Some photos are starting surface from our Trip to Puerto Rico. Here are a couple new screen captures from the Real Watersports home page. Zack Johnson, Enily Vater and Josh Mulcoy show their stuff.
Author: Bryan Elkus
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Saturday Wakeboard Session
Sunday was another no session day. I spent the morning organizing my gear and de-waxing my surfboards. That afternoon I meet up with the crew in the back yard of REAL to session the JWCF Slider.
It was our first slider session of the year, even though it was behind a ski. We all had a good couple pulls when Brian BCS Smith got up to the plate. His first few runs were great, with a frontside gap. Then with a failed nose press, which stuck, flung him over the handle bars and head first into the sound.
Feeling like he broke something we took everything really slow and got him to the hospital where the docs said he was all-good but would be very sore for a few days. Thanks goodness.
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Golf & Gardening
Saturday was pretty mellow around the Island. Melissa and I headed up the beach. Our first stop was at the Nags Head Links, a great Golf Club in the Nags Head – Kitty Hawk area, for some driving range action. After we each went through our buckets it was off to Home Depot for gardening supplies. We hit the garden hard after we got back.
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Boost Session in Cape Hatteras, NC
Yesterday was cranking again. After work some of the guys did some serious boosting in the backyard of REAL. Sam Medysky and Eric Rienstra were doing some large kiteloops. It was a great time out there. Nothing like a boost session every now and again.
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South Side Kiteboarding and Sunset Session
Today was another busy day with lots of action. Cape Hatteras seems to be bussing with people. The warm weather and great wind have brought summer in full force this week. I took a split shift today and headed south to Hatteras Island to meet up with some Michigan kiting friends who are in town.After a South Side downwinder in waist high waves on my 8m Havoc and surfboard, I headed back to work. I went out back to catch the sunset session. Some of the guys were doing huge kiteloops. There were even a few great crashes to be seen.
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Windsurfing Shoot in Cape Hatteras
I was a very busy day at work especially after a long photoshoot the night before. The wind was cranking all day from the SW. Everyone was out riding, lessons were going out and I was inside working…
I headed out from work and went south to Avon to meet up with Stu for a photoshoot. I was psyched, as this shoot was a windsurfing shoot. I have never shot windsurfing before, let alone see this caliber of riders do their thing up close.
We headed out into the sound for a couple hours to shoot. Also in town were some of Stu’s buddies who were ripping! After getting what we needed, I rigged up my kite for a quick session sunset with them. It was a blast they were hauling across the water and I was just boosting in the 25-30 knots. It was a great evening.
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Warm SW Kiteboarding in Cape Hatteras, NC
Yesterday was the first warm day on Cape Hatteras. So I promptly took a lunch kite session. The wind was 18 knots, I put up a 12m Liquid Force Havoc and grabbed my 6’1 Surftech Surf Rx surfboard and headed up to the slick in a SHORTY for a quick session.
That evening I met up with Brandon Scheid, Brian Smith, Craig Cunningham and Sam Medysky for a photoshoot. We shot until dark. It was great to get back in the groove and see how far the guys have come since the year before.
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Surfing Weekend
Friday night we started off with a photoshoot with Brian “BCS” Smith. There was fog coming off the ocean and the sound which made for an all time sunset. But by the time we had the shoot set up a thick fog rolled in to cancel us. We followed the shoot by drinks, dinner and a skate.
It was surf boot camp in Cape Hatteras, NC this weekend. We seemly surfed non-stop all weekend. With Ed, Lindsey and the Earley’s in town, I guess it was bound to happen. Saturday we went to Ramp 27 for some beach time. The waves looked awful at best. But we decided to paddle out. About an hour later, the waves came out of nowhere. We surfed for another 3 hours and then packed up and went up north to watch the State game at the bar.
Sunday was a repeat at Ramp 23 but without the great waves. With the wind picking up we called it a day and went home. I paddled out at Mirlo again with Duca around 6 for a small wave session. Then we met up with the Earley’s for a massive dinner.
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Influence Tech Video
2010 Liquid Force Influence Reviewed by REAL from Real Watersports on Vimeo.
Jason, Chris and I put this tech. video together. Jason talks about his new pro model board the 2010 Liquid Force Influence. I’m personally excited for this board. I have rode the 138 and really enjoyed it. But I can’t wait for my 142cm to get here!!!