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Kristin Boese (born July 1, 1977 in Potsdam) is a German female kite surfer.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bio )〕 In 2009 she was shortlisted by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards. ==Biography== Boese was born in Potsdam, East Germany, on July 1, 1977. At school, she excelled in a wide range of sports and became a semiprofessional handball player from the age of 9 in 1986 until 1999.〔 She took her A-levels in 1997 and began to develop a passion for windsurfing and mountain biking. In 2000, she attended a windsurf-instructor license course and began working as a windsurf instructor in her summer holidays while studying journalism and communication at the University of Berlin.〔 In summer 2002, she met a kitesurfer at her windsurf center and within a matter of months had left Berlin and moved to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to learn how to kitesurf and become an instructor at the Pro Center Egl.〔 She became the German Kitesurf Champion and in 2003 finished in fourth place in the PKRA world ranking. In 2004, she became Vice World Champion, winning her first PKRA Freestyle World Champion title a year later in 2005. This was followed with further success. In 2006 she won the PKRA Freestyle. 〔 In 2008, Boese became the KPWT Course-race World Champion.〔 In September 2009, she competed at the Greek PKRA. She is the author of two instructional books and an instructional DVD on kitesurfing.〔 In 2009, she published the guide ''Kitesurfing in the Waves: The Complete Guide''. She has also done modelling work, and has modelled for ''Vogue'', and in September 2007 appeared in the German ''Playboy'' magazine, appearing on the cover with Theresa Klein and Jenny Bongardt. She is sponsored by Best Kiteboarding, Rial, Air Berlin and Maui Magic.〔 In July 2012, she won the bronze medal in the Slalom World Championships, finishing behind Katja Roose and Caroline Adrien. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kristin Boese」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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