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This year I was fortunate enough to get to participate in the 2011 Liquid Force photo shoot. Nate Appel was there to capture it all and has put together a little preview:

Liquid Force 2011 Trailer from Nate Appel on Vimeo.

The REAL Team headed out to Hood River, OR for the 1st annual Ro-Sham Throw Down, put on by the Slider Project. The event was amazing. Bryan Elkus put together this awesome video from the event:

Ro-Sham-Throw Down REAL Team Hood River from Real Watersports on Vimeo.

While the wind was VERY light for the girls heat it was still a really fun day.

We had a couple days to hang out after the contest and we got to kite some different locations and spend some quality time with the locals.

Thanks to the Slider Project, 2nd Wind and Liquid Force groups for making our visit so much fun!

The very first Triple S Invitational in 2006 was the first time I ever saw kiteboarding. That year I made it my personal goal to one day be invited. Well this year was my year. Getting invited to the 2010 Triple S was pretty much amazing. I got to ride with the very same people I first saw kiting in 2006.

The wind wasn’t ideal, but we still managed to hit every discipline. When the wind did decide to come, it didn’t hold back. One evening slider session had the boys riding 6m kites and the girls on 4’s and 5’s. Pretty insane, but really fun.

The final results had Brandon Scheid taking 1st for the men and Bruna Kajiya getting 1st for the women. I managed to walk away with 2 trophies (which was pretty cool): 1st in Sliders and 2nd Overall.

A couple weeks ago a shot Bryan Elkus took of me last summer was featured on Shape.com.

This picture seems to pop up everywhere.

I was lucky enough to score the “Tools of the Trade” section in the latest issue of SBC Kiteboard Magazine. If you ever wanted to know what a 5′ girl usually kites on, then make sure to check it out.

Thanks to Bryan Elkus for the awesome shot!

…and of course to REAL Watersports and Liquid Force for all of the support!