Category: Kiteboarding

Cape Hatteras Barrel Fest

Yesterday saw a near perfect alignment of the stars. We had great wind, great wind direction, good waves, and blue skies. We gathered up the REAL Team and headed down south. Jason Slezak, Sam Bell, Brandon Scheid, Ryan Evans meet up with Jay Crawford and some of the other local kiters and headed out for a great side-off session. The waves were not nearly as amazing as they were the night before but they would do.

Slezy was pushing it by pulling into more barrels than I’d ever seen kited in Cape Hatteras. Everyone else was holding their own in the angry looking ocean. The current was raging while the barrels were dredging in the waist high ocean bottom.

The crew rode for a few hours while we shot and took video. We grabbed a quick lunch at low tide hoping the waves would fill back in. When we arrived back at the riding spot it was pretty disorganized and not enough water to make the barrels happen so we called it a day and headed home.

We made it back just in time to get a bit of work done and for a great but simple sunset, which made for a great end to the day.

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October 20, 2009
Surf, Kite Sessions & New SS Octane

It was a great day in Hatteras. I started the day off at sunrise at the pier taking pictures then headed to work. I took a quick lunch surf with Chris, DL and some of the crew. It was shin high but still pretty fun.

Then went back to work. The new 2010 Slingshot Octane came in and to I headed out with Trevor to take a couple shots.

After that I went up to the slick and took some water shots of the guys riding in the slick. As the sun was setting, I rigged up and headed out for my own session. Sam Perry offered to take a couple shots.

August 20, 2009
Barrel Session

As the light and the wind both started to fade, Dre and I headed out to last night’s location to setup for another session. I shot with Dre for a little while slezy made his way over. We scored some more shots while the boys rode into the darkness.

(edit)THE AFTERMATH:

Dre in Kiteboarding Magazine
Slezy cover on kiteboarding.de

July 28, 2009
Saturday Kite Session

It was another great Saturday in the outer banks of cape hatteras. We slept in until around 11am. I headed into work for a little to take some pictures of the REAL Swap Meet that was going on. Then we headed out to the beach and I tried to get a little surf in but the wind got to it before I did. I caught a couple waves but nothing worthwhile.

Then the wind finally clocked around SW and we headed to REAL for a kite session. The wind was very up and down for the first 2-3 hours we were there. I scored a couple fun sessions though. I grabbed the camera and headed up to The Slick. I was up there for a half hour before heading back as the light died out. Brian Smith offered to take a couple pics of me hitting the dock. I set up my gear and was off. It was a great long day of riding!!!

July 26, 2009
Kiteworld Issue 40

KiteWorld Issue #40 came out with MI grown Kevin Steen on the Cover! Kiteworld’s Triple-S coverage was also covered in this issue. There are a few other shots scattered throughout the issue.

July 22, 2009
Kiteboarding Magazine Summer 2009

Kiteboarding Magazine has released their summer 2009 issue. In it is the coverage from the Triple-S Invitational. Also a shot of Julien Fillion ran from my trip to Maui in the Vision section.

July 22, 2009
SW JWCF Slider Session

Yesterday was a much-needed day of SW winds. I spent most of the morning getting things done in the office then headed out to shoot. We haven’t made a video in quite some time, so we decided it was time to do a little edit. Ryan, Nick and Charley pulled out the sliders and then the crew showed up and threw down all day. The two standouts from the day were without a doubt Sam Bell and Brian Smith.

I took a break from shooting to go ride and had one of my most fun slider sessions in a very long time. Mojo Collins, Legendary Folk ‘n Blues Artist, played on the back deck at Mojo’s Sunset Café, as I took pictures of Brandon, Trevor and Brian doing tricks over the dock.

July 17, 2009
Kiteboarding all Sunday-long

Adding to yesterdays great surf session, today was full of kiteboarding sessions. We woke up early as the wind was forecasted to die out by noon. We were on the water by 6:30am. There was a crew there, Brian, Brandon, Rick, Hedi, Charlie and Mel. It was Mel’s first day going up wind from one point. We rode up into the slick and rode for a while, then headed in for a break. The wind cranked all day long. I headed out again after that and rode in front of REAL for a little. I rode the dock for a bit, even though the wind was a little too west.

I then took another break and headed home for food. It was back to REAL for a shoot as the sun was starting to go down. Brandon and Brian rode for me for a bit in the Slick. Then I headed out with Charlie for another dock sliding session. I then cruised up wind into the Slick as the wind started to pick up. I met up with Mel who was already out ripping her way up to the Slick. I did a few big jumps and then called it a day. It was a perfect weekend of surf, wind and sun.

July 13, 2009
Weekend Kiting Wrap Up

For those of you who were not in Hatteras for Nukefest 09, you missed out. It was consistently blowing 25-40 from Friday-Monday. I took a bunch of sessions this weekend, from the southside waves to sunset slick sessions. Saturday we headed down to the Sand Bar to see Matt Lane’s Band Camp-F play. It was a really good time hanging out with all the kiters and clients that were in town.

May 4, 2009