Happy New Year everybody! We had a really nice kick off session on January 4`Th. We are enjoying really mild weather here in Norway, with lots of wind and waves! If this continues we will have an awesome winter ahead, at least for us who are not that into snow kiting 😉 Totally stoked about the first session in 2014! Hope all of you also are enjoying the New Year and it`s possibilities.
Some pictures of the session:
Usually offshore winds are a big NO! I will not recomend it to everyone. There will be some risk involved, and you better be prepared to ditch your`e gear if in trouble. The wind also tend to get a bit gusty in off-shores, but if you ride a Rabbit though ….;)
So why go out in cross-offs ? It `s the perfect wind direction to ride Waves 🙂
Me and my Brother had an epic session last week, with Great Waves and Wind. Stoke!
Last year`s summer I spent 4 weeks chasing waves on Fuerteventura. But I also scored a couple of session with the WH Joke in between the wave hunting. Have put together a small video with some of the action. Hope you like in 😉 Aloha
PS: Also big thanks to the local policia for their “friendly” advice along the North Shore 😉
The artic swell just keeps on building, and the lucky ones have scored big and strong the last two weeks ! We had some really epic session with strong winds and big waves. This is for sure the best time of year to come hunt some artic Viking waves !
Finally the waves are starting to hit the west coast of Norway ! The last two weeks it`s been on, and it keeps getting bigger and better 🙂 Really looking forward to the next two months, the best time of year !!! Shit I love this place 🙂
Here are some pics from the last action:
This summer I went back to the beautiful island Fuerteventura in the Canarias. We stayed in a small town called Corralejo, with small distance to most of the many spots in the North.
The North Shore offers some really great wave spots, and pretty good flat water areas. The summer months is the windy season, and you can except to use kites from 7 m2 to 12 m2.
On this trip we really did explore the north coast, and got to try out spots all over the place. You will have to endure a bit of lava rocks, but no problem for the Rabbit kites 🙂 We mainly did waves on this trip, but had the boots on a couple of times.
If the wind is off, you can always catch some good waves along the north coast. The place is well known for its surfing, and you can catch them all year round. In the winter period you can expect some really big things hitting the North shore.
We also visited WH Canary Island agent, Fadi, and his new Rabbit House in Lajares. A really nice guy and a perfect place to stay for a kite trip to Fuerteventura. He also has a surf house in Majanicho with perfect view of the North shore. So if you are looking for a nice place to stay, or want to get a kite lesson from a pro, he`s the man! He really knows the place and the conditions! You can hook up with him here: http://www.ksfuerte.com/index.php?m=links
We also had a visit from our long time kite buddy, Ole Lie, who moved from Norway to Gran Canaria a couple of years back. We did catch some really good waves together, and had a few…..ehhh… a lot…off beers 😉 Good to see you again Ole!
We stayed for 4 weeks, and me and my brother, Thomas, scored some really great conditions, both waves and flat water. I had an amazing time, and for sure will return to Fuerteventura some day!!
We did shoot a lot of pics on the trip, check em out here:
Aloha
Finally the Go Pro version of my trip to Rhodes last year is done, shot with board and line mount. Hope you like it.
Prassonissi is a sick spot with great flat water conditions!
Last summer we took a trip to Rhodes island in Greece, to check out Sideshore`s kite camp setup.
On the south tip of the island there is a spot called Prassonisso, with awesome flat water conditions on one side, and waves on the other. It`s really something! The wind was on almost every day for the two weeks we stayed. A great place with friendly people and nice atmosphere.
Got a lot of action on tape, both with camera on the beach and with the Go Pro HD mounted on the board/lines. First up is the stuff we filmed from the beach. Check it out!
Check out www.Sideshore.no for more info on their Kite Camps on the Island! I can surly confirm the place is off the chart!!
The Norwegian newspapers are advising people to stay indoors! That’s one advice me and my brother decided to ignore this week 🙂
Thanks to the storm “Berit” we are having amazing conditions on the west coast. BIG swell has been hitting us hard from the North Sea all week. And it just keeps getting better and better!
We have been shooting some pictures, both out in the action and from the beach. Check it out:
This weekend the storm “Berit” has been hitting the west coast of Norway hard. Out in the wild North Sea the waves have been above 20 meter, and Jæren beaches has been getting swell up to 6-7 meters. This we can like !
Here are some pics from the action:
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