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Welcome to the Photo Gallery for Laurel Eastman Kiteboarding...sit back, relax and enjoy the images of kite paradise...
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Kitesurf Instructor Eric at the Pool Party
LEK's French kiteboarding instructor Eric with his lovely friend enjoying the Semana Santa pool party at Millennium Resort, home of LEK. |
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Team LEK
LEK's awesome team (minus a few key players) horsing around after a team meeting in our "office" - gorgeous Cabarete Bay Dominican Republic |
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Kiters 4 Communities
Pete, the Executive Director of Kiters 4 Communities, meeting with our volunteer engineer from Bencosme Architect Firm, John Robert who works at LEK, and the Haitian Community leader. LEK is supporting this project - rebuilding of the school, sewing center and community meeting hall. |
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Natalie and Dasha
LEK kiting friends Natalie and Dasha enjoying a break from their kitesurfing by chilling by the pool at Millennium Resort and LEK |
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Wilder and Jonathan
2 of LEK's great coaches working on kitesurfing bar technical adjustments in the shade outside of our kitesurfing school |
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KB4K Sponsors
Laurel was head of the sponsorship committee for the 2011 Kiteboarding 4 Kids, an event she co-founded in 2008 with Kee Park. Over 90 companies and individuals sponsored KB4K! |
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Our name in lights!
The lovely new sign pointing guests to LEK here inside the Millennium Resort, brand new access here April 2011 |
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View from Millennium Pool
Gorgeous new Millennium resort March 2011, we are so lucky to be part of such a stunning place! |
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Photo shoot for Norweigen GQ
Laurel and her awesome photo assistant LEK head instructor Jonathan working it for the camera in front of LEK, February 2011 |
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Kirstie
Kirstie from NZ who has been helping out at LEK. We will miss her when she leaves soon!! |
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Jodi and James
Jodi and James hanging out at LEK for a few months. |
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Jake
Jake, one of our younger students - with tangled lines !!! |
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Pico and Hayley
Pico and Hayley from the Netherlands here in Cabarete Oct 2010. |
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Andy and Maurice
Andy from Germany with his instructor Maurice enjoying kiteboarding here at LEK. |
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Andy from Germany
Andy from Germany with Jo in front of LEK school |
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Steve and Jeff
Steve from Canada with Jeff preparing for a kiting session. |
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Petra from Holland
Petra from Holland who enjoyed some kiting at Cabarete |
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Kirstie and Hansel
Kirstie, our LEK guest services specialist and Hansel, LEK assistant in the kitesurfing shop |
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Autumn
Autumn from Florida with Maxon and Jo |
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Steve from Canada
Steve on his first kiteboarding lesson with Wilder |
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Amanda and Andy
Andy and Amanda from UK on their last day of holiday here kiteboarding in Cabarete. |
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We all love to kite !!
A great day kiting in Cabarete. Photo compliments of Mike and Jane from Russia. |
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Jane from Russia
Jane, from Russian enjoying kiteboarding on her honeymoon with husband Mike who also took lessons at LEK. |
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Greg and Uwe
Uwe, from Germany with his instructor Greg preparing to go kiteboarding |
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Miguel
Instructor Miguel on the beach in front of the school |
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Ellie and George
Ellie from UK and George from Poland kiteboarding here at LEK Cabarete |
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Girls at LEK
Check out the girls kiteboarding at LEK Cabarete! |
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Millennium Pool Party
Breaking in the Millennium swimming pool (at LEK) with Catherine and Lucy from Necker Island and RB himself....nice mid-downwinder break La Boca to LEK to Encuentro - SWEET! |
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Legends of Kiteboarding Unite
Richard Branson from Virgin, Stephen Schank from Agression Kiteboarding, and LEK's own Laurel Eastman with Richard's team, our team, our neighbors, friends and guests united on Cabarete Beach at LEK |
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Girls of Summer
Laurel and Natalie with the cutest puppies on Cabarete beach - imprompt sunset party in Ocean Dream. Life is great! |
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Marni and Greg
Marni deciding it is time to join the rest of her family in learning to kiteboard - so we will see her with Scott, Alex and Chad on the water soon. Here she is with Greg, her instructor. |
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LEK in NYC
LEK's very own Sonja sporting her LEK hoodie with the underwear models in New York city! |
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Jay and Kyle!
