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Person
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Ernst, Colin
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Description area
Dates of existence
fl. 2000s-
History
Colin Ernst is the owner of Vancouver Kiteboarding School based in Port Coquitlam, BC and Colinkiteboarding in Squamish. He is a self-taught kiteboarder and first started giving one-on-one kiteboard lessons in Squamish in 2006. In 2011, Colin Ernst organized the first edition of the kiteboarding competition component of 'S.O.A.R.', the Squamish Open Annual Regatta. He sought out the world's top kiteboarding competitors and invited them to come to Squamish to compete for prize money in an officially sanctioned competition on the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) circuit, drawing 23 racers and over 40 competitors for the freestyle slalom and course racing events. Colin Ernst is also a photographer.
Places
Whistler
Squamish
Port Coquitlam, BC
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Functions, occupations and activities
Kiteboarding
Photographer
Kiteboard instructor
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RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Catalogued April 2022.
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Sources
1) Archival material
2) https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-ernst-901812a/?originalSubdomain=ca
3) https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler-news/dispatches-2489168
4) http://www.bearpawheliskiing.com/credits/
5) https://vancouversun.com/news/ride-like-the-wind
6) https://kiteboardbc.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6350
7) https://www.straight.com/news/skills-honed-kiteboarding-takes-flight