Last week, I had a strange crash on my training. I hit a kicker for a flat 7 on my home spot and went very high with my kite very low, this always result in a very hard landing. While I was spinning I thought I was somewhere I was not. I landed very hard before I thought I would and because of that my body was not prepared for the shock. My tibias did not handle the impact I ended up having a partial tear of the ligament of the ankle and fracturing my tibias. I will be out of the water for one month.
This is the last tuesday of the year. and our last Picture Tuesday. For today’s Picture Tuesday we are going to go with a pretty old shot. Maybe one of the oldest of the whole Picture Tuesday series. During some pretty gnarly storm it got windy enough to ride in the main Lagoon in Rio. It was really crazy (and gusty) to ride in between all the mountains and buildings! To check all the 42 shots of the Picture Tuesday series, just click here.
I’ve been hanging out in Rio for the last couple of days. It hasn’t been windy at all and the waves have been really small for surfing. But I’ve been getting a bunch of winch sessions in. I don’t have any pictures from the last sessions. But for today’s Picture Tuesday we are going with a winch picture shot at Barra a few months ago.
This one is pretty old. It was shot during a rainy session in Niteroi, the next city over from Rio de Janeiro. There is this lagoon that works pretty well with southwest winds… I’m on my way back to Brazil from Australia, really long way by the way… the days here with Andy were really fun! but I’m looking forward to be at home again!
So yesterday I flew from New Cal to Australia, I came to sunshine coast to hang out a little bit with my mate Andy Yates. I got bad luck in New Cal but for sure was the best comp in the year.
This is a pretty funny but gnarly shot of one of my bails during a winch session in Rio de Janeiro. This pretty nice sized wave came up and I decided to go for it. The thing poped me waaay up and I ended up having to bail… but the view was pretty sweet from up there!
Today we finished the double elimination. I got thru on my first heat against a local rider. After that I lost a heat that I could not loose it, against Sebastian Garat. For keep my 6th place on the over ranking I need stay in a better position or the same as Mario and Sebastian. But for this didn`t happen. I ended in this comp on 7th place, but loosing two positions on the over ranking and ending the year…
Today we finished the single elimination. I lost against Alby on the quarter final. The condition was pretty bad, the wind was going up and down every time. I did a good heat, just crashed one trick that I was stuck on my leash, but I didn`t get the gust very good and I lost a good time doing upwind to stay on the competition area. It was a close result, 2-1 for Alby, but I`m not happy with that.…
So today was the first cloudy day since I have been here in New Caledonia, but the wind didn’t drop. They made two rounds of the single elimination today, so I just compete one heat because I am between of top 8. The conditions were kind of difficult. I broke my board pretty bad on my first trick, after that I was crashing a lot because I didn’t realize my board was broken, but I managed to land few good tricks and I advanced for quarter final. Tomorrow the call will be at 10:30 with the first possible start at 11 o’clock local time. You guys can watch live all the heats at http://live.prokitetour.com
Event side
Me and Alby sharing some words
Charging a big Back Mobe..
and a KGB
My new board North Team Series ready for tomorrow!
