The last few weeks I have been traveling around the philippines with Aaron Hadlow and Sam Light. We went to Boracay to film some kiting and check it out before going to the Wind or No Wind (WONW) that is held at the CWC water sports complex in Camsur.

It was awesome to be back there again to ride in the event, see some of the best riders out there hitting cable, boat and all hanging together, it was a good vibe. The contest side of things went well for me, I came 3rd over all along side Sam Light (2nd) and Aaron Hadlow (1st) and also a 1st along side Brandon Sheid for the GoPro video challenge.

There will be some photos up on my facebook page in the next few days!http://www.facebook.com/tomcourtkite

Right, so my next stop is out in the Philippines for the WONW board Jam at the CWC Cable park. This is a bench mark event that brings the end of my competitive season and its a great place to have it! After the event, I will then be going to Boracay to host a ‘Kiteloop’ contest and training camp. It will be a fun event with kites to win and boards to give away for the participants….so if you fancy getting away this winter, head to the Philippines and I will see you in Boracay!

So last month I spent three weeks designing, building and riding a rail out in Fuerteventura with Aaron Hadlow, Sam Light and James Boulding. Check out some of the footage we scored and also dont forget to share it and follow us on facebook:http://ripslix.co.uk/http://www.facebook.com/#!/tomcourtkite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivJs05_iBE&feature=channel_video_title

So last month I spent three weeks designing, building and riding a rail out in Fuerteventura with Aaron Hadlow, Sam Light and James Boulding. Check out some of the footage we scored and also dont forget to share it and follow us on facebook:http://ripslix.co.uk/http://www.facebook.com/#!/tomcourtkite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivJs05_iBE&feature=channel_video_title

So last month I spent three weeks designing, building and riding a rail out in Fuerteventura with Aaron Hadlow, Sam Light and James Boulding. Check out some of the footage we scored and also dont forget to share it and follow us on facebook:http://ripslix.co.uk/http://www.facebook.com/#!/tomcourtkite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivJs05_iBE&feature=channel_video_title

So last month I spent three weeks designing, building and riding a rail out in Fuerteventura with Aaron Hadlow, Sam Light and James Boulding. Check out some of the footage we scored and also dont forget to share it and follow us on facebook:http://ripslix.co.uk/http://www.facebook.com/#!/tomcourtkite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivJs05_iBE&feature=channel_video_title

So last month I spent three weeks designing, building and riding a rail out in Fuerteventura with Aaron Hadlow, Sam Light and James Boulding. Check out some of the footage we scored and also dont forget to share it and follow us on facebook:http://ripslix.co.uk/http://www.facebook.com/#!/tomcourtkite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivJs05_iBE&feature=channel_video_title

So for the last few weeks I have been doing a lot of filming projects. Working towards producing a feature length movie at the end of the year or the begging of 2012.

Last week I was in berlin filming some product stuff for an up and coming company called GYBE. As there was no wind, I didn’t get to go further north in Germany to test some of the new 2013 kites. Hopefully I will be doing some more testing soon however…

Keep your eyes peeled for the release of the new Kitelauncher video and also the DVD update from here in Fuerteventura!

cheers T

So, wow, what a hectic few months since i last posted. I have been out in Fuerteventura with the boys, aaron hadlow, sam light and james boulding…as well as the kitelauncher of course :) Building and rail and sessioning it in the lagoons to film a video for the web as well and a little section for a DVD that I am cutting at the end of the year…the video from this should be dropping shortly.

In the mean time, check out the cut from the Dominican Republic with me and Aaron Hadlow!!http://www.youtube.com/user/tomcourt4?feature=mhee

updates soon! cheers T

So, wow, what a hectic few months since i last posted. I have been out in Fuerteventura with the boys, aaron hadlow, sam light and james boulding…as well as the kitelauncher of course :) Building and rail and sessioning it in the lagoons to film a video for the web as well and a little section for a DVD that I am cutting at the end of the year…the video from this should be dropping shortly.

In the mean time, check out the cut from the Dominican Republic with me and Aaron Hadlow!!http://www.youtube.com/user/tomcourt4?feature=mhee

updates soon! cheers T

So, wow, what a hectic few months since i last posted. I have been out in Fuerteventura with the boys, aaron hadlow, sam light and james boulding…as well as the kitelauncher of course :) Building and rail and sessioning it in the lagoons to film a video for the web as well and a little section for a DVD that I am cutting at the end of the year…the video from this should be dropping shortly.

In the mean time, check out the cut from the Dominican Republic with me and Aaron Hadlow!!http://www.youtube.com/user/tomcourt4?feature=mhee

updates soon! cheers T

So, wow, what a hectic few months since i last posted. I have been out in Fuerteventura with the boys, aaron hadlow, sam light and james boulding…as well as the kitelauncher of course :) Building and rail and sessioning it in the lagoons to film a video for the web as well and a little section for a DVD that I am cutting at the end of the year…the video from this should be dropping shortly.

