Pete Cabrinha

Pete Cabrinha (born September 13, 1961 on Oahu, Hawaii) is an American big-wave surfer, windsurfer, kitesurfer and artist.[1][2][3][4] He is the founder and brand manager of Cabrinha Kites.[5]

Pete Cabrinha kitesurfing in 2018.

Career

Tow-Surfing

In 1993, Cabrinha and his friends Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Rush Randle, Brett Lickle, Mike Waltze, Mark Angulo, Derrick Doerner, and Buzzy Kerbox started to experiment in big surf on the North Shore of Maui and invented a spin off called tow-surfing. They called themselves the "Strapped Crew”. Using a personal watercraft to tow themselves into large waves they set out to explore the outer limits of big wave surfing.[6]

Kitesurfing

In the late 90s, Cabrinha experimented with kites and helped pioneer the sport of Kiteboarding. Together with his friend Dan Bolfing, Cabrinha began to design kiteboards under the Cabrinha label. In 2000 Cabrinha joined forces with the Pryde Group and Cabrinha Kites was born. The company launched their first product line in 2000 and is now selling kiteboarding equipment in over 70 countries.[7]

Foilboarding and wingsurfing

Foilboarding and Wingsurfing are other hybrid surf sports which Cabrinha helped to pioneer and later industrialize.

Artist Life

A son to an artist mother, Cabrinha pursued the arts for over three decades. His mixed media art works combine his photography and graphic design skills with off-center painting techniques.[8][9]

Personal life

Cabrinha lives on Maui with his wife, former windsurfer and fashion designer Lisa Letarte Cabrinha, and his daughter.[10]

Titles
  • 1985 WSMA World Champion (Wave Performance)
  • 2004 Billabong XXL Award, World Record: Largest wave ever ridden[11]

Media Appearances

Movies and Documentaries
  • The Longest Wave, 2019[12]
  • The Excellent Life, 2019[13]
  • Take every wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton, 2017[14]
  • Strapped: The Origins of Tow-In Surfing, 2002[15]
  • Wake up Call, 1996[16]
  • Upwind[17]
  • Tradewind: The Wavesailing Film, 1984[18]
  • Zalman King film In God’s Hands, 1998

Other Media Appearances

Kiteboarding Magazine, The Link between Surfing and Art, October 2019.[19]

Chapter One: The Kiteboard Legacy Begins, Audiobook, 2018.[20]

Looking Sideways Podcast, 2018.[21]

Adventure Sports Network, The Evolution of Pete Cabrinha: 4 Decades at the Cutting Edge of Watersports, 2018.[22]

Liquid Salt Mag, Interview, 2018.[23]

Time Magazine: Top 100 Innovators, September 2001.[24]

References
  1. "When The Surf's Way Up". CNN. July 12, 2004.
  2. "Pete Cabrinha profile". Kiter.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  3. Michael Perry (September 19, 2006). "Surfers chase 30m waves". Hawaiian Pete Cabrinha holds the title for the biggest wave ever ridden – a monster Jaws wave measuring 70 feet (21m) which broke on a reef off the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2004.
  4. http://www.cabrinha.com
  5. Kites, Cabrinha. "Cabrinha Kites". Cabrinha Kites. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  6. "Billabong XXL Award". SURFER Magazine. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  7. Kites, Cabrinha. "About Cabrinha". Cabrinha Kites. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  8. "CABRINHA". CABRINHA. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  9. "Pete Cabrinha". Liquid Salt. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  10. Kites, Cabrinha. "Pete Cabrinha". Cabrinha Kites. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  11. [content.time.com/time/magazine/articl… "Time Magazine"] Check |url= value (help).
  12. The Longest Wave (2019) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-11-15
  13. "The Excellent Life". mauifilmfestival. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  14. Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-11-15
  15. "STRAPPED: THE ORIGINS OF TOW-IN SURFING". SURFER Magazine. 2003-01-15. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  16. Marcus, Jeff Divine, Ben. Surfing USA!. MVP Books. ISBN 9781610606868.
  17. "Upwind - the launch of a sport (our sport!) | Seabreeze". seabreeze.com.au. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  18. Windsurf - Trade Wind 1984, retrieved 2019-11-15
  19. "Kiteboarding Magazine - now in English, get it for free! - Kiteforum.com". kiteforum.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  20. "THE HAWAIIAN PIONEERS". Awesound. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  21. "052: Pete Cabrinha". Looking Sideways. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  22. "The Evolution of Pete Cabrinha: 4 Decades at the Cutting Edge of Watersports". Adventure Sports Network. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  23. "Pete Cabrinha". Liquid Salt. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  24. "TIME Magazine Cover: Venus & Serena Williams - Sep. 3, 2001". TIME.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.


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