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Philip
Köster
Nickname:
phil
Country:
Spain
Current place of residence:
Vargas
Sail No:
G44
DOB:
1994-05-03
Sponsors:
Starboard, Red Bull, Volkswagen , Mufins, NPX
Disciplines:
wave
Accomplishments:
PWA wave worldchamp 2011
PWA Youth worldchamp 2011
Red Bull big days champ 2009 / 2011
german wave champ/ 2010 2011
Gran canaria Slalom champ 2011
GQ man of the year 2011
Windsurfer of the year 2010 / 2011 ( extreme sport award )
Surfer des Jahres 2009 / 2010 /2011 ( Surfmagazine)
Website:
http://philipkoster.blogspot.com
http://www.philip-koester.de
Rider
Interview
| Q. | What are your plans for the next year? |
| A. | PWA wave tour, some PWA Slalom competitions, freestyle, videos, photo shoots, travelling. |
| Q. | When did you realize windsurfing would become your life? |
| A. | At 12 years old, when I received my first wildcard for the mens wave event in pozo. |
| Q. | What something outside of windsurfing are you interested in? |
| A. | surfing, biking, videos. |
| Q. | What’s the best thing about your lifestyle/sport? |
| A. | The new impressions when you are travelling, new spots, cool sponsors, meeting interesting people and making plans for new projects. |
| Q. | What does it mean to you to be a TeamPryde rider? |
| A. | I think NeilPryde is the best brand and so I feel strong with those sails, the level from all of the team is really high and it’s good to feel the innovation NP does to make absolutely the best sails for all different kind of conditions. It’s a great feeling to be a part of that. |
| Q. | What do you want more than anything? |
| A. | To be sure to take my chances in the sport. |
| Q. | Describe your best water experience. |
| A. | Riding the waves in Maui, and I love to do doubles, it’s always a good feeling. |
| Q. | What have been your Career highlights so far? |
| A. | PWA Pozo Wave Champion 2009, PWA Pozo Vice Champion 2010, Rookie of the year 2009, German Champion wave 2009, winner wave-freestyle German Championship 2010, winner overall best windsurfer U20 German Championship 2010, Red Bull big day Champion 2008. |
| Q. | Do you have a funny/weird story from the tour? |
| A. | I still haven’t made many competitions in the tour, nothing funny only heavy :-) |
| Q. | Who or what inspires you? |
| A. | The videos from Kauli, all videos from surfing. |
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