Project Description
Name & “Nick Name”:
ERIC VANEK “Dr-V” “Woody”
DOB: 8/4/1973
HOMETOWN: COSTA MESA
LOCAL SPOT: OC – creek, newps, h.b
SPONSORS: KURTIS LiquiPEL K&S
FAVORITE FOOD: Plzeňský guláš knedlíky
FAVORITE MUSIC: MUSKET
FAVORITE MOVIES: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
HOBBIES: CERAMICS, ARCHITECHTURAL 
DESIGN, DIVING, WATERSPORTS (including frozen)
YEARS RIDING: 13?!?
INFLUENCES AND/OR HEROS: HungVU- first online Kitesurfing Blogger. FLASH. Adam Koch.
GOALS: Explore the globe- its 70% OCEAN… and you can kite all of it! Kite Fiji
TWITTER OR FACEBOOK Link: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.EricVanek
What are “Surfer Fried Eyes?”: “Worse then Rotten Teeth because they cost more to fix and the cosmetic ones don’t work.”
What would you do with 7 Million US Dollars?: “Put it all on RED. Vegas Baby, VEGAS!”
Favorite Style of Kurtis Surf Goggles or Sunglasses: THE ELBINO DUKES!
Accomplishments (Contests, Travel or Life): The first to kite Newport Beach, the Nebraska Plains (both on a Wipika 2 line kite!!), Laguna Beach (on the Naish 11.5 ARX), Trestles, , Punta De Mita Mexico (Naish 20M V), Puerto Vallarta (on the Naish 11.5 ARX), , Mazatlan (on the Naish 11.5 ARX), Punta Pescadero Baja del Sur.
