Kristin Boese

Kristin Boese (born 1 July 1977) is a German female kite surfer. 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 1 July 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. This was followed with further success. In 2006, she won the PKRA Freestyle.

Besides her active career in kitesurfing, she also founded the KB4girls foundation (now: Women's Kiteboarding Collective) which empowers kiteboarding women around the world.

She is the author of two instructional books and an instructional DVD on kitesurfing. She is sponsored by Best Kiteboarding, Rial, Air Berlin and Maui Magic.

Titles 2004 PKRA 2nd place 2005 PKRA Freestyle Champion 2006 PKRA Freestyle Champion 2007 KPWT Course Race Champion 2007 KPWT Wave-riding Champion 2008 KPWT Course Race Champion