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We woke up early again but there were no waves so we just hungout and waited for breakfast. After a great meal we packed up the Trucks and headed out to the kite spot. By the time we arrived the wind was cranking. We pumped up 10ms and headed out to session.
The waves were very small but playful. The clients had a great time in the waves learning how to bottom and top turn like the pro. Jason held a mini clinic to help everyone out. The rest of the day was spent on the beach and kiting.
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We started off day two exactly how you should in peru, with a nice walk on the beach to the point for a surf session with your buddies. A small crew of us headed out for an early morning surf. The wave was waist high and very mellow, which was a great confidence booster. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and packed the cars for the days kiting excursion.
We arrived to a building light breeze and clouds. After the clouds cleared the wind picked up a bit. It was a perfect 12m day. The waves were a bit smaller than yesterday but still plenty fun. Jason headed out to be the guinea pig. All was good and everyone pumped up. I headed out a while later and had one of the most fun kite surfing session I’ve had in a long time. The waist high waves were hacked by the whole crew. We left just in time to return to mancora for sunset and another amazing dinner.
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After almost 30 hours of trains planes and automobiles we made it to Mancora Peru. It took 3 flights a two 2+hour drives but we made it and better yet so did the gear. Slezy and I did the first part of the trip by ourselves meeting up with most of the crew in the Lima airport for some papa jons pizza and drinks at 2am while we waited for our last flight to Puria and then the final drive to the resort.
After hanging out at the resort for a little we packed up and headed out for a kiteboarding session. The waves were very fun and playful. Everyone got out and rode today and had an amazing time! I even got to score a couple waves too. After countless hours of travel then a great kite session a fantastic dinner pretty much took everyone out. It was a long but great day and its good to be back in Peru!
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It has been a very busy couple weeks since the Hood River Trip. I’ve been making movies and backing up my photo/video libraries. We went to an amazing concert in Virgina Beach for my Birthday. I havn’t allowed too much time for photos lately. So the next couple days I’m going to try and get back into it as I get prepped for our trip to Peru on Friday. Tonight i had a quick walk to the beach at sunset.
It is going to be a 3 week trip to Northern Peru. I will be traveling with some of the REAL Crew, including pro kiteboarder Jason Slezak and pro surfer/kiteboarder Josh Mulcoy. I’m looking forward to trying out some new stuff while I’m down there. There should be sporadic updates coming through so stay tuned!
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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.
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!!!
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It was an early rise this morning with a sunset shoot at the Rodanthe Pier. Luckily we woke up to a great set up for an A+ sunrise. I headed to the Pier around 5:45am to be ready for the 6:04am sunrise. We scored. It was a beautiful sunrise and a great start to the day!
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I had a fun surf with Zack once I got back into town. The water was extremely cold and the air was very warm. This caused a thick fog to roll in. When I was standing on the beach you couldn’t see the surfers in the line up. I had a couple fun waves, while Zack was killing it like usual!
REAL Team Oregon Coast | KB4C 2010 from Real Watersports on Vimeo.
While out in Hood River last week, I shoot two short videos while not taking stills. It was incredibly difficult to shoot both video and photos for the trip. It seems easy in theory but to actually try and compile enough quality clips/shots to document the trip was much more difficult that expected. That being said, we walked away with two fun videos and a handful of 5 star photos.
The first video takes you to Hood River, the Oregon Coast and covers the KB4C event. The second video is about the Ro-Sham-Throw Down Event.
enjoy…
Ro-Sham-Throw Down REAL Team Hood River from Real Watersports on Vimeo.
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.
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!