Finally there’s an update again, lots of stuff happened and even a new movie came up!

I’ve been home now for quite a while, healing the ankle, which is almost 100% again…Been seeing my friends and family!
Done some design/development with the crew at Mystic!
And further I’ve just been enjoying not being on a plane…☺

What my plans are for this year’s basically visit a lot of beaches and get some decent footage…So you guys can see how the tricks progress and get thrown down all over the world! At the end of May I’ll go to a cool event in Hatteras, North Carolina(USA), the Triple S, it’s an event with mad rails and kickers…check realkiteboarding.com for some info!

If you look at my friend Aaron (aaronhadlow.com) you see he’s updating his website with little clips of what he’s been up to…Awesome riding and progress is what we see!
He’s leading the sport to new levels in many different ways…Aaron can megaloop in strong winds, ride really technical, ride some waves, he can ride boots and rocks it behind the cable on his wakeboard! How all-round can you be…
Some people always have their own opinion/comments about style, moves and set-up…But everything can be done it’s just what the rider chooses to do at that moment/video!
It’s just the thing that you’re concentrating on and having fun with, that’s how you learn and progress!

Pushing the limits has always been my thing, just harder stronger crazier…So I’ve got some plans on my mind which hopefully will go successfully!
Once I wanna make a huge kiteloop over a helicopter…get some sick sequence and video shot! That would make me smile…

Ok enough BS talking, my ankle’s almost healed up to the max…So I will drive to the PKRA France on Saturday, just to check it out for a day or two! Maybe throw down one session and then head back home…

SEAT lend me a sick ass car which I’m not gonna give back anymore cause it’s just too good. That Leon makes me happy every time I see or drive it! New cars rock!

I’ve been going to the gym and pool quite a bit, it makes the body so much more ready for action!

Giving some footage to my friend Dave of kitecinema.com always turns out in a great movie…No harsh deals, just sit back and watch some good quality action with a good tune!

Aight! Catcha LTR
Ruben



www.kitecinema.com/len10/len10-movies-.html

While the Slingshot team was rocking the beaches of South Africa...Slingshot send down a cameracrew to film our profiles!
Ryan Gaw was the man...First time shooting with him was actually super mellow and we got some nice shots for the amount of time we had...
Ben, Youri, Tucker, Andy, Gisela, Nick all have their profile movies out now! Check it out at Youtube.com or go to Slingshotsports.com.

I think Red Bull is coming with some profile movie soon as well!

I just wanna ride again and make some new shit!

Enjoy!

I had a great couple of months in South Africa. I was there since the 4th of December. Lots of stuff happened lots of training, we had some epic riding days. I fully enjoyed every session with South Africa's strong winds and nice waves.
Moves were pulled hardest possible. Some horrific wipe-outs came with...Seeing your kite stall in front of you while you 8 meters up isn't always nice...But it's the risk factor you take when pulling your moves that makes it fun and keeps you sharp.
Always eager for more after learning and landing new tricks.

I was staying in Table View which is about 20 minutes from Cape Town city center. Table View's nice, pretty mellow...I didn't get bored once, you can go surf when no wind or just hang with some friends. The parties in Cape Town also kept it interesting...

*Highlights:
-42 double Spiced Gold and coke between the 4 of us. (before going out, while having dinner)
-Passing out next to the car in the parking lot till others were done partying!
-NYE-no-comments!
-Buying a pigshead in the supermarket
-Motor rider folded wrong way around looking at his heels while laying on his stomach. (Horrific accident, happens a lot in SA)
-This bru telling us: Don't say no, before you know the price! Special price for you my brother from another mother.

A lot of stuff was cool, i just had an awesome time and some good training. So i'm stoked to kick off the new season full of travels, photoshoots, filming, partying, meeting people and riding hard to promote our sport in a good way. Hopefully we finally get some stuff on the television. That would be sick!

Alright take it easy,
LTR Ruben