Paul Franco

Kiteboarding

Paul emerged onto the kiteboarding scene in 2000 and has been dedicated to innovating and teaching the sport ever since.

Ranked top 10 in the world PKRA & PKWT events 2002 & 2003
Ranked top 10 on the Red Bull King of the Air 2003
Became a certified professional instructor in 2000
Trained thousands of beginners and several instructors in the last nine years
Worked for Action Sports Maui, Aqua Sports Maui, New Wind OR, and KSM Kitebording School of Maui

Paragliding since early 90′s, ranked top 10 in Brazil from 1992 to 1996, ranked top 20 on the Paragliding World Cup 1993 & 1994
Tandem paragliding since ’91 with a 100% clean safety record taking more than 5000 first timers in the air with zero incidents
Teaching paragliding and paramotoring since 1992 around Brazil and the U.S., totalling more than 150 certified students, again with zero incidents
Paragliding sponsors, Coca-Cola, Puma and Antartica. 2 years (1995 & 1996) travailing to the most popular places in Brazil in a major marketing campaign. Logged over 400 Paramotor hours.
Managed and worked for several paragliding schools & retail business
- Sao Paulo, Brazil: Nomads of the Air, 1991/1992, Sao Paulo CEA 1993, Andradas 1994
- Miami Florida: Aerolight USA, 1997
- New York: New York Paragliding Center, 1998/1999
- Maui, Hawaii: Proflyght Paragliding, 2000-present date, actively working as a USHPA advanced paragliding instructor and tandem pilot