Jay and Kyle after a great summer session! |
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The girls!
Danielle from Florida with our two LEK instructors Jo and Emily! |
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Friends of LEK
Verity and Lorne from UK, Danielle from US, Max from Germany with Maxon and Joanna from LEK. |
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Jim and James
Jim and James from with LEK instructor Olivier after a kiting session in June 2010. |
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Reiner and Lisa
Lisa and Reiner from Germany learning to Kiteboard at LEK May 2010 |
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Chaffe kiting at Padre
Chaffe kiteboarding at Padre in super strong conditions!!. |
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Maya and Jo
Maya - age 10 doing a great job and now getting to stand up on her pink board!! |
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Ahoy mate!
Our english friend Matt Fitt after another day of exciting kiting! |
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Another day
Instructors Wilder and Jonathan relaxing after another windy day in paradise |
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LEK Bar
Our nice french friends enjoying a cold presindente on a gorgeous windy day |
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Peter Pan
For those who have already been to LEK Cabarete will know Peter Pan likes to lie in the sunshine. This morning it was a little rainy so he had to wear his designer jacket. |
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Mike and LEK team
Mike Dupont and the LEK team after a great kiteboarding session in Cabarete |
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Wilder
Wilder, our Dominican Instructor showing us how to look cool. Photo given by Mike Dupont (Wilder's student) when he came to the school to learn kiteboarding and left riding upwind and total addicted!! |
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Darryll in the snow
Darryll, using his kiteboarding skills in the snow in Ottawa. |
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Bryce and Joanna
Bryce finishing off the day with his instructor Joanna |
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Jan from Norway
Jan (Petter's father - see below) also taking kiteboarding lessons |
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Petter from Norway
Petter from Norway on a kiting lesson with Nico |
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Having a fun time
Anita and instructors Jo and Bianca taking a time out to show of their dance moves or spanking |
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Enjoying KB4K
Anita and Vincent enjoying the last day of KB4K and their vacation |
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Our cutest guy
Levy having tons of fun in our water bucket ! |
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John Henry
John Henry enjoying a kiting holiday here in Cabarete. |
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Nico and Drew
LEK instructor Nico and Drew from Swell Surf Camp horsing around at the shop....Jay Newman photo! |
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What happens off the water....
Instructor Bianca and our german friend Beat having fun after a great day of kiting. |
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Big and Small
Our tallest LEK kiteboarding friend Neil showing off his 6 foot 7 inch height with our tiny Jo ! |
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Nels
Nels - who stayed with us over New Year 2009/2010 wearing his great LEK lycra |
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Luxury Condos at LEK
Now that Hotel Caracol is closed, stay in a gorgeous condo next to LEK. The address: Kite Drive, Ocean Dream Cabarete! A real dream for any kitesurfer! |
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LEK Paddle Sports
Beyond kiteboarding we have fun kayaks and Stand Up Paddle Boards for you to enjoy! photo: Jay Newman |
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What we look like on the outside
Nice photo from Jay Newman of the LEK million dollar kiteboarding view, in reflection |
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LEK shop
The gorgeous LEK shop inside Millennium Resort and Spa - Photo by www.jaynewmanphotography.com |
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Another hot day
Thomas cooling off after a hot and windy day ! |
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The LEK girls getting ready for christmas
Sue, Jo's mom, Jo and Andrea celebrating Sinterklass and having a great time! |
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Having a blast!
Lasz from Hungary with instructor Jo, both having a great time..! |
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Getting ready!
