I finally have sorted through the hours of video from our sessions at Big Sur a couple of weeks ago. Shane was in town on a surfing mission and we took full advantage of every day starting in Glenwood in the mornings and making our way to Big Sur in the afternoons. Both waves were amazing in different ways. Glenwood was big and bouncy with a nice foam pile, great to work on new moves, and Big Sur was smooth and glassy so we borrowed some stand up boards from Hobie and our friends at BadFish River Boards. By no means are we awesome at SUP but we sure gave it everything we had and got some awesomely long rides. It’s amazing how much you can learn when there is no limit to how long you can stay on the wave. I think Shane held the record for longest ride staying out for at least an hour. Here are some shots thanks to my Dad, Gary and check out the video too!

Doesn’t get much better than this:

Obviously he’s stressed out:

But he can shred too:

Tommy Hillike was out on his board:

The Bad Fish Boards are made for this stuff and obviously a step ahead when it comes to river waves, they can even make me look good:

Trying to get rad on the 12 footer:

Here is the edit, we took so much footage from so many different angles, unfortunately I lost some good shots but I think it still turned out okay.

CKS PaddleFest brings us the first kayak event in Colorado to start off the 2011 season with a bang. Thanks to CKS, Liquidlogic Kayaks, Stohlquist Waterware, Werner Paddles, Snap Dragon Skirts, and WRSI Helmets- Brianne and I will be raffling off a Liquidlogic boat of choice and package with all proceeds benefiting First Descents. CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets in advance. $10 per ticket or 6 for $50. Raffle will be drawn May 30th at PaddleFest in Buena Vista, CO. Don’t have to be present to win. Tickets will also be sold throughout the PaddleFest events.