In the mean time, check out the cut from the Dominican Republic with me and Aaron Hadlow!!http://www.youtube.com/user/tomcourt4?feature=mhee

updates soon! cheers T

So, wow, what a hectic few months since i last posted. I have been out in Fuerteventura with the boys, aaron hadlow, sam light and james boulding…as well as the kitelauncher of course :) Building and rail and sessioning it in the lagoons to film a video for the web as well and a little section for a DVD that I am cutting at the end of the year…the video from this should be dropping shortly.

In the mean time, check out the cut from the Dominican Republic with me and Aaron Hadlow!!http://www.youtube.com/user/tomcourt4?feature=mhee

updates soon! cheers T

So, after spending a month down in the Dominican Republic with Aaron Hadlow and crew shooting some video after the Triple-S, we have hit the Ro-Sham Throw-Down slider project in Hood River. This place is a different world compared to the Caribbean, inland kiting on fresh water with stunning back drops.

The event has started for the last few days and there hasnt been much wind yet. Today is the main event though, so I will let you know how I get on! Check back soon, more videos and shots about to drop!

So after coming 5th at the TripleS rail event, here is a highlight video…check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taCUPoJqups&feature=channel_video_title

So after spending a few weeks in fuerteventura (which where awesome) shooting with the North team for some of the 2012 products. I then spent one day back in the UK before heading out to the USA to compete in the world renowned TripleS contest in Cape Hatteras North Carolina! I flew through NYC for the night and partied with my cousin Emily Mortimer and some of her friends. Then on to the event.

After a week of riding hard on the obstacles and some serious wipeouts I came away with a 5th place alongside Aaron Hadlow and Sam Light from the UK…Pretty happy with that!

Im now in the Dominican Republic filming and shooting for the rest of the month…

So after cutting the ‘Down-Under Acheivers’ video with Sam Light and James Boulding I thought I would put together a short little cut of some of the best shots that didnt get used in the main video. Check it out on my Youtube Channel:http://www.youtube.com/user/tomcourt4?feature=mhum#p/a/u/0/DLjbmkQq-l0

I am now in Tarifa to test some of the new 2012 North Kites and Boards! Its pretty exiting to test a new ‘wake’ prototype board that I will be using over the next year. Keep you eyes peeled as when we finalize it I will post some shots ;) I think Aaron is coming down too in the next few days so there should be some good action going down!

Yet another little webisode from my youtube channel. Check it out and dont forget to subscribe to be notified when my latest videos come out as and when I upload them! Also check out ripslix.co.uk for my movie making blog!
http://www.youtube.com/user/tomcourt4?feature=mhum

The last few days we have had some weird winds, not riding at our usual spot so we have been hitting point walter in the center of Perth. Its a great little sand bar with flat shallow water and great colours. Here is a sample pic of a back mobe shot the other day…Some more shots and video to be released soon to the mags and on the web :)

So the last few weeks have been pretty good, Just got out to Australia and set our selfes up with a car and a house bang in the middle of Freemantle town. Its a cool place with a vibrant nightlife and great kiting, possibly some of the best in the world! Im here with James Boulding and Sam Light and we have been rolling in a pretty cool UK crew meeting up with Luke Whiteside from the North UK team for a few sessions.

Over the next few weeks I am going to be filming and shooting with the UK boys to get some good videos together…Both for net distribution and a possible DVD at the end of the year. Its safe to say there is some good things coming from this trip…The kitelauncher might be making an appearance at some point too!

Check out my latest video for a bit of a short video re-cap for 2010…some of the best places that I went and coolest things that I did.

In there is my visit to Necker Island, Trip to Hawaii, Start of the Year in Australia and my time hanging in Fuerteventura with the North team…I wanted to do something with some of the footage that I hadn’t used so this was it.
I am currently flying to Australia again to start my 2011 season with a Bang. Im not sure currently if i will be competing in the PKRA world cup this season, or doing more unique events and filming a DVD with some of the most influential kiteboarders of the times. My passion lays with a killer DVD project that I hope to film and produce by the end of the year…watch out for video blog updates!
http://www.vimeo.com/18608829

cheers

T

Check out the GoPro HD footage in its full glory from the WONW event in the Philippines…Just a little video update!

It went pretty well, I ended up 1st in the best trick/video event along side brandon scheid!
http://vimeo.com/18325157

Come check out the kite event demo for North and ION 2011 gear that is going down on Boracay in ten days…its going to be a fun event with some local rippers competing in a big kiteloop contest to win a new North Kite and my board as a giveaway!!…should be fun to watch

So, the last few days I have spent warming up for the Wind or No Wind board jam at the cable…its been epic. Hitting the system 2.0 winch and some hand rails as well and getting my kicker hits down! Laded a few new trick including a toe side 7 and crow mobe off the kickers…here is a sneeky sequence…

SO, I flew out to the Philippines a few days ago to hit up a big international kiteboarding event called ‘Wind or No Wind’…the idea of the event revolves about crossing over sports between kiteboarding and cable riding. Check out the website @ www.windornowind.com.

I came a week early to get some riding in and get fit after a few weeks in the UK. It always takes at least a week to train and get back into it before an event! Check out some shots from my warm up sessions yesterday! I will keep news from the event coming…

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