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I am Michelle Sky Hayward and I am a kitesurfer, influencer and entrepreneur living in Cape Town. Follow me for kitesurfing, adventures, real-life stories and motivation. I love spending time with my husband, Neil, and our 2 Italian Greyhound dogs, Angel and Apple. When I am not kitesurfing, I enjoy surfing, riding my electric unicycle, cold water swimming, cooking and doing anything adrenaline filled!

Being a content creator and influencer is truly my dream job. I am blessed to say that I love what I do! I am passionate about advertising brands that I love, creating beautiful content for them and spreading good vibes. I am so grateful to have been able to work with some of my favourite products, services and hotels from all around the world. Check out my media kit and let’s work together!

Or contact me on bookings@michellesky.com

Check out some of my latest Instagram posts:

It's cold so we have to be outside 🤷🏼‍♀️ Winter is approaching Cape Town and I can't wait for more cold rainy sessions! You always have to be extra careful and alert in case a storm hits - the wind can get out of control, or die off completely, the rain can stop your kite from performing well and blur your vision and lightning makes your bar feel static - but these have also been some of my favourite sessions!! 😍⚡ #kitesurfing #kitegirl #capetown #winterincapetown Be kind 🌈🧡🌞 We don't deserve dogs 🥺 Happy days 💜 It's that time of the year in Cape Town where you can still get some decent summer wind, but can also have the water all to yourself! 🌊 Feeling grateful and happy this Mother's Day 💕 Honestly before now I haven't been happy. Yes I've been overwhelmingly grateful for this miracle 🙏 but postpartum depression got a hold of me, along with sleep deprivation and a colicky baby, I felt like my life had been taken over by this little one - and not in a good way. I'm so grateful that Neil has been here to help me through it all and encourage me to get out, swim in the sea and run in nature. It really helped! Neil has a long history of overcoming depression as well as counseling others with it. So he was able to keep a close eye on how I was doing in case I needed to get more help. It was the lowest I had ever felt in my life and as the weeks went by it felt like it just got worse. But as we've reached the 2 month mark I've gotten to know and love Levi SO MUCH and I've gotten to love myself as a mother. I'm in a really good place and I'm truly celebrating every part of the journey this mother's day today! I haven't shared much about my struggles until now because I felt really guilty for feeling down. I'm in a fortunate situation and we got the baby we had prayed for for so long. But mental health is something EVERYONE can struggle with, no matter their situation. And I just wanted to share this in case anyone else is going through the same thing. It does get better 🙏 "Forget good times, have a terrible time" 🤪 Have you ever been swimming in Cape Town? It's wonderful 😅 It's a gloomy day in Cape Town but in my mind I'm at the beach! 😅 These cute polar bear bracelets are from @myfahlo 😍🐻‍❄️ And allow me to track real life polar bears! Link in my bio to shop using my discount code! It wasn't for nothing ❤