John Paul Bonetti

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Fun little surf session in Kihei,

More killer time one my 7m RRD Religion

This time we scored with the Kona winds on the south shore

My good buddy Chris Gatewood came out from Nor. Cal.

to ride the south wind here in Kihei

He was killing it on our loaner board

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Fun little waves/chop to launch off....

Still loving my Amundson Custom

It was awesome, lots of humpback wales playing around off shore.

If you went far enough out they would be right there under your feet.

Super cool!!!

My brother Luciano even made it out to Kihei

Me and a real "Brah"

Lots of open water to explore when the wind is on shore like it was,

kite way up the beach one way and your in north Kihei

then turn around and head back down to south Kihei.

The wind was never forecasted to blow but it turned out to be a great day. Kona winds, small surf and good people. Thanks to my honey DeeDee for taking all the picture before she had to head to work. And thanks to Gatewood for bringing the wind.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Short little Video of some of the action that goes down in Mexico

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

La Ventana 2012 Kite Expo

I've been on Maui for almost eight months now and figured it was time to take a break form the everyday work life. So I packed my bags and met up with the Live2Kite crew down in Baja for a week. Every year the crew goes down for the La Ventana Classic. There was a lot going on at the 2012 Kite Expo this year and all for a good cause. I had a great time but must admit I did miss my DeeDee back in Maui. She did score a couple days of 5m wind at our old stomping grounds while I was down in Baja. Thanks to the Koff's I had an awesome little spot to rest my head right on the beach for the week that I was there. Baja was great but I think my place for now is still on Maui. Here are some photos to show you what you missed out on if you didn't make it to the 2012 La Ventana Kite Expo this year. Yeah it only blew 2 of the 4 days but that's better than nothing.

I just picked up a set of Religion MKll's, its their all new wave kite. They're bullet proof, just what I need for Maui.

The Vision's are still a big part of my quiver but these new Regilions are going to take it to the next level in the waves. The thing just feels solid.

I got to check out the new Underground surfboards.

Love the new Kipuna it comes in a 5'4", 5'8" or 6'2"

Me trying out all the badass twin tips

Evan the sharp shooter

The boys were representing hard

New boards are SICK

Here's one of our international riders for RRD, Julien Kerneur. He's one of the leading racers in Europe and come to find out he's one hell of a big air guy too. While in Mexico he scored 1st place in the big air event at Lord of the Wind Showdown t hen came up to the La Ventana Classic and scored 3rd in the big air event. Check him out; Julien Kerneur

Julien throws down

The new Addiction

The RRD race board is one of the top production boards for racing, not to many racers riding production boards, but Julien did for all his races, pretty amazing.

Damien Leroy took advantage of the light wind to show off his race skills, dude kills it on a race board. Not a white cap in the bay and Damien's still flying.

Damien Leroy

My buddy Joey Pasquali also kills it on a race board but when the wind drops to zero there's only one way to get back to shore. At least he had a beer for the paddle in.

SUP when the wind dies

The RRD tent was busy demoing out kites when the wind was up. I know everybody likes riding the gear they're familiar with but its good to test out other kites back to back to see what you really like. The best piece of advice I can tell someone is take advantage of these demos. You never know what you'll come across.

Another beautiful day in the bay of La Ventana. As the wind comes to an end, get ready for some of the best sunsets and sunrises you'll ever see.

All and all the expo raised 23,500$ for the local schools and community even after the local Government stepped in to take their cut.

La Ventana in one of my all time favor places to be, not only is it an great kite spot but its just an awesome place to be. From the beautiful scenery down to the friendly locals.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Test Winner on the 2012 freeride test from Kiteboarding Magazine. It certainly feels good for RRD to have the best freestyle/ride kite on the market!

"Adrenaline Driven"

Hit me up for a demo if your on Maui to try out the latest Obsession, I also have a set of RRD Visions and a new RRD Religion.

John.Bonetti@yahoo.com

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Some live action from out together from our friends at ikitehi.com

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Another beautiful day in Maui

A birds eye view of what you can look forward to at one of the many launches here in Maui

7m RRD Vision and my 5'2 Amundson Custom what else can I ask for...

My honey throwing it down for the ladies out there.

DeeDee still loving the Bunny

Luciano (my older brother) took his first lesson from our buddy Todd Action Davis and now he's loving the sport, learning it the right way really helps. Thanks Action Davis!!!

With less than a month under his belt I think my brother is killing it out there!!!

My brother loves the Visions, he says "they just want to stay in the air and fly" which I think is a pretty good think for a kite.

Anyone visiting Maui that wants to try one out for them self can hit me up and take one out for a spin. Contact my buddy Evan @ Live2Kite to line something up.

The "BoneYard"

The pole boarders are fun to hang with just make sure you don't hit any of them. After a big set all you can see is a bunch of them trying to get back up on their board, it's kind of like a bunch of speed bumps out there.