Posts Tagged ‘Nate Appel’

The making of… Boat Trip to Antigua, Naish Kiteboarding Tv Episode Four

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

We couldn’t say it at the time ’cause we’d been sworn to secrecy but yes, that’s what Florian, Dom and Nate were doing onboard back in late February/early March. Creating Episode Four of Naish Kiteboarding TV, which was released a couple of days ago. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’re weird, but anyway here it is:

Naish Kiteboarding TV Episode Four: Boat Trip to Antigua

It’s also embedded in our gallery of course.

There’s a few shots missing, which we think should be included in a special end-of-the-year outtakes/extras/crashes/bleeps/blunders episode. For example, whatever happened to Florian’s bikini session? The epic timelapse at Green Island? Ged the captain getting nervous and fluffing his lines during his intervie? Dom catching a huge fish? etc. etc.  Note to Nate (try saying that quickly) – it must have been hard to condense 8 intense fun-filled days to less than 10 minutes… Good job man.

As for the color of the water, no it wasn’t photoshopped – come onboard and check for yourself.

The french and american dudes (and friends) in Antigua and Barbuda – part two!

Saturday, March 5th, 2011
As promised, here’s some more evidence of the madness… enjoy!
Marc and Nate getting drunk on espresso martinis and wadadli
Ged perched on top of a mast (not ours)
And now a word from our sponsor…
Marc grabbin’ it at Green Island
Adam joined us for dinner at the Mad Mongoose, Falmouth – here chilling with Dominique.
The Captain beyond the shorebreak, 11 Mile Beach, Barbuda

Another week of epicness in Antigua and Barbuda (Part One)

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Nate and Florian heading for superyacht domination

sunset surfboard, with Cecilia and Hans
Nate doin’ his thing on 11-mile beach, Barbuda.
Dominique the brownie monster
Hans’ comment after this session: “Not one of my worst days.”

What an excellent 8 days… first Barbuda, then Antigua, with our guests Cecilia and Hans from Norway, as well as two great riders, Dominique Granger and Florian Daubos, and Nate Appel the videographer – who also kites and likes to jump over dinghies. Marc Rowley was there as well of course, and he kept on riding despite injuring his foot – what a man!

Dominique managed to snorkel out of the escape hatch and Florian kited in a bikini, to the dismay of everyone present.

The wind blew hard every day and very conveniently stopped blowing today as we came into port.

We didn’t do a whole lot apart from kite, sleep, eat, drink a few beers and laugh our heads off. It was great.

More pics to be posted tomorrow… thanks to Marc for some of these!