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Baker Academy Wave Clinic, Maui, Hawaii

Overview
Palm trees, sun, sand and wind! Add all this in a pot and throw in some surf and all the best sailors in the world and you have windsurf perfection.

Ant lived on Maui for 10 years and has the knowledge to make your trip the best of your life. A normal day goes a something like this: Yoga or surf followed by breakfast, then beach where we will have 5 or 6 hours of the best wave sailing you have ever had and to top it off, you will be in your shorts :).

When the sun goes down we will either BBQ or head out for dinner. Dinner time has a twist in Maui as Ant's friends tend to tag on, so don't be alarmed if Jason Polakow or Robby Naish sits down next to you!

We will be sailing at every location on the North shore from Kanaha to Hookipa then the west side from Kaanapali to Kehei, this is the perfect clinic for all you wave heads or even you who want to be wave heads. Ant will take a maximum of 8 people as its impossible to control more than this in Maui so you can be assurd on maximising your potential.

Ant's unique coaching style combines years of wavesailing at a professional level with an element of fitness training and stretching. These two elements are key to taking your windsurfing to the next level as you improve your fitness to help you develop a more aggressive windsurfing style.

This is not just a clinic, its a Hawaiian experience that you just have to come and see!

The location
You will be based at Nalu Kai Lodge, within the uber trendy district, Paia, located 2 minutes from Ho'okipa Beach Park on Maui's North Shore.

This property is owned by former professional windsurfer, Rick Markham. It's been the second home to some of the world's best windsurfing, surfing, and kitesurfing athletes and even a few Hollywood stars! This beautiful property is the place to stay and relax on Maui's low key North Shore. This is an old Hawaiian Plantation style estate bought and renovated in 2002 from the original owners dating back to the 1930's.

It is located in Paia/Kuau area and on one of the largest properties on the North Shore near the water. The entire one-acre property is surrounded by a rock and bamboo fence with coded gate access. The inside has lush gardens,palm trees, a large variety of fruit trees, a small waterfall with pond, shared hot tub area with outdoor shower, outside tiki bar/small kitchen area with barbecue (1000 square feet),full outdoor bath, shared laudry area, chiminea, trellis, several outdoor showers, lava stepping stone paths, hammock, two story mango tree-tree house, tiki torches everywhere, and more.

The property is Oceanside of the Hana Highway and a very short walking distance to beaches, Paia town restaurants, shops, and convenience stores. Not to mention, a two-minute drive to world famous Ho'okipa Beach Park (1.7 miles), ten-minute drive to Kahalui Airport and on the road to Hana. .

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How to book

International bookings welcome!

Call +44 (0)1243 374615

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About Ant Baker

Ant Baker (K77) turned professional at the age of 16 after becoming European Champion and straight away started to make an impact on the world tour with success in both the racing and wave arenas. Ant is currently running his coaching Baker-Academy as well as keeping his close connection to K66 UK by being a big part of the K66 Surf Division.

After a successful amateur career with 1 European tittle, 2 vice world championships and numerous British race wins, Ant turned professional at the age of 18.

With the move to the big league and the PWA (Professional World tour) Ant began helping Naish Hawaii with its product development as well as testing, this move to Maui Hawaii really helped with the wave side of Ants sailing which propelled him into the top 20 overal.

After a move to the F2 and Arrows powerhouse of the time Ant really started to become a household name in the windsurfing world with his bad boy passionate image which help the results just keep getting better with him knocking on the door of the top 10 and consistently saw him winning UK pro tour events in both Racing and Waves

During this time Ant competed professionally and coached martial arts in 2 forms and holds 3 black belts in 2 styles.

Testing and designing for real world equipment was always a strong point for the bakers and Ant who was now head tester for F2 working with some of the best sail and board designers in the world in Maui and Australia

After 10 years on tour Ant turned his attention to product management for Arrows and moved to Australia where for 4 years the business thrived then a move back to uk and into coaching where he set up his own academy 'Baker Academy'. Baker Academy focus on Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, SUP and Fitness for sport specifically concentrating on key areas that enhance sport performance, any fatigue and stamina increase for Watersports and beyond.

Ant joined his brother Nik Baker in forming the distribution and management side of Niks business K66. Forming K66 Surf Division they distribute brands across the UK including North, ION and Fanatic for Windsurfing, Surfing, SUP, Skate (longboards) and Kitesurfing products.

Ants focus is on Baker Academy and K66 Surf Division development of Team Riders with increased distribution channels. This year sees further development of products specifically about Ant Baker and Baker Academy with new developments of coaching, clinics, seminars and how to apps.

Ant's Sponsors include:

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