Alvaro Onieva and Ruben Lenten robbed
In the last two weeks two of the most popular kitesurfers have been robbed.
On the 13th of January Alvaro was riding in Los Lances, Tarifa, when some guys broke the window of his van and stole all the gear he has on it. The kites were unique prototype and are showed in the photo above.
Alvaro’s Stolen Gear:
1 Kite Yarga 9 (black proto)
1 Kite Yarga 11 (black proto)
1 Kite Yarga 13 (black proto)
1 Board Balance 133 2008
1 Board Balance 135 proto 2009 white
1 Wakeskate
3 Bars Best with 23 meters lines
3 23 meters line sets
1 Boardbag Best-golf grey
1 Trípode Manfrotto
1 Volcom Brown jacket
1 Dakine backpack with fins, sunglasses, house keys, etc.
Currently Ruben is in Langebaan, South Africa. On the night of 17th of January he had is car parked in Table View in the parking garage below his building and it was robbed.
Ruben’s Stolen Gear
-5,6,7,9,11,13 Fuel
-3 bars
-1 Slingshot Lunacy 129
-1 Slingshot Response 142
-2 boardbags
-2 boardshorts
-2 harnesses
-3 wetsuits
-A carver skateboard
-1 backpack with onboard camera
-Tri-pod
Man that sucks bad. I cant believe that in such a kiteboarding oriented place like Tarifa, this could happen, though it could happen anywhere. Completely devastating for the riders I’m sure.
I’m sure that their gear will be replaced by their sponsors.
Ivan I agree with you!
It was worse if they stole me because i work a lot to buy my gear. The Pros not!
Narly!!! Everyone should keep a watch on kiting websites to see if the gear is being sold….