So after what seems like a long stint on the road, hitting different events and spending only a few weeks in each place. I have had some time to come back home in the UK and spend a bit of time. Getting some of the UK Spring conditions, big southerly swell coming into just outside my house. A few really cold days, getting in the sea at about -5, but its starting to warm up again. I won’t be home for long though, next i have a trip planned to Peru to kite on the Titicaca (http://www.laketiticaca.org/ ) and find some of the endless lefts that grace the coastline.

Also recently I have been filming a lot more, testing my self and trying some new things. Making a few local music videos and branching out into other fields of editing. Here is a short Stop Motion clip I produced the other day:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxUy3sUi78Q&list=LLa4U3I1RkE1bVHKQXz1azDw&feature=mh_lolz

Check out the view from head office ;)

After the WONW event in the Philippines, I came back to Europe with a good start to 2012 in mind. I headed out to Fuerteventura and scored some killer swell and then headed straight to the Dominican Republic for the Kite Fest, hosted down in the south of the island at Punta Cana. A new kite school is opening and the event and contest was hosted to open the school. I was stoked to take a 1st in the Slider/Kicker event and a 5th in the freestyle. The local rider where ripping, Cameron Dietrich, Ned Taylor and other riders from all over the world where there, good times!

Now Im back in the UK editing some videos and getting RipSlix off the ground… www.ripslix.co.uk

More events and trips coming soon, Peru in the pipeline as well as some seasonal snow action maybe!

The last few days we have had some weird winds, not riding at our usual spot so we have been hitting point walter in the center of Perth. Its a great little sand bar with flat shallow water and great colours. Here is a sample pic of a back mobe shot the other day…Some more shots and video to be released soon to the mags and on the web :)

So after four weeks of not being able to do much, i am finally back on it again after having my pin removed from my finger a few days ago! Good feeling and ready to hit the BVI kite jam on Neker island.
Check out the vid of the doctor pulling out my finger pin: www.youtube.com/tomcourt4

Check out my latest video from Australia! Shot in only a few days of riding before disaster struck…http://www.vimeo.com/9342472
or
www.youtube.com/tomcourt4

"A collection of shots from the first day of my Australia trip around the Perth area and Woodies point. I flew out for the CORE rail jam to compete, but unfortunately I broke my finger, ending my riding for the trip. This is the video I got in those first few days.

Shot by: Susi Mai and the CORE jam crew
Filmed mostly on the Cannon 7D and Sony Cam "

a still shot taken from some footage at the core jam…

After a long week of riding obstacles at woodmans point in WA fot the Core Jam, its just come to an end. It was an awesome eight days of solid wind, loads of kiting time with everyone involved. The results can be seen on the official core website at: www.coreonlinemagazine.com

Unfortunately I broke my finger on the 2nd day of the event, eliminating my chances to place in the top 6 riders for the overall result. This was a real bad thing for me as i had flown out for the event and i was really looking forward to some solid rail time. Not to menation the 3 days in hospital and 2 hour operation!

Here is a riding shot from my first day warm up…video coming soon!

Here a short action video from our Brazil travel trip late in 2008

Some fresh action coming soon as i am off to the Dominican Republic on thursday to shoot and film with my girlfriend Susi Mai. I will post some pictures etc when i get them

www.youtube.com/tomcourt4
orhttp://www.vimeo.com/3193983 for HD

Here are some links to my latest video, a short re-cut of some 2008 kiteboarding action!

-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0DIBubin0U
-http://www.vimeo.com/3112879 for the HD version