Wind Riders Team
Driven by passion for wind
Below you’ll find the members of the Wind Riders Team. We are looking forward to introduce you to the wind!
Maayke Tadema
Nickname: Mika
Function: Owner, manager, instructor
Best trick: Kiteloop
Favorite style: Waves. strapless and unhooked is the nicest feeling of riding!
Goals in live: Keep living my dream: Run Wind Riders and kitesurf every day.
Highlights in live: Sailing the World Championship of formula 18 catamarans in Australia. Working / surfing in the Maldives
Works at Lago di Garda since 2004
Education: Higher secundary education, sport teacher, IKO level 2 instructor (ID 6143), Resue with powerboat, Windsurf and Catamaran sailing instructor since 2003
Rintsje
Nickname: Boschje
Function: Assistant
Favorite style: Freeride
Goals in live: To get my bachelar degree in Sports & Management.
Education: General secundary education, Sport and Management, IKO assistant (ID 7640)
Stefano Starkel
Nickname: Stefano
Function: instructor
Education: IKO level 2 instructor (ID: 4854)
Manuel Maino
Function: Assistent (IKO ID 7651)
Eduacation:
Margreet Meijering
Nickname: Mae
Function: Assistent in 2009. Will study fulltime in Holland in 2010
Favourite style: freestyle
Goals in live: Become a doctor in Africa
Works at Lago di Garda since 2007
Education: Gymnasium, Medicine student, IKO assistant (ID 6673)
Sibren Tadema
Nickname: Sibi
Function: Advisor, instructor
Best trick: Big Air
Favourite style: Old school
Goals: get my master degree in Science and Innovation management. Start my own strategy consulting firm.
Works at Lago di Garda since 2005
Education: Gymnasium, Science & Innovation management, windsurf and catamaran sailing instructor since 2004.
Miranda Muller
Nickname: Miri
Function: Coach and Italian communication.
Favourite style: Freeride.
Goals in live: Spent maximum time on the water and in the snow.
Education: Leisure management. After 10 years of serieus jobs in Holland, she works as ski teacher in the winter and in the watersport business in the summer.
Lives at Lago di Garda since 2006
Wind Rider 1
Nickname: Mitch
Function: Transporting guests and material.
Goals in live: getting washed by girls in bikini, drink a lot of diesel.
Wind Rider 2
Nickname: La Barca
Function: transport, rescue, 25 horse power!
Goals in live: to have a lot of drinking contests with Mitch and to go fast!
Wind Rider 3
Nickname: … we are still working on that. let us know if you have a suggestion. 
Function: getting you to the best spot of the lake as fast as possible!
Goals in live: … at the moment the goal is to get some cool Wind Riders stickers and to get ready for the season.
Do you want to join our team? Get in touch with us and send us your CV!
