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Paul Franco

• Born in Sao Paulo Brazil, resident on Maui since year 2000
• Languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish

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 6th on the Red Bull King of the Air 2003
• Became a certified professional instructor in 2000
• Trained over a thousand  beginners and over 50 instructors in the last eleven years (with zero incidents)
• Worked for Action Sports Maui, Aqua Sports Maui, New Wind OR, and the best kite school in the world KSM Kitebording School of Maui

Sponsored by Naish and Dakine.

Paragliding

• 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 9000 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

Certificates

KISS Kitesurfing International Safety System Instructor Level 2 – Year 2000

IKO International Kiteboarding Organization Instructor Level 2 – Year 2002

IKO International Kiteboarding Organization Examiner #12 – Year 2002

PASA Professianal Air Sports Association Instructo Level 2- Year 2002

USHGA certified Advanced Paragliding Instructor, Tandem Instructor 3, Observar USHGA #69130 – Year 1997

PADI Open Water Diver, Advanced Diver, Rescue Diver, Medic First Aid cy Claumar- Aqua / PADI Instr. #OWSI- 52728