It has been a while since posting. Things have been getting back in order after REAL Peru 09. I have been surfing every chance I have had since getting back: Dawn patrol, lunch break, and afterwork/sunset session.
All this surfing seems to be paying off as the announcement of Hurricane Bill heading towards the East Coast of the States was sounded. There have been some crazy forecasts in the mix even though the storm is still plenty far away. I’m looking forward to what ever waves we get.
Lulu and Mel threw a really fun pool party for me yesterday. It was a blast as it always is hanging out with the crew. I got two banging cakes. After a little BBQ a few of us hit up the swimming pool. We played for a little before we all got kicked out of the pool. It was fun while it lasted.
It’s that time again. I get to hit the road and travel a bit. I am heading out to the Gorge for the first time tomorrow. Accompanying me on this trip are REAL Team riders, Lulu, Brandon Scheid, Jason Slezak, Sam Bell and Claire Lutz. We are going out to ride, shoot and hang with the Westside crew. 2nd Wind and The Slider Project have been busting it hard to make this event happen, and we are more than stoked to make it out for it. There are going to be a great group of people out there for the event, which I’m looking forward to almost as much as seeing all the amazing sights up in the Northwest.
Jason, Sam and I are staying a few extra days to get some work done then we are all headed to NY for the REAL Alumni Retreat. It’s going to be a great weekend of riding and parties. Come join if you can! Ill try and keep things up to date over the next couple weeks.
Here is my gear for the next 2 weeks:
It was a great Sunday. Mel and I ventured down to the Southside. We stopped at Orange Blossom for a breakfast then headed down to Frisco to surf. There wasn’t much of a wave but it was perfect for Mel to practice. She almost caught her first wave, which was awesome. The water was so clear and warm.
We headed back up to Waves and by the time we got back up there, the wind kicked in. Scotty, Otto and I headed out to kite. I rode my 14m and surfboard quickly becoming powered. After a pretty good session I was coming in to get my wake board and I hit the lip and the board flew out from under me and my arm took the fin out of the board breaking the fin box. My arm is well hurting at this point. I headed back into to the beach and Scotty landed my kite and I headed home to heal.
It was a fantastic day off. Scott, Mel, Heidi, Trevor, brian and I headed over to S-Turns for a paddle. It was a hot day and the waves were not to good but we decided to head out and surf anyways. There was a small bump and we took full advantage. I brought the camera to document the madness, well at least the fun.
It was finally windy. It seems like it has been a while since I have rode since I have been out of the water healing my shin. Kevin Steen and I shot Greg Norman early in the morning to catch some of the good light before it got to late. I headed out for a quick session at lunch. The boys took out the new JWCF slider. I took two hits on it before my boot came off my board. I headed in and headed back to work.
A storm rolled in as the last few hours of work clicked past. The sun poked through for a great sunset. I headed down to the beach to shoot the sunset. Zack called me up to see if I could shoot a pick of his family who were in town still. It was a blast taking pics with everyone.
I also posted a couple photos from when Mel and I went to Pea Island.
Yesterday was another hectic day getting things ready for the Triple-S Invitational. The biggest problem of the day was getting the new cameras setup to begin editing on our software. It turned into a bit of a headache trying to import from the memory card straight into FCP. But we got it figured out and are ready to shoot. The graphics for the sliders also arrived today. Sammy and Jason started applying them. The layouts and diecuts turned out great! I’m really excited about how they came out. Pictures to come soon!
It was a pretty mellow day over all. We were very busy in the office all day prepping for the Triple-S and other loose ends. The wind never really picked up enough to kite. I grabbed the camera for a couple sunset Standup shots with Eric Nelson. Then I headed over to Slezy’s for a killer group dinner.
Yesterday was a pretty busy day. I missed a great surf session from what I heard. Best Team rider David Drinkwater stopped by to help out with the Red Bull Slider. There was a bunch of work that had to be done before we can take it out to session. The screws and plastic warp every winter so there was plenty of work to be done.
After work, Chris our O’Neill Rep came by the shop to do a little Tech session on the current and next seasons O’Neill lines. Thanks for the Tech, drinks and food.
