Name               Glen Butcher

Alias                Butch

Date of birth     07/07/1976

Age                 32

Nationality       New Zealander

Location           Foxton Beach , New Zealand

Occupation       Powerkite, Kite Landboard & Kitesurf Instructor. WIND WARRIOR KITESPORTS

Years flying       7

Disciplines        Kite Land Board, Kite surfing, Kite buggy, Snowkiting.

Other Sports     Longboarding, Snowboarding

Sponsors

~ OZONE Kites                              International Team Rider      www.flyozone.com

~ GROUND INDUSTRIES Boards   International Team Rider     www.groundindustries.com

~ ZEAL OPTICS Eyewear               International Team Rider     www.zealoptics.com

Qualifications : PKSF Powerkite Instructor

                     PKSF Kite Landboard Instructor

                     IKO Powerkite Instructor

                     IKO Kitesurf Instructor

Kites Used :   Ozone Manta2 & FYX 09 Depowerable Foils     for Land boarding.

                   Ozone Instinct Sport+    Inflatables                for Kite Surfing

                   Ozone Imp Trainers & Instinct Lights              for teaching.

Boards Used :

                   GI Conflict 106 for off-road and hills.

                   Quadrolution for speed and racing.

Competition results:

2^nd place in Landboard racing      X-zone Summer Games                                        UK         2003

4^th place in Landboard Freestyle  X-zone Summer Games                                         UK         2003

2^nd place in Landboard racing     X-Zone Autumn Games                                          UK         2004

1^st place in Landboard Freestyle  Turbulence Kite Jam.                                             UK         2004

‘National Powerkite Freestyle Series 2005/06 

2^nd place in Landboard Freestyle    NPFS Round 1                                                    UK         2005

1^st place in Landboard Freestyle     NPFS Round                                                       UK         2005

2^nd place in Landboard Freestyle    NPFS Round 3                                                    UK         2005

UK Landboard Freestyle Champ 2005/06

1^st place Landboard Freestyle    Kitebeach Extreme Sports Festival                           UK         2005

2^nd place Buggy Freestyle         Kitebeach Extreme Sports Festival                           UK         2005

3^rd place KGBX,                       North American Buggy Expo(NABX)                         Vegas,    2006

Top Speed on Mountainboard     49.2mph.

Places Kited: England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, The Hebrides,

France,Denmark, Germany, Cyprus, Oman, New Zealand, Estonia,

Latvia, Hawaii, Utah, Nevada... 

Career Highlights

- Won Worlds First ever Kite Landboard Freestyle series.                                              UK    2005   

- Demonstrated Land kiting at Virgin Christmas Party for Richard Branson.                    UK    2005     

- Pro Instructor at First European Kite Landboard Camp. Romo,                           Denmark    2006         

- Ozone Snow kite Masters,                                                                                     Utah    2006

- Performed for Dignitaries and member of the Omani Royal Family.                         Oman    2007

- Professional Stunt Crew on a Red Bull TV commercial featuring

  Kite Land boarding for the first time.                                                                   Hawaii    2008

- Demonstrated Powerkiting & Kitesurfing at The Muscat Festival.                             Oman    2009

- First Place at the Wellington Harbour Blast Kitesurf Race                                       NZ         2010

- Numerous photos, published travel articles,

   How To's and advertisement shots 

        in : Powerkite Magazine (UK)

             Wind & Kite Magazine (New Zealand)

             Buggykite & Friends (Germany),

             Snowkite & Friends (Germany)

             Kiteworld Magazine (UK),

             ATB Magazine (UK)                                                                                    2003/09

-DVD & Photo shoots for Ozone Kites                                                                       2003/09