About me
ÁLVARO ONIEVA
From professional kiter to industry leader — three decades shaping the future of wind sports through competition, design and event organisation.
SPORTS PALMARÉS
A career that began in 1995 with windsurfing and evolved into kitesurfing, wingfoiling and beyond. Highlights include:
- 2002 European Champion — Kiteboarding
- 2002 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 Spanish Champion — Kiteboarding
- 2007 / 2008 3rd Overall Freestyle PKRA
- 2014 Airstyle World Champion
- 2015 Born to be Discovery Award — Engineering category
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
For more than fifteen years I designed and developed boards for my own brands, gaining hands-on experience in the workshop that shaped everything that came after.
- Balance — founder, kiteboards and accessories
- Clash — founder, kiteboards and surfboards
- Starboard / Freewing — part of the team that developed the first free wing, the precursor to today's wingfoiling boards
From shaping to concept, from prototype to production — every board tells a story and every story pushed the sport forward.
ENTREPRENEURIAL PATH
Beyond competition and design, I built and organised events that shaped the international kite and wing calendar:
- Full Power — CEO and organiser of the Spanish big-air event
- Iberian Tour — promoter of the national kite tour
- Youth Kite World Championship Tarifa — organiser
- Red Bull Wingsphere — co-organiser and judge
- Red Bull King of the Air Spain — Sports Director
- GKA / GWA World Tour — Head Judge across Freestyle, Surf-Freestyle and Waves disciplines
Today my focus is on elevating the sport — through fair judging, smart event design and collaboration with the brands shaping the next generation of wind sports.