Following what turned out to be one of the most epic kite sessions that the Hood River Sandbar has ever seen, the NW Liquid Crew and made the journey to PDX late at night to fetch Liquid Force International Team Rider Moehau Goold. Moe arrived into Portland under the cover of darkness, having surfed his local break in Tahiti, Teahupoo , 2 days before and spending one night back in Maui, before landing in the Northwest…
Whats up everyone, this is Da Goose bringing you the skoops from the NW Liquid Tour! Just got off the plane sunday night from Tahiti.. then Hawaii and now I’m in Oregon. I got in at night so didn’t know what to expect from Oregon…
So i woke up to see a mountain full of snow…I was like “WOW!”. Its a whole lot different from waking up to coconut trees and white sand beaches. So after we got up we drove 5 hours to Seattle. We met up with Bill Gates, Jason and Katie from Seattle Kiteboarding Center and Jetty Island Kite and Skim which was located a minute from Jetty Island- Which is Seattle’s best kite beach.
Jason Slezak and Davey Blair Hangin at Jetty Island Kite and Skim before the session.
They had the craziest set up we’ve ever seen. Its not a typical spot where you just show up, pump up and ride… It’s a mission to ride there! After cruzin at the shop for a lil, we all drove to the jetty. Once there, we were stunned by how many inflatable kayaks there was in the parking lot. So we were like: “what da hell!? are they pumping up kayaks?”. I thought this was kite beach not kayak beach. So they were actually getting ready to paddle across a freezing cold channel to jetty island and once you get there, you have to walk across the island to the kite spot… Then you pump up your kite and ride.
Hands down. respect to the Seattle crew.
Fortunatly, we didnt have to paddle across the channel. We had a house boat waittin for us at the jetty with a cooler full of booze and women thanks to Jetty Island Kite and Skim shop and Seattle KiteBoarding Center school.
The Goose- making the hike along the jetty beach.
But we still had to walk across the island to set up our demo and ride. They had a sick set up. Perfect for rails and kickers. We only had one afternoon this trip, but for sure we’ll be back with the crew to setup some shit and session this place.
Setting up for the Jetty Demo… Hard to get any of the gear in the photos because it was all out on the water being demoed all day!
Moe sessions the Jetty Island on his Liquid Force 6′ Surf Board
Jason Slezak- Jetty Island Nuclear Grab on his signature model Mission 144 Kiteboard!
Jetty Regular/SKBC Coach Brad Gordon rocking his LF Recoil and Union bindings in a fat Jetty Kiteloop!
Jetty Local Steven Sibborn- rocking a Jetty Indy
Slezak- S Bend over Jetty
Davey Blair- Jetty Indy Glide over Everett and the Snow Capped Cascades
After we sessioned Seattle- Jetty Island kite beach, it was time to grind…”Davey take it from here”…
Moe steps away and leaves it to Davey Blair to finish up…
“Whats up my playas”, this is D to the A to the V to the E to the Y chucktizzle my nizzle…
So after the LF demo at jetty island, we headded to Flyin Pigs restaurant for $4 quesidillas. We were hungary!! So.. we ordered more then we could eat. So we offered $100 to whoever could eat a 6 inch thick quesidilla sandwich with fries, chicken strips and all the other Flying Pig Happy Hour yummies… So Brad Gordon took the offer and went home with $100!!! Pause.…………NOT!!
The Liquid Force / Seattle Kiteboarding Center Crews rocking the Flying Pig. Brad Gordon goes for the $100 leftover bite!
After stuffin our faces with 20 quesidillas and washed it down with a shot of Jager each, we headded to Jason and Katies home in Seattle, where we hung out around a bonfire of magnesium…. After gettin blinded from the magensium bondfire, we all crashed. Thanks Jason and Katie for letting us crash at your pad!!!
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Clockwise From Left- Jason Slezak, Juaqine, Mauricio Abreu, Moe Goold, Davey Blair, Katie and Jason Clack, Axl- Morning after at the clack residence.
And just like that the boys were out for the night. Tired and weary the next day the crew headed back towards the Gorge for more riding and the 2nd Wind Party….
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