical advanced kite sport; the need for having a good sense of balance is my challenge before I will consider foil racing; I still crash too often !

For long distance and endurance racing, but also for technical course racing, I have always relied on Peter Lynn foil kites since I started racing in 2010.