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Nick an I headed out for an early morning kiting session at Kite Point today. I pumped up my 17m fuel and was well powered for a while on my mission. About a 45minutes later the wind kicked up and i was certifiably lit out of my mind. Not to mention the weather has become increasingly cold as is it across the States. I wore my shorty which proved to be rather chilly at times, as the 4 days of NE 50 knot winds decreased the temperature in the sound significantly. This session maybe one of the last in a shorty for a long while. That was my morning session.

Hurricane Noel is edging past the Banks today an tomorrow. It has brought some very strong winds nearing 45 knots. We are forcasted for 30+ for today and tomorrow with some sizable waves as-well. Here are a couple shots taken at the lighthouse this morning. get your 3m &5m kites ready its going to be juicy.

Some of the Crew headed down to the Frisco Bath House for a surf this afternoon. It was big to say the least. I saw Dave Lewis catch the biggest waves i have seen here since ive been in Hatteras. It was a very fun session. The waves were + head high with some monsters coming through. It is November 1st and all i wore out for my 2.5 hour surf session was boardshorts and a rash guard. I snapped just a couple before going back to work.

Zack Dave and I headed out to the Lighthouse to surf this morning. It was brisk and the waves were not great but we had a good time. I took a couple waves at the end while zack manned the camera.

I took a split with Tommie today. It has been cold for the last two days and blowing 30 knots so we decided it was time for a surf on such a nice sunny day. I also recently got invited on a trip to shoot, so its time to start dialing in the water shooting before it really gets too cold. We showed up at the lighthouse with the bright blue sky and warm sun beating down and the waves not looking great. The waves were bumpy, steep and very unpredictable. We decided to paddle out. I was able to snap a couple shots of Tommie and Zack who came out for his lunch to surf.

I headed to the lighthouse this morning again for the sunrise. it was a slow one but turned out pretty nice.

It was another fun weekend to be had. The winds were back and so were the sessions.

Saturday: Woke up early to catch the sunrise at the lighthouse. The crew headed to the Cove for our session. The inside pond was huge due to the very high tide. We rode the waves and flat water all morning and into the afternoon. I road for a bit too long and was pretty sore by mid day. Then Nick and I checked out the crazy Halloween party at the sand bar. It was quite the party (I should have had a camera for that one).

Sunday: Woke up and checked the waves/ wind. It was cranking so I went out. Everyone was a bit slow to get going so I did a solo downwinder from KP to the light house very powered on my 9m and twin tip. After riding at the lighthouse for a while I headed to Kite Point for some flat-water action. It was very gusty but we all had a good time nonetheless. After that I called it a day and headed home.

The last few days have well been not very nice. Hatteras is currently paying for the endless days of perfect weather we had all summer with lots of rain. Unfortunately, I have not been able to snap and decent shots in the last few days. I took a session today at Kite Point in the very unstable wind. I was able to take one shot in between the down pours.

It was a crazy morning. I woke up very early to head down the Frisco Prier. I wanted to take some sunrise shots. When I got there it was super early so I thought there might be enough light from the peir and there was I snapped these this morning. After that I took a fun solo sunrise kite session on my 13 and surfboard in the shoulder high waves. It really picked up once the sun rose and I got torn up in the beach break a bit. But it was a much needed fun session. After that it was to the warehouse to unload a semi of new boards.