Hannah Whiteley joins Best Kiteboarding

Wonder why Best wanted her for promo shots? 
“Best is proud to announce that extreme athlete Hannah Whiteley has joined team Best. Hannah is known for riding hard and going big, this is why she is a perfect fit for the Extract team joining Ruben Lenten and Lewis Crathern seeking out the most insane stunts and pushing the sport of kiteboarding to the next level.”

“Next Level” is a term being thrown around very loosely in the kiteboarding world, but Hannah Whiteley is one of the few kiteboarders that fit the bill when it comes to throwing down new tricks, great videos and doing her bit for her sponsors.

Best have acquired yet another high profile rider in their dream team of kiteboarding professionals. Miss Whiteley joins the ranks of Ruben Lenten, Lewis Crathern, Youri Zoon and Gisela Pulido (to name a few) making the Best Kiteboarding team one of the biggest and highest paid in the industry. After signing the likes of Lenten and Zoon a few years ago, Best have undergone a complete change in branding, product lineup and most of all public perception to one of great quality and utmost professionalism . Gone are the days of cheap kites and boozed up team riders, 2014 is all about athletes, good product and getting people on the water. Who better to stand in front of all that pretty new gear than Hannah Whiteley!

Never heard of her? We’d be surprised, but here’s the story of there she came from….

Growing up in the UK, this 21 year old blonde is also into modeling and playing on roller-skates. In 2007 she won the British Freestyle Amateur championships and signed a sponsorship deal with Wainman kiteboarding, then in it’s first years as a company. Winning the British Freestyle championships (this time as a pro) in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Hannah hit the big time and amongst her freestyle efforts she also cracked the British speed sailing record for women, and was awarded the title of “Most Influential Girl Kitesurfer”.

Currently ranked 39th in the world, Hannah is more of a promo rider than a podium competitor, instead choosing to release great videos, go to photoshoots in exotic places and hang out with her mates, of course all in the name of advertising, but who could blame her?

This latest jump to Best kiteboarding means she’ll have a lot more flexibility when it comes to going places. Expect so see some amazing footage from her and her mates on this new Extract kite. If Bests expecations are anything to go by, it’s going to be spectacular. For a taste of what’s to come, check out Hannahs last movie below…