Joe Ruscito

Nice write up by Paul Lang about Sherman Island out in California. I was out there this summer with Paul and we had a great time shooting and riding with everyone out there. http://www.thekiteboarder.com/2012/02/the-sherman-island-kiteboarding/

Ryan and I went out to the trails a couple days ago and tried out the new camera. Here’s my first short video. Im still learning this editing stuff, hopefully it will get better with time. Thanks to The Otherside for setting me up with the GoPro!

I know I know, I should of had one a long long time ago. Anyway now I got one! Thanks to oTHErside Board sports for hooking it up!

Ive been getting some epic days of riding up here in Charleston! Its been warm and windy every few days. Yesterday was one of the most fun days Ive had in a while, and one of the windiest. I was riding my 10 nemi all day and was perfectly powered, then we had a front come through and it picked up to something around 30 gusts to 40. So needless to say we were all pretty lit. The few of us who stayed on the water had an awesome boosting session with a few pretty knarly loops thrown in there. The crew around here is awesome and a lot of fun to ride with. There were a couple people on the beach taking photos before it rained and heres a few from Kathy Hare.

   n

Alright, back on the east coast and back on the water. We had a great trip across the country, saw lots of places, and met the coolest people! We even ended up raising a ton of money for Simply Smiles! I got to get out on the water the other day and man who knew kiting was such a work out! After being off the water for two months, a quick 2 hour sesh got my abs so soar I could barely roll over in bed. Not to worry though, Im not as rusty as I expected. Right now Im down in FL, made a quick trip to the keys and caught up with the crew at oTHErside. Now Im up in Sebastian, and tomorrow looks good and windy! Stoked to be back kiting!

Right now Im out in San Francisco gearing up for a trip Ill be taking over the next two months. Ill be taking a break from kiting, and bicycling across the country with a friend to raise money for the charity Simply Smiles. The biking thing is really new to me and this idea only came up about a month ago, but now Im out here and getting set up with a local bike shop Bay Area Bikes and we leave August 7th. It should be a lot of fun. You can follow our blog at www.USBikeTrip.blogspot.com for daily updates on the ride. Or follow us on twitter @USBikeTrip. Also check out our donation page at www.firstgiving.com. It should take us till about the end of September, and then Ill be jumping right back into kiting with a month long trip to Brazil with the best team. Check out my bike below!

Motion Boardshop and Best Kiteboarding are putting on a demo and clinic at Jetty Island in Seattle, Wa. Ill be running the demo, and helping people dial in their freestyle and sliders. There will also be a strapless demo run by Nick Ward. It starts this Friday and goes through Sunday. Should be a great weekend and it looks like the wind is going to be really good. Check out http://pskite.org/viewtopi?c.php?f=3&t=7255 for more info.