Californian kiteboarder shows off amazing skills in Turkey

A kiteboarder showed off his incredible skills on the water in a video where he glides through the air over a huge flagpole and then bounces off the side of a cliff.

The footage shows professional kiteboarder Eric Rienstra, from Kings Beach, California, being towed along by his kite and running up ramps in order to perform amazing tricks.

In the clip he can be seen completing gliding and spinning through the air and jumping off ramps.

The video shows Eric Rienstra, from Kings Beach, California, showing off his kiteboarding skills in Turkey

In the impressive clip the 29-year-old performs a number of tricks including jumping off ramps

In the impressive clip the 29-year-old performs a number of tricks including jumping off ramps

Eric, 29, got into wind sports as a kid after encouragement from his windsurfer parents, and has been doing kiteboarding full-time since 2006.

He said: ‘Since I had been snowboarding and windsurfing since I was a toddler it was a pretty easy transition but since kiteboarding is so unique it still took lots of time to perfect.

‘During this video I was staying at the URLA Surf House near Izmir, Turkey, for a couple of weeks and got to have kiteboarding sessions at a couple of different beaches.

‘The Kite Park is one of the only ones in Europe and was a great place to practice for the upcoming tour events.

At one point he makes a clear jump over several boats at the URLA Surf House near Izmir

At one point he makes a clear jump over several boats at the URLA Surf House near Izmir

‘When the wind changed we headed to the other side of the peninsula where I found a pretty sweet rock wall to stall on.

His Instagram account where he posts clips performing stunts has more than 15,000 followers. 

Eric added: ‘I travel the world doing this, and I have been sponsored since 2008 and travel on a couple of competition tours, both judging and competing.

‘My videos are more on the creative side rather than skill. While some things I do take a lot of awareness, timing and commitment, there are for sure things that are a lot more technical that I can’t do yet.’

He also uses cliffs as a spring board, jumping on to them before using them to push off in the other direction

He also uses cliffs as a spring board, jumping on to them before using them to push off in the other direction

Eric has been doing wind sports since he was a toddler but started kiteboarding in 2003 and went full-time in 2006

Eric has been doing wind sports since he was a toddler but started kiteboarding in 2003 and went full-time in 2006



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