As a child, Grant
grew up swimming and cycling in the summer, and
tobogganing in the winter. After too many years at
University of Toronto and enough physical activity,
he finally left and started pursuing life in the the
outdoors. He still loves riding his bicycle but
during the winter he eventually discovered the joy
of downhill skiing. You may still see him out on the
hills of Ontario, but he's most happiest in the
Rockies or the Laurentians.
In the spring of 1995 he went to Alberta, Canada to
ski at Lake Louise and Sunshine. One day he found
himself at the movie theatre watching Forrest Gump.
On the way to the cinema in the mall, he passed a
kite shop. There was this video playing in the
window of the store with a man flying a kite, which
he later found out was called a Revolution. It had
four lines and he could spin it on a dime. Grant was
so intrigued by the maneuverability he had over the
kite. Near the end of the Forrest Gump film, Forrest
was seen riding his lawnmower. He looked so happy
and content just sitting there cutting the grass.
After the film Grant passed by the kite store again.
All he could remember was Forrest cutting the grass
and how happy he was. So Grant thought, if Forrest
can cut grass, Grant can learn to fly that kite. So
he bought that Revolution and the rest is history.
The reliable cold dense winter winds around Ontario
turn our frozen lakes into a Traction Kiters world
class paradise. On of the largest such lakes close
to Toronto is Lake Simcoe. There's no lift lines. No
lift ticket. And it's less than an hour north of
Toronto. In fact, the sailable terrain on the lake
is twenty-five times larger than the skiable terrain
in Whistler, British Columbia.
After years of wind riding and teaching others,
Grant decided that his skills and knowledge had
developed to the point that he could guide other in
a safe pursuit of Traction Kiting.
Canadian Wind Rider is a family
owned business whose reputation is based on the
following principles:
Customer Satisfaction -
Your satisfaction with our products and safety with
our services is our top priority. We want to
understand your needs and direction so that you can
receive the best possible products and enjoy them
safely as you continue your growth in the sport of
Traction Kiting.
Integrity - We won't sell
you something that you don't need. We want you to
buy our products and services because they are right
for you.
We treat the customer like a
friend - We do everything for you that we would
do for a friend, including, where necessary, telling
you if you are being unreasonable. Besides, most of
you will spend as much money with us as you can
afford so we want to give you good advice, to give
you the best value and thereby guarantee ourselves a
high rate of customer satisfaction. It is best for
both of us if we get it right the first time around.
We listen - If you want us
to change something about our services or to carry
another product, let us know; we may not end up
doing what you want but we won't ignore your
comments. We have had a lot of good advice from
customers over the years and appreciate it. We also
get some bad advice; the trick always is in being
able to tell which is which, something we are still
working on.
We're confident that the quality
of our products and service we provide will be to
your liking. Just give us the opportunity! |
