The Triple S is going off. A must do trip for any kiteboarder.
Our trip up went well, but was long as expected. The ride was entertaining however as Billy Parker needed a ride up. That boy has some energy.
Saturday started with a nice session at Kitty Hawk Kites. A bit gusty but it was nice to get wet and get some of the trip grime off. We later drove down to our rental house and imediately started to sesh in the Real Slick with winds getting to around 35knots. It was honkin. Many of the pros were out and throwing down. There are still some moves I couldn't even begin to disect. Gabe has some really neat video while he was riding and hitting sliders. Funny stuff. His huge boost and fall with camera in hand is a classic and we hope to put on YouTube.
Billy Parker made a statement the first night IMO and showed everyone he was coming to play. He rode past dark and through down infront of Real and the entire Red Bull party. Dimitri joined as well, but all the other riders were dry, eating, and drinking. Billy was gettin it in some big winds. It made us all proud.
Sunday was another great day of winds but it was mostly in the am. We got out before all of the pros and had the slick all to ourselves. It picked up again in the afternoon and everyone was out in full force. By the end of the night we were all shot.
Monday started light and we all met up at the beach to sesh a little waves in the surf.....but Doug from Kitty Hawk wanted to join us and we set up a nice downwinder in the Atlantic. It was solid 10M and was so fun, we decided to do the run again. Hungry and exhausted it didn't matter. The pros spent the afternoon doing a sesh at Kite Point with a kicker in hand. Gabe and Chad spent some time watching and some guys were killin it and some were complaing about the wind. Aaron Hadlow was the top complainer. Interesting.
Today was a no wind day, but there was some nice swell in the water. Real was gracious enough to hook us up with 3 stand ups and 1 long board and Shaggy joined us for a nice clean surf sesh. The Stand Up's were so much fun we rode from 11-5. Tracy Kraft, a professional photographer, joined us and the girl can surf. The water temp was nice enough where we didn't have to wear wetsuits. Nice!
Tomorrow should be the day as another round of SW winds are on tap for the next three days. The slider park should be in full swing with the riders ready to throw down. We have been taking lots of pics and video. Will share when we get home.
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