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Light wind and sunshine on Oahu

// June 11th, 2009 // 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!