Our Vision
We are on our way to becoming the "NCAA of Kiteboarding" by establishing a fully fledged US tour for kiters from US colleges.
Our Background & Experience
The CKA was founded by Matt Sexton in 2005 which developed into the only US kiteboarding tour. It consists of over 8 kiteboarding clubs and of over 50 individual members. We are now a 501-C non profit backed by a number of sponsors,
so we are ready to GROW!
This scholarship is something that has never been done in the kiteboarding industry. It could truly help student athletes follow their dreams as they pursue and further their college educations by giving them access to learning the
sport, participating at a competitive level or even to build a career in the industry.
The Future We Are Creating.
Anyone who has been involved with the CKA has been inspired by like-minded people who are 1) passionate about the sport, and 2) are going to go on to do great things. See the Alumni
section of our website to see examples of Entrepreneurs like Matt Sexton (CKA Founder) and his business Keys Cable; Billy Bosch from Good Breeze Kiteboarding, running Kite making clinic for kids with Autism; or Will Caldwell and his long list of accomplishments
with technology:
To date we have established a sustainable framework that we can use to run our tour year after year. So far we have an establish presence in Florida and permits/consents/sponsors for our East Coast Regional Championships. We are in
the process of organizing our West Coast Regional Championships which then leads to our Nationals which will raise the profile of the organization. This is the level that we ultimately want to get to where college students will be able to get more funding
from their sports clubs.
