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Slider Shot

Lulu — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:33:08 +0000

One of my shots from the Liquid Force photo shoot was featured in KiteboardingEU‘s gallery.

This was one of the most fun sessions I’ve ever had, so it was cool to get a good shot out of it. Thanks Bryan Elkus for the good work!

Summer Coverage

Lulu — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:19:15 +0000

I’ve been a little lazy with updating my blog, but this past summer I was featured in KiteboardingEU magazines “Fly Girls” gallery. Still not sure exactly what it says (since it’s in German), but I think it says I like board sports, I’m small and I wear boots. Which sounds about right!

Ro-Sham Throw Down

Lulu — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:24:51 +0000

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 go kiteboarding at some cool 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!

2010 Triple S!

Lulu — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:02:40 +0000

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.

Tools of the Trade!

Lulu — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:02:32 +0000

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!

Outer Beaches Realty Catalog

Lulu — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:40:46 +0000

Two pictures Bryan Elkus snapped of me were recently used in the Outer Beaches Realty 2010 catalog.

For all your mini-mansion needs check out OuterBeaches.com
Looking for something smaller? Check out Watermen’s Retreat.

Elkus photos on REALWatersports.com

Lulu — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:30:37 +0000

Bryan Elkus put together a new round of photos for the REALWatersports.com main page.

Check them out at REALWatersports.com or on Bryan’s Flickr page!

Sessions with Julien!

Lulu — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:47:42 +0000

It’s fall in Cape Hatteras which means one thing…..Julien Fillion has graced us with his presence. I always enjoy spending time with our neighbor from the north, but I’ve gotten to kite with him a lot more than in the past.

My first session in the ocean with a surfboard (strapped) was last week with Julien, Stan and Elkus. It was probably the most fun I have ever had kiteboarding.

A few days later we sessioned the ocean again, this time minus the straps. It was definitely harder than going with straps but I made it all the way back to MacOca so I feel it was a successful session.

Julien grabbed me on my lunch break the other day and we did one more ocean downwinder. I got to ride the 2010 Liquid Force Envy (8M). The kite is incredibly stable and the graphics are really fun. Julien definitely didn’t disappoint with this one.

Later that evening Bryan Elkus had an impromptu photo shoot in the backyard. The wind was NE which made it a little tricky, but it was pretty fun jumping over the dock.

Want to see more great pictures? Check out BryanElkus.com!

REAL Riding Girls

Lulu — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:16:23 +0000

Check out my article in the 2009 summer issue of SBC Kiteboard. Thanks to Bryan Elkus for taking a shot of the girls in the ladies lounge at REAL Watersports.

REAL Watersports offers several Women’s Kiteboarding Camps every summer. With all female instructors and students, it’s the perfect camp for women of all ages and abilities to learn how to kiteboard.

Slider Park Session

Lulu — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:46:21 +0000

We finally got a solid day of SW in Hatteras. Unfortunately I had to work most of the day. Luckily, some people didn’t so they were able to pull out all the features for everyone to hit on their lunch breaks (thanks Ryan, Charley and Nick!).

Bryan Elkus put together a nice little video of our sessions:

The boys definitely stepped it up and were killing it on the John Wayne Mega Rail!