In the wake of kiteboard racing getting approved for the 2016 Olympics, one fourth-generation summer resident of Three Lakes will be looking for gold.
Bryan Lake, who sometimes practices the sport on Big Lake in Three Lakes, is currently the No. 1-ranked competitor in the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association World Tour for kiteboard racing.
He recently took first place racing in the St. Peter-Ording, Germany. Beetle Kitesurf 2012 World Cup event, along with winning the Copa Mundial De Kitesurf regatta in Adicora, Venezuela, earlier in June.
Sailing in the famous Bosphorus canal, Lake also took second this month in the Istanbul Burn Kiteboard event.
Lake is the current record holder of the San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge to Bay Bridge race, sailing that course in 16 minutes at speeds of 35 mph.
His schedule this year includes the Kiteboard North American Championship in San Francisco, CA followed by events in Canada, Vietnam and China.
For more information about the world tour, visit www.prokitetour.com.