After a long morning shooting, I headed out for a downwinder with Nate Appel and Julien Fillion. It was big! The ocean was angry yesterday with way over head sized waves breaking as far as the eye could see. We started out at kiting lit at S-turns on 12m kites. The inside was hackable while, the rest of the downwinder, was not nearly as fun. I also somehow took a couple chunks out of my board and my finger.
My new photo book arrived. This book is from my trip to the Galapagos. The book turned out AMAZING, the best one yet! It’s a massive 300 full color 11×13” pages. It’s as close as you can get with out going!
Friday, REAL hosted their first wedding. It was a perfect night with very light winds and a picture perfect sunset. After a great ceremony by the shore of the Pamlico Sound, the party moved up to the back lawn where there was a huge tent and a dance floor. Everyone seemed to have a great time as they partied well into the night.
It was a busy day getting graphics ready for the Triple-S Invitational. After work Slezy, Lulu and I took out a ski for some slider hits. It was a fun session with the lack of wind it was very glassy. We picked up Stuckey and grabbed a quick sunset surf before calling it a day.
Things lately have been insane!!! But in a good way. I have been very busy working a big project with my good buddy Nate Appel of cineaptic.com (more on that coming soon, but we are busy shooting!). On top of that we are also very busy getting everything ready for the 2010 Triple-S Invitational. Check out the first two feature rider videos from the 2009 Triple-S (shot by Nate, Chris & edited by myself.
Triple-S Featured Riders (1:4), Andre Phillip, Susi Mai & Jake Kelsick from Real Watersports on Vimeo.
Triple-S Featured Riders (2:4), Mauricio Abreu, Ian Alldredge, Jon Modica from Real Watersports on Vimeo.
Triple-S Featured Riders (3:4), Joby Cook, Dylan Thompson, Petter Johnsen from Real Watersports on Vimeo.
Triple-S Featured Riders (4:4): Ruben Lenten, Aaron Hadlow & Bruna Kajiya from Real Watersports on Vimeo.
Sunday was a relaxing day. I did some work in the morning and even cleaned my truck. That afternoon I headed out for a surf and then the crew met up for a wakeboard session on the JWCF Slider.
Saturday Best Kiteboarding hosted a demo at Kite Point in Avon, NC. I cruised down there to help out, take pictures and test all the gear. It was insanely windy and perfect for small kites. I liked the bularoo the best out of all their kites, but of everything I had a great time on their little surfboard. It was like a little skateboard in the chop. 
Ryan Evans needed a quiver shot. Tonight was the perfect night, with a great sunset and little wind. We met up and decided to try something new. I have wanted to try a composite shot with strobes for a while now. We went simple and only tried for a merge of two shots, and I think it worked well. 
I meet up with the crew to do a little shooting in the Slick tonight. With nice mellow SW winds we scored a couple shots before the sun went down.