Adrienne, Dominik and the LEK instructors getting ready for another lesson! |
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Geoff from UK
Geoff, Jo's Dad - our oldest student yet at age 64 !!!. To prove that kiting is not just for the young ones. |
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Freddie
Freddie from USA on the beach |
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Luke and Hayden from Canada
Luke and Hayden, brothers getting ready for the warm tropical water here at Cabarete - no wetsuits required!! |
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German Friends
Our friends from Germany outside the LEK school |
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Joanna from UK
Joanna from UK with Jo getting lines set up for lesson. |
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Joakim from Sweden
Joakim - our lovely Thomas Cook representative from Sweden waiting to go in the water with his instructor Jo |
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Tomar from Israel with Jo
Tomar from Israel after a great kiting session in Cabarete |
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Laurel Halloween Costume
Laurel (far right) showing her love of the 1980 aerobic look including legwarmers and side ponytail |
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Tanya from Canada
Tanya getting ready to head out with her awesome instructor Jo! |
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Franklyn from Holland getting ready to ride
as Franklyn puts it there's nothing better than kiting in the sunset.... |
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The girls at the Butterfly effect
Can you say Girl Power?! because this is exactly it, amazing ladies all coming together! |
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Gino back in holland kiting like a pro!
We are just so proud of our awesome 10 year old friend! way to go Gino! |
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Mark with Tomak, his student from Poland
Happy guys after an awesome session! this is what it's all about....! |
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Nice town, Nice people
Kurt, Wren and Maxon hanging out in front of LEK |
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Kurt equals awesome!
Instructor Kurt showing off his skills |
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Al and Julia
Instructor Al with student Julia doing some body-dragging |
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Laurel mag shot
Great photo of Laurel in the Cook Islands - shot by Ian Trafford - published in the NZ Wind and Kite magazine! |
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Our million dollar view
The best view ever |
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2008 LEK manager Jason
perhaps the smallest "office" in kiteboarding - but very possibly the one with the most amazing view... |
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Celebration of the new building
LEK team rigging up the Best Kiteboarding School banner....we are LOVING our new building! |
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Fun in the sun
Enjoying life - Cabarete style |
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LEK shop - Work in Progress
Far from completion but here is a sneak peek at the new LEK retail shop.... |
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Adam stoked on kitesurfing!
Adam used to be a snowkiter til he came to Cabarete and discovered just how epic kiteboarding really is... |
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Kurt's family
LEK instructor Kurt's family members chilling out and waiting for the wind to pick up... |
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LEK crew
Enjoying the pool - got to love December in the DR! |
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New gear room
This design and engineering is what I am the most proud of in the new LEK - it functions amazingly well, everything is organized and accessible - and fits!! |
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Peter Pan's new place
I just could not resist making Peter Pan not only a custom perch, but also special ordering a beanbag doggie bed from Lazy Loungers.....the most spoiled dog in the universe? Quite possibly! |
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Winter 09 Team
The most legendary team of all time enjoying the Caribbean style holidays....Christmas pool party at Ocean Dream |
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Housekeeping and Wilder's Mom
LEK's superstar cleaning staff and Wilder's mother enjoying a quite moment under the tiki hut at the staff Christmas party.... |
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Flags flying high
LEK, Best, and IKO - the most awesome combo ever - look for our hot pink flags on the beach next to Ocean Dream.... |
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Lining up for Red Bull
LEK instructors lining up for the Red Bull girl....after a soccer match on the beach during the 2008 PKRA Kiteboarding World Cup. |
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Hamish and Jonathon
Having Fun - LEK coaches Hamish from England and Jonathon from France in front of the kite center... |
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Ready for fun!
Rigging up on the beach next to LEK - Magnus and Mikael ready to enjoy yet another amazing day |
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Laurel coming in from a session
Laurel and one of the new PKRA competitors coming in from the beach and a great session on the new Ouija board! |
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Wilder and Francis
LEK instructors Wilder and Francis relaxing |
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Rigging up
Jason, the manager of LEK, rigging up on the beach (or disco dancing??)....we understand about tricky line situations!! |
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Fernanda and Audrey
Happy ladies enjoying the summer winds.... |
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LEK team chilling
Checking out the beach before their lessons....lek coaches Ariel, Fernanda and Wilder |
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Party People!
LEK team and friends enjoying the live "U2 Tribute Band" concert on Cabarete Beach....after a few Presidentes you could almost believe it was Bono! |
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Ariel showing his moves
Ariel ripping it up with his new Ouija, enjoying the wind and showing why he was the Chilean Champion! |
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Girls enjoying a night out!
