THE NEXT GENERATION: THE DE JONG SISTERS!THE NEXT GENERATION: THE DE JONG SISTERS!If you follow the PWA World Tour, youve probably noticed a trio of young talents making serious waves on the racing scene! Meet the De Jong sisters: Bobbi Lynn (15) and her 13-year-old twin sisters, Kit and Lone. Hailing from the windsurfing paradise of Bonaire, these girls are already turning heads with their natural talent, fierce dedication and competitive spirit.Though still early in their careers, its clear theyre not just the future of the sporttheyre very much part of its present. We caught up with the sisters to hear about their journey from learning to windsurf to rising stars, their daily life of balancing school and training and what its like growing up in a family powered by passion, wind, and sibling rivalry.WS: First of all, when did you learn to windsurf?Kit: We started windsurfing when I was eight. My twin sister, Lone, was also eight and our older sister, Bobbi Lynn, was ten.Lone: We learned in Bonaire. We had moved there from the Netherlands, where we hadnt really done any surfing. So, our first time windsurfing was actually in Bonaire.WS: Bonaire must be the perfect place to learn?Bobbi Lynn: Definitely! Bonaire is super flat, and the wind is steady almost every day. We could always go out after school, which ended around 1 or 2 p.m.Kit: Its like a paradise.tropical, warm, and windy. Perfect for learning.WS: When you all learned, did you always think youre going to compete?Bobbi Lynn: It was more like a hobby at first. I actually didnt like windsurfing when I first started. I wasnt too good at it, my dad was teaching me and it didnt go so well! I thought, Im never going do this sport again! But after a while I tried it again and I was making a lot of progress and soon I was hooked. Soon after we did our first competitions in Bonaire and we did very well! We were winning, but there were not a lot of girls, so we didnt know if our level was good enough. Our first major competition was in Aruba! That was fun and then we went to Italy, Sardinia, yeah, and there was no wind actually, so that was kind of bad!WS: What is your daily routine at home?Kit: School then windsurfing! We go to school until around 1 oclock and then we go home and we do some homework and study for any tests. Once the work is done, we head to Jibe City and windsurf till 6 or 7pm. After that we just chill or also do some more homework if exams are coming up!WS: Why did the family move to Bonaire?Kit: Our mum always wanted to move to a tropical place. We came on vacation to Bonaire and then my mum and my dad decided they really wanted to move here. My dad bought Jibe City!Bobbi Lynn: Jibe City the perfect location for windsurfing. We keep all of our gear rigged and its so easy to grab it. It just takes us five minutes to be ready and then we can windsurf all day! It is perfect!WS: What conditions do you sail in?Bobbi Lynn: It is usually flat water but when its windy, it gets a little bit choppy and its so much fun. Of course, we also like competing in where there are waves, chop or swell like Fuerteventura. But we dont get bored in Bonaire. I really love the wave scene in Pozo, for example and I really want to try that when Im older, but now its good to live in Bonaire. It is the perfect place for us to combine school and training.WS: Are the twins going to compete this year at the PWA main events?Kit: Yeah, were not allowed to do competitions yet, but this year were trying to enter, the adults, for the women in Fuerteventura. We are now 13, we are really excited to see how it will go to compete against the older girls. We are really excited to see how we will go in the main competitionWS: So, whos the best out of the three sisters?Lone: I think Bobbi LynnShes older, has more experience than us and shes very good.Bobbi Lynn: I have to say Kit and Lone are very good as well. Theyre going to come for me and Im not looking forward to the moment! They are so good already! I have an advantage because of the age of course as I am two years older. When they get a bit older and stronger they will improve of course. There was a time a few months ago that they were getting really close and I was getting scared! But, because of that I kept pushing myself even more than I already was. My dad always says, like it feels really stressful because you have the sisters pushing, but in the end we will all improve and learn off of each other.I did think I would windsurf as much as I do without my sisters, but now I feel I am pushing so much more because I have my sisters! We are all definitely ambitious.WS: What are your ambitions?Kit: Yeah, I would really like to be world champion, but now Im in the category with my sister Lone, so it