Stills from Filming
Interview with Butchy Frans, grandfather to Tonky & Taty, at his 80th birthday.
Taty and Choko Frans at their grandfather’s birthday.
Amber Jasperse speaks with our team about being being a female windsurfer, balancing school, and life on Bonaire.
Kids from around the world (including Canada and Columbia) came to compete in the Kopa Julia at Lac Bay, a competition named after Elvis Martinus daughter.
Taty Frans judges youth freestyle from the tower at the Kopa Julia.
A proud grandfather, Boeboe Thode speaks with us in the home where he raised Tonky, Taty and Kiri. As you can see in the background, the walls were covered with trophies that the boys have won over the years.
Filming a segment about Tonky Frans’ childhood with a young look-alike in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Recreation of the moment when Elvis first taught Tonky how to windsurf.
Taty Frans with his girlfriend Daisy at a local awards’ presentation recognizing Taty for his 1st place win at the PWA Freestyle competition in Austria.
Waiting in Curacao for our bags to pass customs after a painless 15-min plane ride from Bonaire (generously sponsored by INSEL AIR).
Interview with Roy Bottse in his stunning home in Curacao. Roy started the first ever professional windsurfing events in the Caribbean, and was largely influential in helping Elvis organize windsurfing in Bonaire.
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I remember very well when Ray Bottse asked the main windsurfers from Bonaire, Juni, Irwin, Genaro, Elvis, and Patun all to windsurf from Curacao to Coro(sp?), Venezuela. It turned into a long journey for the guys but they made it! Across shark infested waters all the way to Venezuela, when they were supposed to race off shore, then get on boats and get off and race into the beach at Coro. Our Bonaireans made it and we had a blast eating out in the small village. 1987 or early 1988?