Fernanda (LEK instructor in pink) enjoying an evening on the town with Audrey and Claudia... |
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Head Coach Ariel teaching
LEK's head coach Ariel from Chile teaching with the new Guroo kite from Best Kiteboarding and short lines - the perfect way to learn safely! |
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Birthday Party!
Team and Guests (all part of the LEK family) celebrating Ella's 14th birthday....she is kiting so well and loving her summer vacation in Cabarete! |
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Checking the wind speed
Early in the day....the LEK team is keen for the wind to fill in! |
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Kiter in Cabarete Bay
A lone kiter enjoying a session in beautiful Cabarete Bay |
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Wilder playing
LEK instructor Wilder horsing around on the beach, practicing his rotations.... |
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Tropicoco desert buffet
Fernanda and Jonathon (LEK instructors) together with Claudia from Canada enjoying the delicious desert buffet at Tropicoco on Saturday! |
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Happy Besty!
Besty, enjoying the feeling of thrill and accomplishment that comes from riding on the board for the first times.... |
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Ariel teaching
LEK's head instructor, Ariel from Chile, teaching board riding skills on the beach |
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Gear Room Manager Maxon
Our star team member, Maxon, watching the beach too see if someone needs a hand with launching or landing... |
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Dinner with the Deitch Family!
Joe and Matt (joined by Kol and Steph) hosted the LEK team at their beautiful home for dinner, one of our favorite Cabarete traditions! |
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Summer 08 is windy!
We are having a great summer here in Cabarete - good winds, lots of sunshine! |
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Laurel announcing at PKRA
Laurel and Peter Pan on the judges tower at the 2008 PKRA World Cup in Cabarete! |
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Shay's waves in Fiji
Shay spent a few weeks in Fiji charging some seriously heavy swell this June... |
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Poolside Fashion
Young Hagar from Israel showing off the latest in poolside fashion with her cool LEK team lycra! |
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Ollie - we like to get them young!
Young Oliver, showing off the latest in kite safety fashion, just can't wait until he is old enough to go kiting with his Dad! |
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Rob, Francis and Laurel
Rob came over from Southern California to get ready for his Venezuela trip on the Discovery - Offshore Odysseys the BEST boat....cruising the world searching for wind...thanks to Francis he is rocking! |
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James and Connor
James from England with his student Connor enjoying a great summer day. |
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Connor Kiting!
People sometimes ask me - "Does it take a lot of big muscles to kiteboard?" - and that's when I think of riders like young Connor from Northern California...if he can do it, you can do it! |
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Laurel, Jose, and Luiz
One the the great things about LEK is the international kite community we create...Laurel from California together with Luiz (Brazil), and Jose (Dom Rep) who live in Paris! |
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All in the family
Working on getting Dad kiting....maybe next summer! |
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Peter Pan's raincoat
Peter Pan never loved the rain...that is until his buddy Jim Guyton (a great kiter from Texas) hooked him up with this awesome raincoat!! Thanks Jim! |
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Beach Cleaning Crew
Cabarete's local kite schools get together to help clean the beach - protecting the environment and making the beach safer for kiting - Thanks Guys!! |
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Team LEK
Julia, James, Markus, Nathan, and of course our hero Peter Pan enjoying an after kiting sunset glow... |
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Summer Team enjoying dinner
LEK's summer instructors chilling out at the beach in Cabarete with Champion kiteboarder and Best team rider Kristin Boese... |
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Non-stop Hot Dog
LEK's big boss Peter Pan cruises Tel Aviv looking for non-stop Hot Dog action |
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Kite Crew
Toby from Kiteforum.com and his lovely long time girlfriend visit LEK together with Kristin Boese..... |
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Girls Go Downwind!
