
Chris Moore has been involved in Kiting professionally since 1990! He has been a business owner, professional athlete, entertainer, event organizer, instructor, has produced multiple videos, and helped establish the Professional Air Sports Association(PASA) kiteboarding division.
His background as a sportkite competitor/athlete took him all over the world, he traveled to 18 different countries and nearly all the states. He earned the title of USA national champion twice and also competed in pairs and team events to the world highest level competing in national and international events. His involvement with traction kiting pre-dated today's modern power kites. He has been avidly involved in kite traction of nearly all sorts.
As a business owner, Chris opened his first kite store in 1990. Over the next 10 years, he owned 7 kite stores across two states. During this time, Chris also founded his own marketing company, Wind Wizards Marketing. He organized large scale festivals and events across many states. He also created educational & motivational"success seminars" teaching school programs and after school programs using kites and skill toys to show kids the value & rewards of working hard to develop skill sets.
Chris started kiteboarding in early 2000, when he moved to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to pursue a full time career in kiteboarding. He pioneered the PASA (Professional Air Sports Association) Kiteboarding Division. He developed a formal teaching method that was adopted by PASA and has become the official certification system in place today to certify both sport participants and instructors across the nation.
Chris' passion for the sport and his genuine personal interests in his students still shines through today as he operates one of the nations largest kiteboarding centers, the Kitty Hawk Kites Kiteboarding Resort. The Kitty Hawk Kites Kiteboarding Resort is a a waterfront location located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Hatteras Island. On Hatteras Island, you can take advantage of the most incredible conditions for learning with 390 square miles of flat shallow 'sound' waters and reliable winds. You can check it out online at www.kittyhawk.com
"I love teaching and I enjoy sharing information with people! I take a personal interest in the success of every customer and student."