Category: Cape Hatteras

  • Cape Hatteras Snow Storm

    Yesterday marked the beginning of one of the biggest winter snow storms on Cape Hatteras in nearly a decade. And we were going to take advantage! I mean its not everyday you get this much snow on an island. It started snowing by late morning and it continued dumping for another 8 hours. We were left with some 4-8 inches of snow.

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    The first session Chris headed out to go kiteboarding in the Pamlico Sound, during a near blizzard behind the REAL Flagship Store. With full rubber gear on he managed to do a few tricks while impressing the croud.

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    After that, I meet up with Dave Rakes for a snow kite session at SDA. There was just enough snow to make it work but the wind was very gusty so I took a couple pictures and headed home for some hot coco and to watch the snow fall.

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  • All Day Surf | I Played Hooky!

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    6:45am the alarm rings, its dark foggy and my wetsuit is still damp, great! I get to S-turns to see what the waves were doing as we have been waiting for a swell to arrive and clean up from yesterday. It was shoulder high with a slight offshore wind and perfect! I opted to take my first session day, which is a day of your choosing to basically take a sick day to go session. It was a great day to get acquainted with my new 6’0 Stretch Pug. I spent the entire foggy and dreary day getting some of the best waves of my life. Zack and I surfed until about 10am.

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    The morning session was really fun. We saw the biggest waves of the day first thing. It was surreal being out in the Ocean in the dark and dense fog where you could barley see the sets coming in behind you and could only see a faint outline of where the houses and the beach should be. But there were about 6 of us out scoring amazing waves and taking laps for hours. Best of all, there was no current all day!!!!! The last 30-45 minutes of the first session the waves really died down, so I finally headed in.

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    I went back to the house for a late breakfast and warmed up for about an hour. I grabbed my other still dry suit (yes!) and headed back out with Zack for round two. The sky started to turn blue but we were denied with the thick fog quick setting in denser than before. We surfed the same place we did earlier but the waves were a bit small faster and more hollow. It was game on! Zack and I went wave for wave for about an hour. The rest of the afternoon session was pretty great.

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    After a long rest and the joy of putting on a wet 6/5/4mm suit I was back out. It was sunny and warmer about 45 degrees. This time I rode my 9’3 In the Pink with Jeremy. It was a perfect long board session. There were barrels and nose riding, a great sunset and we watched the moon rise as the sets continued to roll in. It was pretty much one of the best day of surfing I have had in a very long time, and by far one of the best days at work!

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  • OBX Night Sky

    It sure has been cold but the sky has been lit up with stars this winter. Here is another star trail image from Cape Hatteras, NC.

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  • SBC Kiteboard 35 Cover

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    I scored my third cover from the 2011 Liquid Force Shoot with this shot of Chris Burke on the JWCF Slider on the cover of SBCKiteboard Magazine. I was very excited with how well the guys were riding and it allowed me to try new thing while out shooting. I like that the lighting is completely different from the other covers and I must say this shot was a tough one to pull off. I also wanted to thank Nate Appel and Michael Juhl for being my flash guys that night!

  • The Aftermath of Hurrican Earl on Cape Hatteras, NC

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    It was a long haul back to the Island this weekend. The usual 3-4 hour drive from Richmond took 5-6 hours with the traffic due to the water on Hwy. 12. But all was well when we made it down. There was minimal damage at best. If you were to have gone away for those couple day you would have never known that a once Cat. 4 hurricane Earl was headed towards the island.

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    There was and still is plenty of sitting water, but all in all this was the best out come. The waves were spectacular on Saturday. I caught amazing sunset surf with Jessie and Pat. The sky was on fire, one of the top surf session of the year!

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    We made it out again the next morning. It was much smaller but very fun. My cousin Jeff and his friend John were also in town and we got them out in the line up. After the surf we grabbed breakfast at Atlantic Coast Café then headed home for some R&R.

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    After a terrific nap we packed up the truck and headed to Ramp 23 for another session followed by a skate at the laughing gull bowl and an amazing sunset Standup in the glassy Pamlico Sound as the sky blow up for us one more time!

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  • 2011 Liquid Force Photo Shoot

    The 2011 Liquid Force Photo Shoot took place in Cape Hatteras, NC.  The LF Team was amazing, everyone got along great and it showed in the work that came out of the shoot.  The nearly 2 weeks shoot produced a great product catalog, ad campaigns and 4 covers shots.

  • Kitesurf Magazine Cover

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    Kitesurf Magazine in the UK released their 2010 July/August issue recently. This time international man of mystery James Boulding took home the cover with a great hit on the new LF Wallride in Cape Hatteras, NC during the 2010 Liquid Force Photo Shoot.

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    I was really excited to hear that James made the 2010 Triple-S Invitational and even more excited he would be coming a few weeks before to shoot with the LF Crew. I had seen a few of James’ videos online and knew his style would fit in with the rest of the crew. He showed up and worked hard every day we were out shooting or building, so it was great to see all his hard work pay off with a cover shot! Congrats James!!!

  • Kiteboarding Magazine Cover

    This shot was taken during the 2010 Liquid Force Photoshoot. Brandon has been absolutely killing it the last 6-8 months. He really has stepped up his game this year, so this cover is much deserved.

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    The rail was setup up over land, it was pitch black and wind was nuking.  It was much too dark for auto focus. This was one of the last images taken before I had to call it because even I couldn’t see anymore and it was getting to dangerous for everyone.  Congrats B!

  • Thick Morning Fog in the Outer Banks

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    This morning I woke up to a very thick fog. Driving slowly down hwy 12 I searched for some cool spots to shoot.
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