I was 12 when I discovered Windsurf. Back then, I was such a small guy. Mind you, I’m still small. My whole life changed within a couple of minutes. I have never had a so called normal behaviour since.
Planning = A revolution ! Let’s do the revolution.
As a sport, Windsurf is a revolution. Windsurf is great…the greatest sport ever. Greater than football. We go high, we go fast and sometimes, we even go deep.
I am the offspring of a crossbreeding between Ronaldo, Mickaël Jordan and Johnny Westmüller. Those who came, saw and lost their mind.
Very soon, I became a professional rider. As a pro windsurfer, you get to travel all around the world carrying huge bags. Almost as if Michael Schumacher had to carry his car on his back.
That’s the reason why I’m now a big boy. Thanks to contests and trips I have become a superstar worldwide. Although my sponsors paid me crazy money, I managed to avoid drugs. According to my friends, I do not need to be on drugs.
I met wealthy and powerful people. I was not interested in money, nor power. As a matter of fact, I decided to go to school. Studying was a long and difficult process.
I eventually passed my exams and I retired from studies in Carro, on the “blue coast”. This tiny village of fishermen located in Provence becomes often a meeting spot for restless radical riders.
I actually hardly ever rest.
Windsurfing is a fantastic experience to live. It is the ultimate mean to get closer to the dear Lord.

Aloha.

Raf "Air" Filippi