The rider participants in the All Girls Downwind ride in honor of Silke Gorldt - and what a crew it was! Great pic by Hege Holt.... |
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Laurel and Kristin go kite
Laurel - very happy to go riding in front of LEK with friend, team-mate and fellow competitor Kristin Boese (who just so happens to be a two time World Champ!) - thank you Hege Holt for the pic! |
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Dominican Sunset
Some of the best sunsets on earth occur in our little paradise! |
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Kian's Visit
Kian from Best paid a too quick visit to LEK - just enough time to fall in love with Peter Pan... |
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Laurel showing off
Laurel Eastman - LEK team leader - showing off for the camera! |
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Acrobatic Massage
Doug Pouliot & his lovely wife Magdalena Fosse visited LEK and shared their passion of acrobatic massage with our team! What a great no-wind activity! |
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Missing Peter Pan
The LEK-TEAM will be happy when the real boss is back |
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Waroo
choose one of the new Waroos and enjoy a perfect day |
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high jump
Francis flying over Cabarete |
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Peter Pan sunbathing
The famous Peter Pan relaxing by the pool... |
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LEK girls chilling out
General Manager Silke and Martina (summer 2005 sales staff) enjoy a relaxing afternoon at LEK... |
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Laurel and Shay
Laurel and Shay enjoying a fun moment learning waterstarting...thanks to Eric from IKO for the photo! |
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One Small Step
"A small step for man...A giant leap for Chihuahua-kind" |
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New Kites!
Laurel and Kim from Best are SO HAPPY with their new 2006 Yarga Pro kites! Come to LEK and they will let you test them for yourself! |
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Tarifa Kiters Jose and Nacho visit LEK
Wavemaster winner from 2005 Jose Luengo and Nacho Yuste from Tarifa Kite Obsession visit LEK Cabarete... |
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Peter Pan and Eric from IKO
Eric from the IKO helping Peter Pan finish his level one snowkite instructor exam! |
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Pet Fish
Laurel and Karine show off the new LEK pet fish....yummy! |
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LEK family and friends
The team modeling the new gorgeous LEK fashions on the beach... |
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Kayaking in the Kids Camp
Xenia training hard for the new kayak session! |
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Peter Pan and the Kids
Peter Pan enjoying a nice moment with Jacob and Louella from England... |
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Laurel and Actress Charlotte Avery
Laurel and British superstar Charlotte Avery enjoying a lovely informal interview in the garden at Hotel Caracol. |
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Hot Momma
Taylor (mom of Renic) shows off her multi-tasking talents... |
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Going for a walk
Renic and Peter Pan sharing some special time on a walk together... |
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Renic - the future of kiteboarding
Here you can see the future of kiteboarding....Renic was training with the LEK team for 3 weeks, mostly sweeping and walking Peter Pan....next year, the he will be kiting the reef!! |
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MC and Peter Pan
Peter Pan enjoying his favorite past-time, snuggling..... |
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LEK team Pasola Race
Guido, Manuel, Riccardo, Yoann, Miguel, Ika and Itzick....boys will be boys....and if they have motos, they will race them....i wonder who was the winner?? |
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Happy LEK Kite Girls
Taylor, a long time friend of LEK and snowkiter from Colorado with MC and Stephanie from Quebec enjoying some apres kite drinks at Lax. |
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Paintball with the Dominican Project
Who is up for a game of paintball? Wakeboarding and romantic picnics also available thanks to Robbie from the Dominican Project - www.dominicanproject.com |
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Hege with her boards
No room for hitch-hikers |
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End of the Rainbow
Andres Cruz, LEK instructor from Mexico, finds out what it feels like to be inside a rainbow... |
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Sunset at Castle Club
A gorgeous sunset and thank you Clinton for the fantastic photo...make sure to visit Doug and Margaurite at the CASTLE CLUB when you come to Cabarete... |
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Dinner at Zach's
Zach cooked an incredible Mexican feast for the LEK team and friends....tequila included! Thanks Zach! |
