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

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.

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

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

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.

Maui has been treating us great, lots of wind and more wave action starting to roll in making DeeDee and I love this place even more.

Maui is sill Blowing!!!!

7m Vision all day long out here

I love it how it never gets cold out here

Me throwing down on my Amundson Custom

Shawn on his Obsession

loving the straps today

Believe it or not the beach is pretty empty on the weekdays

Found some glass

Had one of the kiddie pools all to my self for a while

Thanks to my Pro Photographer DeeDee for the awesome pictures

Maui has been going off

Another day in paradise

Busy day at the beach in Maui

Our local RRD boy showed up and put on a show for everyone

Shawn Richman

Shawn was throwing down like his little brother out there

Funny how all these cameras popped out when he showed up

Dude kills it every time he comes out

RRD Power!!!!

Susi Giannios is one of our newest members of the RRD family

Susi and her boyfriend Peter came to Maui for a few weeks and they scored mad wind

Susi's boyfriend Peter throwing down some strapless action

I think Susi and her boyfriend were blowing kisses to each other out there

Even when the wind died Susi was still out there throwing down on the 9m

She sure does makes them Visions look good

Susi throwing down some more

Mystic & RRD sure do make a great combo out here in Maui

As the day comes to an end so does the wind

Adam Koch training on his raceboard, he actually got the kite back up and was hauling ass all over the bay again!!!!

The wind does drop at the end of the day every now and then

Even with no wind, the beach isn't to bad of a place to hang...