Everyday is a kiteday with Ernst Novak

Everyday is a kiteday with Ernst Novak

In 2009 the Skywalk Gmbh & co. KG advertised a position as “Head of Sales & Marketing FLYSURFER Kiteboarding”. Ernst Novak followed the call and shaped the FLYSURFER world with his team for almost 8 years. He led the innovation-driven German brand...
Was the PEAK initially built as a water kite?

Was the PEAK initially built as a water kite?

Reinhart Paelinck – FLYSURFER Kiteboarding R&D 2011-2016 Our former colleague Reinhart Paelinck is a mindful and creative character, a person who inspired my personal thinking. He graduated with a Master in Product Development with his thesis on the conceptual...
The biggest mystery in the history of FLYSURFER

The biggest mystery in the history of FLYSURFER

Let’s pretend we have the best-hidden secret in the kite industry! Imagine our beloved logo-icon, the “FS Button” has an important meaning?! Yes, we are talking about an evolution that started exactly 20 years ago. Meet the creator Rolf Rinklin: a...
Peter Müller – from FLYSURFER athlete to harness designer

Peter Müller – from FLYSURFER athlete to harness designer

What Peter starts, he does excessively. After the adventure of being a professional kiter, he joins the development department of skywalk paragliders. Then for years, you could only find him in the air mastering his paragliding skills to perfection. Just a few weeks...
Armin Harich: Why FLYSURFER?

Armin Harich: Why FLYSURFER?

Armin Harich, probably the best-known name in FLYSURFER history, studied physicist, paraglider and canoeist, was the first to recognize the potential of foil kites. Driven by his ideas and the pursuit of adding value for customers, he never stopped believing in the...