The first round of the “Live the Dream of a Roxy Girl” contest is over….
Wow… 5817 votes. I could have never imagined that many!
I want you to know that it is all thanks to you!!
I could never have done it without you!
Now… let’s wait till the 17th and see if Roxy lets me into the finals!
Fingers crossed!!!
Love,
Annabel
xoxo
I am competing in the Roxy Contest where I can become a Roxy Girl!
The voting has STARTED!!!
It will last until May 8.
It would really be awesome if you would help me!
Click HERE to watch the video I entered and vote! (click on the ORANGE VOTE BUTTON)
You can vote once every single day!
Danki!!!
This past Saturday saw an incredible day of racing and freestyle with blue skies and great breeze at the 2012 Miami Kite Masters. Team Cabrinha was well represented with Henry Connart flying in from Destin, Fl , Annabel Van Westerop “Tinkerbell” from Aruba and local riders Jan Lucas, Rich Gardner, Gary Menk, Leif Gibons, Alexandra Menk, Johnny Berger, Matt Collins, Brandon “The Bull” Bowe and Racing world Champion Damien LeRoy all on hand.
We could have not asked for a better day as the wind was averaging 15 to 20 knots at 10am. First up was racing! A two-lap figure eight course made for exciting racing as the riders dodged one another at over 20 knots! As the horn blew there was no question Cabrinha was looking very strong as Damien LeRoy was pushing the men’s fleet with great speed and consistency. A big surprise was Matt Collins, wave rider extraordinaire, giving Damien a run for his money despite having spent little time on race board. On the women’s side Annabel must have put her time in as she was smoking the women’s fleet and beating most of the men as well. 3 incredible races were held with nothing but non-stop action, tangles and close finishes.
In the freestyle, local boy wonder Johnny Berger came out firing! With 313’s and low mobes, he landed tricks he had never done before. Matt Collins and Damien held nothing back as they both climbed the ladder board. There was no question Brandon Bowe was on a mission with incredible power and style, earning him his new nickname “The Bull”. He was definitely looking like the guy to beat. On the women’s side it was a battle between Alexandra Menk and Annabel. Very clean riding from both as they started to take down their competitors. “Tinkerbell” was definitely riding very strong, stomping tricks like back to Blinds, Blind Gudge’s and huge kite loops. She stole the show all the way to the final and walked away with the win.
The men’s final was a must see battle between Matt Collins, Damien LeRoy, Brandon Bowe and Leif Gibons. Two minutes before the start the wind started to really pick up. As the horn blew for the start riders were maxed out and the show started with massive jumps and super powered handle passes. The crowd was fired up as everyone was going off, crashing like no other and pushing each other. The Bull was on a mission and never stopped till the last second of the heat.
As the horn blew and the final was over team Cabrinha was not done as all the riders started to line up, jumping simultaneously for the crowd, making the spectators go wild…. A wonderful day of non-stop action!
Thank you to Miami Kiteboarding for a great event this year!
Results Men Race:
1. Damien LeRoy
2. Matt Collins
3. Gary Menk
Results Women Racing:
1. Annabel Van Westerop
2. Alexandra Menk
3. Jeanice Stone
Results Men Freestyle:
1. Brandon Bowe
2. Damien LeRoy
3. Leif Gibons
4. Matt Collins
Results Women Freestyle:
1. Annabel Van Westerop
2. Alexandra Menk
3. Jeanice Stone
I was interviewed by the Caribbean newspaper Amigoe! Unbelievable! They gave me a full page! If you want to read the story (because you probably can’t read it on this picture) check it out online at the Amigoe website.
Yes!!! Finally I got my drivers license! For the Americans, this might sound very strange, as you can start driving at the age of 16… However, for the Dutch, the people in my homeland, this will sound even more weird. The reason? Well, I turned 18 exactly one month ago… That is also when I started my driving lessons. From what I’ve heard, you must take at least 30 lessons in Holland!! And… I think I have had about….. 10? Learn a little bit about the signs, know some rules, be able to keep your car from crashing, and you’re just fine!
However, don’t get me wrong. I was SUPER nervous! I want my drivers license sooo badly, and if you fail, you have to wait another two weeks to ask for a new chance, which can take almost three months! Also, the rules you had to know weren’t very easy either. Out of 20 questions, you could only get 3 wrong, and out of the 15 questions about the signs, you can also only get 3 wrong! Then came the situations. This is where you play with cars and have to show which one can go first on an intersection. Sounds like fun, but if you get the third one out of five wrong, and you can only get one wrong, trust me when I say that you start shaking a little bit! I was happy when I was done with this part of the exam and passed it!
Then came the driving. There were two guys in the car with me who didn’t say a word exept for ‘right’ and ‘left’. After a while I told them to please say something because they were getting me nervous again! So what did we talk about? Kitesurfing of course! 
Super happy I passed it all, now… everyone, stay out of the way when you see me on the road!!!
Ayo and biba lekker, Annabel
Cabrinha is pleased to announce the addition of Annabel van Westerop. Originally from Holland Annabel’s parents moved her to beautiful Aruba at age 11. Discovering kiteboarding at a young age Annabel begged her parents for lessons and finally got her wish at age 14. After 4 lessons she bought a second hand kite and has been on the water every day since. Annabel is drawn to freestyle riding and started competing in local competitions in Aruba and Venezuela. Even though Annabel is finishing her last year of high school and has a side job as a magicians assistant (yes she gets cut in half and disappears at abracadabra) we are pretty sure you are going to be seeing a lot of this young lady in the future. Watch her Video and check out her website! It’s great to have you on board Annabel!
Check out my introduction to the team at http://www.cabrinhakites.com/ and watch my new video!!
Heyy!
Welcome to my new website!!!
This is my most recent video.
I hope you like it!