Surf Expo - 2008

[kent]

Just returning from a very busy weekend at Surf Expo. The ASI booth, was probably the most packed booth in the entire show including the soft goods companies. I guess that this is a testiment that kiteboarding is alive and well. There was tons of buzz around the new Cab board line and the new NPX Lucifer Dry Suit. Crazy stuff and lots of work, but totally worth sharing the excitement of our 09 produts with with our dealers and riders. I hope that you enjoy. More to come.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5btJgRzmb4

[ricki]

Thanks Kent! Here's some more ...


Heading into Surf Expo 2008. Pulled together some interesting photos from the show.


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The guys have been working hard and it, uh, shows?
Greg, LW Dave, Dimitri and Toby tough it out, arrrggghhh!



Toby of Kiteforum with Marina of The Kiteboarder Magazine team up and shoot the show. Looks like they might be belting out a show tune or something. Ready for Kite Opera?! Toby explained his production schedule to me. He would soup the video in the imaging processing application and then set his alarm to fall comatose for two hours. Then BRRRINNG and back at it. He kept this up for the whole weekend I think. There were two teams shooting the show also including Ryan and Zach. The amount of time and effort required to shoot, edit and upload this stuff, day after day is intense. You can see all the videos at: http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2351308 There's commitment!



Folks were wearing themselves out using this funky gyro conditioning doohicky.
The Power-ball Gyro representative
was telling me that the kiters playing with this thing were doing as well as full
time body condition folks with the gadget. So, is it unhooked riding or beer to
explain our remarkable prowess?



Cabrinha's booth



The Hat-meister tools into the show in Hat livery. He wanted a copy of this to go to his mom, Mrs. Top Hat?



Damien and Todd move out at the Cabrinha booth



Lonny shows off the mighty comfy Cabrinha Synch board bindings



Dimitri of Eclipse visits Nick of the new kite gear accessory line, Maelstorm. Before you can say "Bob's yer uncle" Dimitri is tagged and on clearance. Actually the tag came off the board marked special for the show. Maelstorm specializes in low priced accessories for schools and new kiters.



Neil Hutchenson of Slingshot and X-RATED Kiteboarding



Slingshot Booth



Lou Waiman launches his kite company, waimanhawaii.com



Ryan poses with Lou



Cameron up and coming ripper sports his riding ware



The latest in Standup, just (don't) add water?



Dimitri and son



Adrian Roper all the way over from New Zealand fills Ryan and Zach from The Kiteboarder Magazine in on Underground Boards for 2008



PJ's but can you kite in them?



Lonny, Katrina and Paula hang out at the Cabrinha booth. Not only is Lonny a marvel at strapless riding, he does it with his eyes closed! Amazing!




They had three or more fashion shows a day. The models were also pretty incredible dancers too.



You asked for it, you got it! Indoor kiteboarding at the Expo!



Andy of Transcend having a good show



Dave and Dimitri intercept Nicci as she rolls by the Eclipse booth



The NPX drysuit, the slopes meet the surf



The Naish Booth



Stretch into it. This lady has some amazing almost gymnastic moves on the stage.



Who kicks Mike Bradely in line? This capable young lady, Summer does, outstanding chair massages. Dimitri may even offer up a happy ending? (PASS!)
Mike just opened up a new retail kiteboarding shop, Switchside Kiteboarding near Cocoa Beach, FL.



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Mike Bradley throws one at the Jupiter Comp earlier this year



The folks are working on Popeye forearms and sucking down some suds courtesy of Lou Waiman at the end of the day.



We love Popeye! A swarm of runway models drifts through.



Evan of Mystic shows off some of those amazing harnesses



I got mine, you got yours? Toby sports his autographed Hat shot.



Ryan and Nicci, newlyweds, working the show floor together



Billy Blackman shows off his Billy Bar, this year with detachable bungies



Christopher and Claudia "KiteGirl" Nyguard in from Oahu staffing the PASA booth. Christopher was telling me about some new affordable individual rider and school insurance PASA is now offering.



Lonny takes down the latest Prodigy with Synch bindings. If you have a chance be sure to checkout the Plasma, it is an amazing light wind board.



Nicci shoots!






See you from the Expo for now ...



Photos by Rick Iossi
Copyright FKA, Inc. 2008


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[ricki]

Added a little more info to the post. Hope it was a good show for the attendees.