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1 Career  



1.1  Windsurfing  





1.2  Tow-Surfing  





1.3  Kitesurfing  





1.4  Foilboarding and wingsurfing  







2 Artist life  





3 Personal life  





4 Titles  





5 Media Appearances  



5.1  Movies and Documentaries  





5.2  Other Media Appearances  







6 References  





7 External links  














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Pete Cabrinha
Personal information
Full namePeter Cabrinha
Born (1961-09-13) September 13, 1961 (age 62)
Oahu, Hawaii
OccupationAthlete
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg)[1]
SpouseLisa Letarte Cabrinha
Other interestsArt
Websitewww.cabrinha.com
Sport
SportSurfing, Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Foilboarding, Wingfoiling

Pete Cabrinha (born September 13, 1961 on Oahu, Hawaii) is an American big-wave surfer, windsurfer, kitesurfer and artist.[2][3][4][5] He is the founder and brand manager of Cabrinha Kites.[6]

Pete Cabrinha with an experimental wing in 1982

Career

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Windsurfing

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In 1985 he won the world wave sailing championship.[7]

Tow-Surfing

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In 1993, Cabrinha and his friends Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Rush Randle, Brett Lickle, Mike Waltze, Mark Angulo, Derrick Doerner, and Buzzy Kerbox started to experiment in big surf on the North Shore of Maui and invented a spin off called tow-surfing. They called themselves the "Strapped Crew”. Using a personal watercraft to tow themselves into large waves they set out to explore the outer limits of big wave surfing.[8]

Kitesurfing

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In the late 90s, Cabrinha experimented with kites and helped pioneer the sport of Kiteboarding. Together with his friend Dan Bolfing, Cabrinha began to design kiteboards under the Cabrinha label. In 2000 Cabrinha joined forces with the Pryde Group and Cabrinha Kites was born. The company launched their first product line in 2000 and is now selling kiteboarding equipment in over 70 countries.[9]

Foilboarding and wingsurfing

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Foilboarding and wingsurfing are other hybrid surf sports which Cabrinha helped to pioneer and later industrialize.

Artist life

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A son to an artist mother, Cabrinha pursued the arts for over three decades. His mixed media art works combine his photography and graphic design skills with off-center painting techniques.[10][11]

Personal life

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Cabrinha lives on Maui with his wife, former windsurfer and fashion designer Lisa Letarte Cabrinha, and his daughter, Tahiti Cabrinha.[12][1]

Titles

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Media Appearances

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Movies and Documentaries

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Other Media Appearances

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Kiteboarding Magazine, The Link between Surfing and Art, October 2019.[23]

Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins, Audiobook, 2018.[24]

Looking Sideways Podcast, 2018.[25]

Adventure Sports Network, The Evolution of Pete Cabrinha: 4 Decades at the Cutting Edge of Watersports, 2018.[26]

Liquid Salt Mag, Interview, 2018.[11]

Time Magazine: Top 100 Innovators, September 2001.[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pete Cabrinha interview from the tow surfer.com fault 2006". Towsurfer.com. 25 May 2017.
  • ^ "When The Surf's Way Up". CNN. 12 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005.
  • ^ "Pete Cabrinha profile". Kiter.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  • ^ Michael Perry (19 September 2006). "Surfers chase 30m waves". Hawaiian Pete Cabrinha holds the title for the biggest wave ever ridden – a monster Jaws wave measuring 70 feet (21m) which broke on a reef off the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2004.
  • ^ "Home". cabrinha.com.
  • ^ Kites, Cabrinha. "Cabrinha Kites". Cabrinha Kites. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ a b "A short history of the PWA World Tour". Surfertoday.
  • ^ "Billabong XXL Award". SURFER Magazine. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ Kites, Cabrinha. "About Cabrinha". Cabrinha Kites. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ "CABRINHA". CABRINHA. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ a b "Pete Cabrinha". Liquid Salt. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ Kites, Cabrinha. "Pete Cabrinha". Cabrinha Kites. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ "PETE CABRINHA WINS THE BILLABONG XXL AWARDS WITH A 70 FOOT WAVE". Teton Gravity.
  • ^ "Billabong XXL Award". surfer.com. 22 July 2010.
  • ^ The Longest Wave (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 15 November 2019
  • ^ "The Excellent Life". mauifilmfestival. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 15 November 2019
  • ^ "STRAPPED: THE ORIGINS OF TOW-IN SURFING". SURFER Magazine. 15 January 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ Marcus, Jeff Divine, Ben. Surfing USA!. MVP Books. ISBN 9781610606868.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ "Upwind - the launch of a sport (our sport!) | Seabreeze". seabreeze.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ Windsurf - Trade Wind 1984, archived from the original on 21 October 2014, retrieved 15 November 2019
  • ^ George, Matt (23 April 2020). "Matt George on worst film ever made: "Think of In God's Hands as a ten-million dollar disaster movie!"". Beach Grit.
  • ^ "Kiteboarding Magazine - now in English, get it for free! - Kiteforum.com". kiteforum.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ "THE HAWAIIAN PIONEERS". Awesound. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ "052: Pete Cabrinha". Looking Sideways. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ "The Evolution of Pete Cabrinha: 4 Decades at the Cutting Edge of Watersports". Adventure Sports Network. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  • ^ "TIME Magazine Cover: Venus & Serena Williams - Sep. 3, 2001". TIME.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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