Dean Bottcher

Dean Bottcher likes to think of himself as an alternate sports enthusiast. With a background rooted in all forms of surfing and the ocean lifestyle, but balanced by incorporating terrestrial sports like skating and adventure motorcycling with whitewater paddling being his wet weather alternative. A freelance writer in all the related fields, always stirring the pot to put the alternate sport lifestyle more in the limelight where it so rightly belongs. Kitesurfing in the freedom of the ocean has the strongest pull on him. Innovative and progression driven he has contributed to the development of the sport in South Africa. Visit Dean’s profile at Kitesports.

Articles by Dean Bottcher

 

Using Kite Momentum for Wave Riding

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Using Kite Momentum for Wave Riding

This is not an article for everyone. It will probably best suit the sci-fi nerd who wave kites, but it’s an interesting read none the less.Some of these principles do apply to kitesurfing disciplines outside of wave riding, so be mindful of them, and you may well find ways of improving your current techniques and … [Read more...]

Palm Beach: Kwazulu Natal Kitesurfing at its Best

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Kitesurfing Palm Beach

Palm Beach in KZN, South Africa has been and continues to be rated as one of the best wind sport wave riding venues in the world, as strange as that may seem.It is a far cry from some island paradise or speciality wave kitesurfing destination. Does it deliver on every visit? No, so what is all the fuss about then? The … [Read more...]

Sliders: The Slippery Slide of Things

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Kitesurfing Slider

Not too long ago we put together a portable slider at our local kitesurfing spot and hey did it cause a buzz.  For some reason, be it a childhood fantasy or an adult madness, there seems to be this deep hidden craziness in many of us to want to slide up, down or on things and the evidence is in seeing it like we did.  Once you … [Read more...]