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Stacey, Laurel, and Zach
Stacey Fonas from BEST Kiteboarding and Zachariah Rath show off their creative and festive "Crazy Hat's" after the LEK Crazy Hat Party!...thanks again Kevin Seaman for the awesome photo! |
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Miguel and Crystal
LEK's own Miguelito and his happy student Crystal from California, stoked after an awesome kiting session in Cabarete...photo by Kevin Seaman from LIFEWAVE! |
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Riccardo loving the PKRA
LEK instructor Riccardo from Columbia soaking up fun and sun at the 2005 PKRA World Cup - thanks to Kevin Seaman www.thewinningmindset.com for the photo! |
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Downtime
Enjoying some quiet reading in the hammock chair and LEK...thank you to Wilbert Ulaen for the lovely photo! |
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Chavo's daughter
Future heartbreaker! But be careful, she is feisty! |
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Brian and Guido
Australian bonding at the Blue Bar! |
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Cabarete Sunset
Another beautiful end to a perfect day of kiting....life is good....thanks Clinton for this gorgeous photo! |
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Laurel, Skylar, and Pamela
Happy family, friendly neighbors....life is good at LEK! |
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Chris Meloni and LEK
Law and Order actor Chris Meloni joins the LEK team for some kiteboarding lessons.... |
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New Puppy Friend of LEK
Too Cute! |
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LEK Friends March 05
Check out the smiling happy faces of the kiters! We had a magical group together this March down here in Cabarete, a lot of fun - thanks guys and hope to see you again! xo Laurel |
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LEK team photoshoot
Check out the LEK team, smiling for the camera! Thanks Jerry for the photos!! |
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Jerry Raine
Jerry visited the LEK team for some kiting at the beginning of 2005....despite some low wind moments he still had enough fun to send us these photos! Thanks Jerry and see you this summer, we hope! |
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BBQ at lek
The Chefs; AG and Noemi. |
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View from LEK
The wind is here...it's nice to be in Cabarete! |
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Alex the Original "Bachelor"
LEK instructors got Alex, the original Bachelor from the riviting reality TV program "THE BACHELOR" hooked on kiteboarding....here he is with the girls of LEK. |
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The futures so bright...you gotta wear shades
Alex and Sasha with their shiny new shades. |
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Wepa
Wepa is looking a bit wet!! |
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Papagallo Paradise
Who says the DR is crowded for kiteboarding?? You just have to know where to go! |
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LEK loves windsurfers!
Windsurfers are more than welcome here at LEK, we love having them around, esp. when they are dressed as cool as our friend Hans! |
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LEK Web Cafe
LEK is really on line! Laurent and Itzick love the free web access, and we loving having them hanging around more....stay tuned for the webcam, so I can spy on you all when I am gone!! |
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Jose from Tropicoco and friends
Jose is our neighbor, his place, Tropicoco has the most awesome Saturday night all you can eat buffet and Thursday Thai Night....Make sure to order also a special coffee....and meet Jose on the reef in the day! |
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Stacey and Imeen
The ONLY good thing about Stacey being off the water while she rehabs her knee is that we see so much more of her these days! Here she is in the office with our friend Imeen (dont be jealous, Sylvain!!) |
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New LEK coach
LEK is very happy to welcome our new instructor (and old friend) Julian Kidd to the team! He is a great coach with tons of experience and well, a pretty awesome kiteboarder! Make sure to book your advanced lesson with him and get the most out of your time here in Cabarete... |
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Winter 04 Crew
You guys are the best, we love you!! |
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Elite Kiteboarding Chicks
Shelly and friend, happy guests from Elite Kiteboarding Charters... |
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Future Kite Champion
The future of kiting! This baby already has a great grip for holding onto the kite bar! |
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Laurel showing off her Seaspecs
These glasses save our eyes from spray and sun...made by soul surfer Richard, they work a charm to protect us from the elements! |
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Charlies Angels
These kite girls will kick your ass! |
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Handle Pass Anyone?
