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I'm Arrianne Aukes and I'm a freestyler from Holland. I've been windsurfing since  I was a little kid because both my parents are windsurfers. Three years ago I went to Brazil to windsurf for a few months. Jericoacoara is a freestyle paradise,  great conditions and the best freestyle sailors in the world go there to train. I’d  never seen this side of windsurfing before...   so needless to say, I was hooked!

After landing my first freestye moves, I wanted more! So I finished my Bachelor degree in2008 and took a break from University, packed my bags for a whole year of freestyle. And I’m still extending that year of windsurfing – I’m on my third year now. My favourite place to windsurf is Jericoacoara in Brazil. Not only because I started to learn freestyle there, but I also love the conditions. I like to surf with a lot of wind, the wind that is blowing you away at the beach  and gives you a lot of power in your sail.  I love it that I don’t have to check the forecast there. Just walk to the beach in the morning, take my 3.7or 4.2, and surf till sunset. 

I've been supported by Simmer since 2009  but I've pretty much sailed Simmer sails as long as I can remember so sailing for them on a higher level feels awesome. This year I have the Blacktip 5.1 and 4.8, and the Icon 4.2 and 3.7.The Icon’s are really strong and have a lot of power, and the Blacktip sails are really light and perfect for freestyle.

2009 was myfirst year of PWA, and this year I'm going to compete in all the four PWA Freestylecompetitions for girls. And my goal is to end up higher in the ranking thisyear! Therefore, I’m training in Bonaire at the moment for two months. Here in Bonaire I'm living at Sorobon Beach Resort, and I work there a few hours everyday. It is a resort right at the beach of the best surf spot on Bonaire and because of that, I can be on the water in 20 seconds if it’s windy.

After one week in Bonaire, I landed my first Funnel. I really love the feeling of landing a new move! It gives me so much adrenaline and a lot of motivation. Hopefully there is a lot more wind coming soon (and a lot of new moves! J ).