what's up guys welcome back to another video
and today we are in the dominican republic
we finally made it after a long time in the Bahamas
and we actually are in a house
we are back in land because we couldn't anchor our boat in Cabarete
our boat had to be anchored in Luperon which is near Puerto Plata
we are in luperon and we are leaving our boat
we are leaving hakuna because we will be going for a couple of days to Cabarete
and because there is not an anchorage there where we can stay
and we want to kitesurf as much as we can
that's why we found a dock and
we will be leaving the boat docked here for the next few days
we will be taking our kite gear we will be taking the dogs we will be taking the scooters
and someone's coming to pick us up in a few minutes
we wanted to come back to Cabarete which we hadn't been here in four years
this is where we learned how to kiteboard and so we just want to take advantage hopefully get some wind
and hopefully kiteboard a little bit
for now we rented a house
my parents are here they came to visit us
and we're gonna be spending the next couple of days maybe a week or so here
so it's a really nice super cozy house we brought the scooters
we are moving around with our little scooters they take us everywhere
and the goal of renting this house is just so that we can explore as much as we can
see the best places of the dominican republic and obviously take you guys with us
let me show you the nice pool and the backyard area, it's super nice
we have a nice pool we have a nice jacuzzi nice backyard for the dogs
take you with us to get some dominican culture with us and see the best of this place
so we made it to kite beach and baby what are we going to do
andrea's going to take a trapeze class
you don't want to do it
no
why
i'm scared of heights
it looks really scary it looks very overwhelming
but we're here we have to try it check this out
so andrea is gonna take the class she's so ready
this is so nerve-wracking and so scary oh my god
they're gonna make me drop too
he just said that
like you literally jump up and like drop
and i'll see how it goes and then
if i want to try it i'll just try it
now take your hands off
take your hands off
you got it hands off
hands off..
yes
hands off
he's going to be swinging
he's going to call the timing he's "ready"
you need to bend the knees and hop, you jump
you're going to be there, he's going to be down here coming up and you're gonna meet him
first swing, bring your legs up, hang from your knees
second swing hands off, right away, hands off
leave your hands still, he's gonna grab you, you're gonna grab him back
and you're gonna stay legs off so you're gonna take the legs off
oh my godness
are you gonna catch me?
okay, good thing you go first
so baby where is hakuna? are you worried about your home, your boat
yes we left hakuna in Luperon
we got a private dock with someone that's really nice
they had a private house with a dock and they rented out the dock for us
someone's looking out for the boat
every single day so i send them messages i call them and yeah
are you harassing this guy
yes we're totally harassing the guy
but yeah no he's super nice and he's taking care of the boat
while we left the boat, i took off the main sail
we left it to repair and yeah so we're just gonna enjoy
Tell them, "I am Ozzy Gilberto"
You are Ozzy Gilberto Palacio
So we are in Cabarete and
we are doing a downwinder you can see all of the kiters right there
everyone's pumping up their kites
we are here in Cabarete
and check out all these kites it's not that windy of a day so it's there's not that many
kites as maybe yesterday or the day before that
i got my little braids dominican style
i can also go for the viking style what's up what's up what's up
today we are going to be
oh we have been learning how to foil here
alejo was learning this morning how to foil and i was trying to learn how to use the kite foil
and so we might take some classes tomorrow but
i also want to learn how to do freestyle which is what the pros here do
and we might get to talk to them in a little bit
they are pro-kite boarders uh valentine rodriguez
he's a colombian kiteboarder
he actually won the world championship of kiteboarding in freestyle in 2019
and Adeuri who is from the dominican republic he won the championship in 2018
both world champions are right here today in Cabarete
so we might get to talk to them a little bit
there's a lot of people who inspire me to become what i am now
i wanted to be like them and i was i was still in school
i couldn't kite
only in the weekends
and i said if i want to be a professional kitesurfer i must kite every day like them and train like them
normally i got started when i first saw my brother in 2007 in the Word tour
i came here down to Cabarete
the sacrifice from being world champion is like people don't see also all the training
because people only see instagram and social media
like it's everything you know posting videos like working out and stuff like
i like to do my things quietly and that's what people don't see
when you crash hard
you almost break your knees or you have a lot of pain in your body
but you're still getting up still kiting every day
you just have to try it
you have to try it, even if you lose
it doesn't matter because you're getting experience
if i lose or something i'm still having fun, you know
and i'm still enjoying life
so with that mindset i think i can even compete way better and more relaxed
because i know i'm doing what i love
you know you don't have to go to 50 to 70 percent
you have to go 100 - 120
that's the most important thing when you feel you're coming back down
stop think and let everything
and come back with this motivation you're going to come even stronger
our new generation is coming with a better mentality and better tricks as well
because today we are not in the old school we are in the new school
the kitesurf, i like it!
when i am big, i want to be a champion
and your dream is to be a professional kiteboarder
i like it
yeah you want to be a champion
yeah in what? Freestyle or big air?
freestyle i like freestyle
and who's your favorite rider?
Valentine
Valentin is your favorite rider?
yeah
if you're wondering what it's like to be in the dominican republic during covid
some countries require a PCR
for us we came as you know by sailboat
we arrived through Puerto Plata and we were not required we came from the Bahamas
and we were not required to have a PCR test
my parents they came here to visit us and on the way back to the U.S.A
they are required to have a PCR test so they do have to get that done
you can tell that people here are very laid back there's a lock down after 12 a.m
we missed being here in Cabarete
if you guys are interested in learning how to kiteboard this is the spot
because the progress that you can do by staying here every single day maybe staying two or three weeks here in Cabarete
and just kiting every single day because the wind is really really good most of the time
especially if you come from June to September
and learning here is extremely extremely cheap compared to countries like the U.S. or i don't know other countries
so this is the spot guys we are in the kiteboarding mecca of the entire caribbean