Here is another Video shot and edited by Tom Court. There are a few shots you can catch what i did all week.
Author: Bryan Elkus
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Full Moon Kite Session
Saturday Night was another epic session. Well it didnt start that way however. After surfing all morning with the Crew we headed back to BBQ for lunch. We sat around for a while, we finally decided to do a downwinder as the wind was blowing 16. It was light but we headed out anyways. i got about halfway through the downwinder when i downlooped the kite to hit the lip when pop. My chickenloop rope broke. After walking back to the highway and getting a ride from Nick back to my car i called it a session.
However, the wind kept building. After a few drinks and a movie it was 10:30 and blowing 20 knots SW. Scott, Stuckey, Nick and I headed to the Shop and pumped up. It was another amazing session. This was my first night session in The Slick. It was amazing to say the least. Doing speed runs up along the edge of the slick and throwing tricks at night was a hole nother ball game. We rode perfectly powered in butter flat moon light waters until about 1. It was most defiantly a session to remember. I spent the next half hour shooting a couple photos.
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Cover Shot of Epic Kiteboarding Mag
Epic Kiteboarding Magazine released their flagship issue of Great Lake’s only online Kiteboarding magazine. John and Jerry have been working extremely hard to get the Magazine up and running. It is looking good. Its full of great shots taken by Great Lakes photographers of Great Lake’s Kiters. A Picture taken by Jerry Chalk of me at the Fall 07 GLK Event in Tawas MI made the Cover. For more information about the Magazine please check out Epickitemag.com and KiteUS.com
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Triple-S Invitational 2008
Triple-S Invitational 2008
The Triple-S went off again this year. All the big names in the kiteboarding world came, Dre, Slezy, Aaron, Ruben and many more. I was increadibly busy all week cranking out newsitems and the videos from each day’s sessions. The following 6 videos were done during the week of the Triple-S.
Session Report 2 – VIDEO
Session Report 3 – VIDEO
Session Report 4 – VIDEO
Session Report 5 – VIDEO
Session Report : Crashes – VIDEOREAL used my photographs as the awards for the competition. With a little of my help Paul Sheetz did the overlaid artwork. All the riders seemed pretty stoked on the awards. The following pictures were taken during the award ceremony.
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Nearly the Triple S
Today was a great day off. Everyone is very busy getting ready for the Triple S. Jason, Sam, Dre and Davey headed the re-construction of the Red Bull Funbox, which is nearing its completion. I scored two great slick sessions today. lit up both times first on my 12m and then later in the day on my 8m.
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Slick Sessions 5-25
The Triple S has unofficially began. Elliot, Tracy, Clarissa, and Davey are now in town. The wind picked up just like Classic SW Hatteras winds do. Nearly the hole crew was out throwing down in The Slick all evening. It was a great very powered session on my 12m Havoc.
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1st JWCF Slider Session
It was another terrific weekend in Hatteras minus the wind. Saturday we hung out on the beach and had a not so great kite session sat night with everyone at Sea Isle Hills. Sunday we cooked a killer breakfast followed by a standup paddle in the sound. Next came the all important mid day nap. Then it was a JWCF Slider session behind the Skis. It was my first session on the slider. So I geared up and gave it a shot. Nate, Brandon and Scottie sessioned the slider with me, while Mel, Nick, Stuckey and lex were out on the dock hanging out. We each took about 15 passes on the slider before calling it a session. We then headed back to the Sand Trap for a massive BBQ. There were terrific sunsets both nights, but here are the pics and a video of the slider session (video shot by Scott Laney (follow cam) & Bryan Elkus, Edit: Bryan Elkus):
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Photos in Kiteboarding
The July 2008 Issue of Kiteboarding Magazine came in today. Here are a couple coverage scans from the magazine. The first two images are of Jason Slezak from the REAL BVI 2008 Trip. The last image is of Neil coaching in the backyard of the REAL Lesson Center.
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NW Front
A massive Northwest Front Moved through Hatteras this evening. It was the first really well defined front of the season since last year’s NW Front. I was on my way home from work just about to pull into the tri-village, Rodanthe/Salvo/Waves, when the I came upon the front. So i got out of my truck and snapped a couple quick shots before the downpour began.
