Alvaro Onieva “The Unestablished Statement”

Hey friends,

I was kind of off for awhile, i actually needed some time off of kiting and do other stuff, my mind was to much under pressure with the contests, i did for seven year in a row, so i think i deserved to stop a bit.

Now im back to Brazil to get back with a fresh mind and Just got my new board pro model with balance for 2010, we are really stoke with the result including this year the “titanal” a titanium metal under the abs on the tips that it really look sick. An the design inspired in the dye die tendencie that is rollin again into boardsports, mixing up all the colors of the rainbow it has a really straight contact with the basic nature.

just love it,

enjoy

all the best,

Hey Friends!,

I’ve been out of writing on the blog for a while because i think i was deserving a time off, to fresh my head and get back with a lot of motivation, thats my position now the present, and im more motivate it than ever, getting ready to go to brazil and have fun there training with harmony.

at the moment i leave some pictures of my time out on the cable ski at home.

all the best,

peace and love.

For the last seven years, I’ve been pretty involved into competitions, most of the time I was doing it cause  i start it very young, and never was thinking why I was doing it, so i always wanted to be reconized as the greatest one, or the one that was doing the most technically stuff. As I see now kiteboarding from another point of view, in a point of view that I see hows kiteboarding developing as a boardsport,  and most of the time in competition I wasn’t identified with the way that it was going. So that situation brought to my mind, different ways or actions, that kiteboarding could be represented better and in a unique way, that even it might work better for calling the presence of the media, and so on sponsors.
So all my intention and passion now, is based into create a better reconized sport, and focusing more in how it looks for the general public, with all this I want to call skaters,wakeboarders,snowboarders,surfers… showing them that we can still use rails on the same way the do, we can jump without hang out from the kite on the same way the do, we can surf waves more less on the same way the do and can make really make it that it look aggressive and stylish on the way they do.

Peace to everyone,

Right after the aranStyle event, one of the most important Tv channels of the country, Antena 3, trought out the next video link, with a very strong repercussion, more than 5 million views that day, not bad.

Now im chilling at home, with family and friends, making sure they are good, so im good too on the same way :D, i will shoot a little bit for Core Online Magazine on this weekend, and getting everything ready to hit the Antigua Park with dre and the boys, is going to be FUN!.

Peace and love,

Today was kind of crazy for my last day here in Cape Town, I had a last minute photo session with a friend of mine in Hout Bay, a couple hours before to leave to the airport, the spot it was a bit far, like an hour driving from the place we were staying. So we got there to the spot, and there weren’t any white caps, no wind at all, and we only brought the seven and nine meter, thinking that it was going to be very strong, But Suddenly the wind start to blow, straight on shore proper for the nine meter. Fortunately we could make it worth it the last session, with a couple nice pictures in the back. I’m sad to leave this place and definitively looking forward  to come back soon to keep shooting on this amazing place.

An hour driving from Cape Town to the North, there is a Lake called Brandvlei.
Normally, when the wind is too strong in Big Bay, it gets often more steady and lighter wind on this lake. So we decided that It was proper for a slick afternoon film session. Once we got there, it looked pretty sick, wind for nine meter, super flat water in the little bay, proper for jumping in regular, and the sun was setting so the rocky background It was getting more and more colorful. Another epic session we had, and the place it doesn’t stop to surprise me, everyday is coming something new.

Back again to Cape Town, with a couple days with no wind, it was a good chance to do some other stuff, like climb to Lion’s head montain, it was good fun and amazing views of the city from the top. Finally the wind start to blow in the evening, so we decided that it was proper to go for a kicker sunset session in Big Bay Beach, we got there and everything it was set up, great light, perfect steady twenty knots,  perfect kickers and super flat in between. Definitively, it was one of my best sessions, so much fun out there and the footage it looks insane.

We woke up very early to get the better light a wind of the day, we got to the spot and it looked unreal, perfect butter water, straight wind off shore and completely empty.
We went all the way down to the beach trough the bushes, the scene was taken from a narrative, then we rode and film for a couple hours on a seven meter before the sun went up. One of my best session so far since im in South Africa, a shame we have to come back today, but definitely I ll come back to keep shooting on this great spot.

We decided to head to the northeast coast, into a place called Witsand, we drove like three hours and half to get there, and in the way in I was still confused about the place I was, there is so much diversity in the lands, that you kind of think you are in everywhere, going trought lakes and tall trees that I looks you are in Canada, or some areas very dry that really makes you think you are in the wild western.
Just when we got there, somebody on the place we were staying, show us a very recent papper, that it had on the front cover a picture of a four meter shark captured and released right in the place we are gonna ride.  Hope tomorrow we can get some action!.

It’s been a while we are staying here, and I never get bored of the place.
There is always something new to do in town when the wind is not blowing.
We have on mind to go to the Sa Art Gallery, the design museum, up to the table montain, visit the winelands,  and many many more stuff..
At the moment , most of the time we were riding in Big bay, and Dolphin beach, it gets really good in the morning, perfect regular kickers when the swell is rolling and great light in the back.
The forecast it looks proper to go to the lagoons, heading to the south east, hope to get some work done riding on the slicks.