Trying out handle passes on the LEK kite simulator bar is a favorite pastime at the club as this mysterious Arabian kiteboarder reaching for the bar demonstrates... |
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Waterfall
TLC advises: "Don't go chasing waterfalls"...no need here at LEK, we have one in our backyard! |
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Dominican Carpentry
I wanted lockers for backpacks...poor Roger had to take apart an old kite rack and a notice board (made by Dominicans = totally crooked and screwy) and put it back together...all because I wanted to recycle! |
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Kite Doctor is in the House
We are SO lucky to have Hernan right next-door to fix our kites (like this white one hanging up and ready to get sewn) |
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Udo checking Q's pulse
Don't worry Udo, Q's not dead, just sleeping like the baby she is! |
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The World is a Safer Place
Thanks to Laurel for putting the rules together and for Angel for painting them...the No Speedo was a request from the staff...we think that since we are a kite club, we can rent out board shorts just as they rent out sports coats at a country club! (Sylvain is devastated!) |
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Swiss Kite Team
LEK is the Cabarete meeting place for Swiss kiteboarders, fondue included! (Bring chocolate and cheese please!!) |
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LEK coffe bar
The LEK team is well fed on water and caffine to get them ready for a good day of kiting! |
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Watching the Wind Fill In
Boards poised and ready, the LEK team is quietly watching the wind fill in out on the bay... |
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LEK Kite Boys
Laurent, Angel, and Roldolphe having fun while waiting for the wind to kick in... |
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I love these flowers!
These flowers remind me so much of growing up in California...and trimming them in New Zealand, they grow so fast!! |
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Supermarket - Dominican Style
One of the coolest things here in the DR is that you can buy fresh, fresh produce out of the back of trucks! They have a portable scale to weigh it right there, and away you go! |
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Snuggle with Q
I just can not resist this puppy! |
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Simone - pondering her next kite session
A huge thank you to Simone (www.webcan.ch) for her photos here on our website...we miss you Simone! Come back and visit again soon! |
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LEK Artisian Guild
Resident artist Angel and resident comedian Lilo hard at work paiting a lovely night beach scene on the back of the new beach safety rules board. |
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LEK News
Some people read the newspaper...here at LEK we cut straight to the heart of what is important: What will the wind be like, and where is the party tonight! |
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Jill and the youngest LEK team rider: Q
Who could possibly resist this puppy??!! Roger (wind god) couldn't! We are planning to train her to be our guard dog...she is the best! |
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Arial View of Cabarete Bay
This is shot from just above Carcol, looking East towards Cabarete village... |
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Laurel at the 2003 Cabarete PKRA
just launching a quiet little transition in the top corner of the field... |
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Tybo at the 2002 PKRA
Elite Kiteboarder David Tyburski showing us his style at the PKRA event here in Cabarete, 2002...he won the event that year!! |
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Laurel's model shoot
Bill Stark took these photos for the Portugal Vogue magazine... |
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Palm Tree
What Caribbean photo gallery would be complete without a photo of a palm tree? Thanks Christophe for all the photos and hope to see you back here again really soon! |
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Just a small tropical rainstorm
Rain as seen from Caracol Reception - by Christophe Michot |
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Cool Truck
This is Laurel's Mom (Jordonna's) dream truck...another gem from our good friend Christophe Michot |
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Clouds in the Sky
Nothing I can say here can properly compliment the natural beauty of the Cabarete sky as captured by Christophe Michot... |
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Its good to be Flash Austin...
It's fun to be a pro rider...and thanks to Bill Stark for the photo... |
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Public Transportation
Motoconchos are the popular way to get around Cabarete...it costs 10RD in the day and 20RD at night...something like 25 cents and 50 cents! |
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Protect the Ocean
A good point, brought to our attention by photographer extrarodinare, Chris Michot... |
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Mosquito Repellent
Better for you than deet! Just make sure you wash you feet before climbing into bed! Christophe Michot photo |
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Banana Plant
What do bananas have to do with kiteboarding?? Fuel for the kiters and they are just so beautiful too! photo by Christophe Michot |
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Reindeer in the DR
We just couldn't resist a photo opportunity with these rare and endangered native Dominican Reindeer! photo by Chris Michot |
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Paragliding in front of LEK
LEK instructor, Amanda's parents and their friends came to visit...when the wind was light in the morning they practiced their Paragliding!! |
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Laurel's transtition
Another beautiful photo courtesy of Bill Stark...thanks Bill, you are the best! |
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Flash Austin tearing it up at La Punta
Sunset at the top of Cabarete Bay, a place reserved for experts only...we think Flash fits into that category!! |
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Laurel Flying over Cabarete
photo by bill stark |
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Shredding the waves in front of LEK
Photo by Bill Stark |
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