Will Heathcote

William grew up on a family farm in the New Forest on the south coast of England where he spent his time either in the field, or on the water. From a family of passionate sailors, William started sailing as soon as he could walk. This led to William racing dinghies all throughout his childhood, competing in many world and European championships. Ending up claiming U23 European title in the 470 class in 2022, sailing in the boat with his sister Vita.

William started kitesurfing in 2020 when COVID struck and became addicted to the adrenaline and drive to progress, very quickly. William became enthralled with the big air discipline, using his intuition and determination that got him so far in the sailing world to take him to new heights on the kite.

Alongside the sailing and kitesurfing, William completed his bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences at Southampton University. Him and his friends revived the University Kitesurfing society, where they completed the BKSA kitesurfing instructor course and taught as many of their friends as they could to kite. The society gathered people together that had a shared passion for academics and kitesurfing.