• ABOUT NIX

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About our Team

Nick Brouwer

Nick Brouwer

Owner, Head Instructor

Born and raised on the sunny island of Curacao. You could find him playing in the ocean since he was a kid. Nick started windsurfing with 13 years.

Once on a vacation to Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, he took kitesurf lessons and was hooked immediately!

About the School

About Nick

I was born and raised on the sunny island of Curacao. You could find me playing in the ocean since I was a kid. It was only a five minute walk from the nearest windsurf school. When I was 13 I started windsurfing. Three years later I became a part time instructor until I finished my school. When I was 20 I moved to the Netherlands to study as a chef. I lived in Scheveningen right on the beach, where the kite and surfing mecca of the Netherlands is.

Once I took a vacation to Cabarete in the Dominican Republic, where I took kitesurf lessons. I was hooked! As soon as I got my chef’s degree I took a flight back to the happy island of Curacao. First I worked as a chef, but I soon realized that my passion was not in the kitchen, but on the water. The kite scene became my world and Sint Joris Bay became my home

Nix Kite School est. 2011

I returned back to Curacao when I was 23 years, with just one suitcase. I sold all my stuff, even my windsurfing gear, with the idea to continue what I just learned in Cabarete: kitesurfing! As soon as I got back, I bought my first kitesurfing equipment. I was so stoked, that after only one year, I decided that I also wanted to teach others how awesome this sport is.

Once again I went to Cabarete, this time to follow an IKO instructor course to upgrade my teaching skills as a kitesurfing instructor. I finished my IKO-instructor course and bought all necessary equipment to teach and returned to Curacao. My dream is to expand my kitesurfing school into a kite center.