Bermuda High Day 3 (aka The Hatteras LoopOff), Day 4, and Day 5!!!

I don't know where to start........ It's been just perfect here on Hatteras Island. The Bermuda High parked itself for 5 days straight of 20+ warm SW wind. This is pure Hatteras Summer, as good as it gets. We've had a nice little swell the whole time, too, averaging waist to a bit overhead in the best sets.

A whole lot of this, for 5 days straight! (Photo: Janice Markoupolis)
The LoopOff was super fun! It took place Saturday afternoon at Ego Beach. The sandbar set up was far from ideal, with only an inside shorebreak bar, but there were enough bumps outside to toss a few good loops! Lots of people showed up at the beach to sail, kite, watch, cheer, etc... Great energy for an afternoon of fun! Many thanks go out to all the people involved- organizers, sponsors, participants, onlookers, photographers, videographers, and judges! You all made this event a great success!! We're still going through close to 1000 pictures (literally), so it'll be a while before much gets posted up...

In the meantime, dear readers, please visit the Loopfest Sponsors page, and "Support the Folks Who Support the Stoke!!!"

The Scene: Ken K goes for one, minus the board! (Photo: Janice Markoupolis)The Scene: Action and Photographers everywhere! (Photo: Anne Kennedy)After Event Party, from L to R: Me (Most Loops), Donny (Master's), Keith (The King), Bill (Best Crash), and Jeff (Best Loop) (Photo: Janice Markoupolis)
In the meantime, Lane put together a short video of some of the action, which you can watch here!! Also, be sure to check out Bill's coverage HERE! And finally, to see one million awesome pictures of the action, check out George's blog HERE!

Sunday provided much the same....

Unknown on a nice long line!Jay jibes into a sweet one!
Monday provided much the same... but a bit gustier. After a quick Ego session, I joined Anne, Drew, and Mark at the Hole. Anne was killing it, carving through some of her best lit up step jibes I've ever seen, and Drew finally put it all together and got LIT UP, reaching supersonic speeds with a moderate semblance of control! Nice!!

Mark, "Insta-Jibe" (Photo: Stuart)Drew (outgoing) at Mach 5 (Photo: Stuart)The sky was really cool last night, with lightning flashing inside that huge cloud bank every few minutes.