Archive for June, 2009

Light wind and sunshine on Oahu

// June 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // Liquid Force, Liquid Force Travel

The product shoot officially starts today. We have kites pumped, boards ready, & riders waiting but no wind. A few of the crew; Petter, Jan, & Sylvester went with J-Ro, Tekko, & JB to the studio for some necessary studio work. The wind looks to be filling in for the remainder of the day. We will see how it goes.

The past few days have provided some much needed rest and recovery after the Triple S and the travels from Hatteras to Hawaii. Two days ago we went back into town for some more surfing in Waikiki. The waves were fun but the lineup was crowded. We all caught a few and fun was had by all. The evening ended with dinner, drinks, & games at Dave & Busters. The 8 player head to head Daytona 500 car game was the highlight! Sylvester won the first match and I won the second round.

Yesterday started off with a killer team breakfast at the condo. Petter helped me make banana pancakes and scrambled eggs for everyone and JB joined us to get to know the new guys and help make a plan for the week.

With hopes of a chill session to try out the new 2010 gear for the first time, we all headed back towards JB’s to check Backyards for some breeze. With nothing much happening with the wind there JB broke out the Hobie 16 and a bunch of stand-up paddle boards for the crew. Eventually the wind filled in enough for a 12m and surfboard session for Morris and Petter rode a new LF board, the Twin Skim. I took the setup from Morris when he was done and went to catch some waves at Backyards. The day was made complete when Tekko served up his famous beer can chicken.

I have high hopes for the riding today. It is sunny the water is blue and I’m chillin with good friends in Hawaii, it doesn’t get much better than this!!

Check back soon for more updates!

South swell in town! Waikiki longboard session with the boys.

// June 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Liquid Force, Liquid Force Travel

Woke up this morning to a beautiful Hawaiian day. Coffee with the Bilderbacks and a walk to the beach to check the conditions started things off perfectly! Without much wind we ran some errands and had my favorite breakfast on the North Shore… The Açai Bowl!

JB and I continued to Haleiwa to meet up with Moe, Tek-9, J-Ro, Petter, and Jan for a casual pre-shoot planning meeting. We then broke off from JB and scouted some of the North Shore kite spots so that Petter and Jan could check them out for the first time.

With no surf at Mokes and light wind we all decided to take advantage of the perfect day and south swell and bomb straight to Honolulu for a classic Waikiki surf. As we pulled up we saw the South Shore firing!! The six of us all rented 10′ longboards and had a SUPER fun surf session!

Sitting in traffic right now heading back north with a Cosco food and supply run in our near future. The forecast looks good for both swell and wind through the week and weekend. I will get some action pics posted as soon as it all begins!

Aloha from Hawaii for the 2010 LF product shoot

// June 7th, 2009 // No Comments » // Liquid Force, Liquid Force Travel

Fellow LF team rider Petter Johnsen & I just arrived on Oahu, Hawaii for the 2010 Liquid Force product photo shoot. Petter and I flew from the east coast this morning and met up with Tahitan LF rider Moe Goold at the Honolulu airport. LF team manager Gregg “Tekko” Gnecco and photo shoot director and LF jack of all trades John “J-Ro” Romais picked us all up and headed to Kailua to snag up our sick new 2010 gear.

After a drive around the east side of the island we finally made it to the North Shore and to JB and Lex Bilderbacks. I love coming back to Oahu and seeing all of my friends here. Being lucky enough to shoot with JB, spend some quality time with the LF family, and have it all happen in Hawaii makes me feel so fortunate to have the job I have and to be able to work and travel with the people involved! I can’t wait to wake up and get my first acai bowl of the trip!

Check back here and liquidforcekites.com for daily updates from the 2010 product shoot.