is going to be tough, but I also really my dream is to like compete in Fuerteventura.Bobbi Lynn: My ambition is to do everything in the windsurfing from foil, slalom and waves maybe later.Lone: Im just going to do my best, I think, and well see how it goes! I have my sisters in my category, so it is going to be hard to be world champion. We will see!WS: Whats your favourite foil or fin?Kit: I think I still like fin more because Ive been training a lot more on that, so I only started foiling, like a year ago, so I didnt do foil so much, but now Im training more so I am improving on the foil.Bobbi Lynn: It switches up every single week. Sometimes Im like, oh, I really dont feel like going foiling now and stick to fin. But other weeks I like, I love foiling, I dont want to go on the fin! Im going to say foil because its good in light winds and high winds! With the fin, I really prefer it when its like really windy.Lone: Yeah, for me its in the lighter days its foil, and for the stronger days its fin.WS: How do you like NeilPryde sails?Bobbi Lynn: They are amazing sails. My dad always used to sail Neil Pride when he was younger, when he was just sailing for himself, and thats also how we got introduced to NeilPryde. People always say they are the best seals, but I totally agree with them. The new race sails are amazing. That is what I have to say!WS: How about Starboard?Kit: Oh yeah, also so easy to go with, and they are so light. We are just flying over the water with the Starboard. I think we have got the best combination.WS: What was it like racing against top pros like Justine Letemeyer and all the other top older women?Bobbi Lynn: I love it actually. I did my first competition with the women when I was 13! I didnt think then that I would have become so close to them in two years because now Im competing with them pretty close. Im already fighting for the top positions and I wouldnt have expected that when I was 2 years younger. I think its so cool and they are so amazing and I just think that they are such good examples. I see them training and I see them on my Instagram training and everything! I just feel like I want to live that life when Im older!WS: How much have your mum and dad supported you on this journey?Kit: Im really grateful for them and for the time they spend helping us to come to windsurfing competitions! They are helping us live our dream!Lone: I our dad didnt teach us how to windsurf, we wouldnt have this opportunity!WS: We heard you have you been to see Taylor Swift?Bobbi Lynn: Yeah, last year in Miami, she was amazing!WS: How did that come about?Bobbi Lynn: We went from Turkey to Miami, and there was a week between the competitions, and this was the last opportunity to see Taylor Swift because she was ending her ERAS tour. And our mum and dad got us all tickets, so its really cool! It was Kit and Lones birthday present! On Bonaire you dont have a lot to do. Its windsurfing or nothing! Our parents promised us we would do something for their birthdays, and this was like unexpected. They said put on something nice, were going somewhere!WS: And who was the support act?Kit: It was Gracie Abrams! She is the best! The best pop star, she so amazing. I wont forget that night!Bobbi Lynn: Yeah, we went to see Taylor Swift because Lone was a big fan of her and then we went to the Inter Miami football game as Kit is into football. She really loves football! She loves Gracie Abrams and football! It was the best week ever!QUICKFIRE QUESTIONSBOBBI-LYNNDE JONGFull name:Bobbi-Lynn de JongDate of Birth: 15/12/2009Height and weight:164 cm and 54 kgOne word to describe your sisters!: Lone: confidenceKit: motivatedDream Destination:Jeri, BrazilBest Result:4th overall PWA Foil WomenFav other sport:TennisFav Board:Starboard Isonic 60Windsurfing Heroes: Sarah-Quita and Matteo IachinoGracie Abrams or Taylor Swift? Neither!LONE DE JONGFull Name: Lone de JongDate of Birth: 5 September 2011Height and weight:160 cm / 48 kgA few words to describe your sisters: Bobbi: consistencyKit: good trainerDream Destination:Maui, HawaiiBest Result: World champion fin u15 2024Fav other sport: Field hockeyFav Board: Starboard Isonic 63Windsurfing heroes:Sarah-Quita | MatteoGracie Abrams or Taylor Swift? If I had to choose Taylor SwiftKIT DE JONGFull Name: Kit de JongDate of Birth: 5 September 2011Height and weight: 160 cm 52 kgOne word to describe your sisters? Bobbi-Lynn= fastLone=persistenceDream destination: Maui, HawaiiBest Result: world champion u15 foilFav other sport:FootballFav Board: Starboard iSonic 60Windsurfing heroes: Nico Prien, Sarah-QuitaGracie Abrams or Taylor Swift: Gracie AbramsThe post THE NEXT GENERATION: THE DE JONG SISTERS! appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.