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Sailing, Windsurfing, & Kiteboarding Instructor
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SAILING, WINDSURFING AND KITEBOARDING |
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Kirk Martinsen has been a sailing, windsurfing and kiteboarding instructor at the MBAC for the past three years. He grew up at the MBAC youth summer camps where he learned to sail and became hooked on windsports. For the past twelve years he has been perfecting his sailing skills and has branched out to other windsports including kiteboarding, and windsurfing. Kirk is also an avid waterskier, air-chair rider and surfer. He is a senior at San Diego State where he is studying mechanical engineering. In the future, Kirk would like to apply his education in the area of sailing aeronautics. What do you feel first hooked you on teaching windsports? "Being able to use the wind to make a boat move silently and effortlessly through the water was what pulled me into the sport. There is no motor and the only way the boat will sail is if the skipper is knowledgeable and knows how to harness the power of the wind. Seeing people learn and understand the fundamentals is awesome because there needs to be more active sailors, windsurfers and kiteboarders out there enjoying the free power that nature provides."
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