Hello!

I’m GRAY SHEPHERD

14 yr. old athlete

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SEEKING AMBASSADOR RELATIONSHIP w/ DUOTONE

I’d love to work with Duotone to ride and rep the best gear on the market for my 2025-2026 winter season in La Ventana.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER!

About me

I chase the wind.

I’M A TRAVELING TEXAN

I am originally from Austin, Texas but for the last 5 years my family and I have been traveling in our a self-built school bus named Coco.

I homeschool, and love the flexibility that this lifestyle provides, allowing me to follow the wind year-round in epic destinations from La Ventana in Baja California Sur to Hood River in Oregon.

I’m stoked on traveling and I’m always on the lookout for new windy places to wing foil! My mom, dad, and younger brother all wing foil and we love being in the water together.

Experience

WING FOILER

03/2023 – Present

I have been winging for 3 years now. I am 14 years old and an advanced rider, I love freestyle winging, and last year I learned how to prone foil on waves.

3rd place in 2025 Gorge Challenge downwind winging category

Currently, I can do 360s, air rallies, grabs, and 180s. My goal this winter is to learn and dial in my backflips, front flips, and 720s in La Ventana with my friends Micha Najim (Duotone), Benji Castenskiold (Gong), Kai Potter (Cabrinha), and Luka Vuillermet (F-One).

We had an amazing summer in Hood River where I was able to hang out with the pros, compete in the Gorge Challenge, and improve my skills. Currently, we are winging in Texas at Lake Travis and Padre Island, getting to know another awesome wing community in the area. We just left Taos, NM where I race for the local mountain bike team in the Colorado League and raced in the state finals. In December, we will head back to la Ventana for our fourth season there.

Team Rider

Taos Composite Mountain Bike Team

08/2022 – 11/2025

2025 Raced in the Colorado League Freshman class against 200 other riders from all over the state. Qualified for finals and placed 35th overall in state in a very competetive league.