Claire Lutz

Triple-S 2013

// June 9th, 2013 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

This was my second year riding in the Triple-S Invitational at Real Watersports in Cape Hatteras, NC. I have attended this competition as a spectator for the past 6 years and It only gets better every year. I always end up having the best week of my life . This year I met a bunch of cool new friends and had some of the best sessions I have ever had. I can’t wait til next year. This year I took 2nd place women’s Sliders! next year I’m hoping for 1st! Enjoy.

Claire Joins JETPILOT

// February 15th, 2013 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

SO over the past 7 months I have been living in Orlando, FL cable wakeboarding. I decided to venture on this journey because I fell in LOVE with cable riding. Its just like kiteboarding. The reason I started riding cable was because I wanted to get REALLY good at riding rails and kickers. I wanted to get so good that I would be the best in kiteboarding. Now that I have been here for awhile, improving my riding skills, I was picked up by a wakeboarding sponsor! JETPILOT! words cannot express how stoked I am about that! They are helping me work on my riding career in both cable riding and kiteboarding. The best of both worlds. They have already given me a tremendous amount of support and I could not be happier. I will be attending Keys Cable Park March 2-3 for their all girls event which includes both sports that I love. Kiteboarding and Cable Wakeboarding. I cannot wait! see you on the water!

Triple S Invitational

// October 7th, 2012 // 1 Comment » // Uncategorized

Ever since I learned to Kiteboard I have always dreamed of riding in the famous TRIPLE S INVITATIONAL. I submitted a wildcard and showed up to the competition, and I was lucky enough to be invited. After I started kiting 5 years ago this was a dream come true. I used to harass Jason Slezak every year asking him what tricks I needed to learn to ride in the competition. Now that I have gained some rail skills I think its a perfect hit. Here are some photos.

I placed 1st Place Women’s Winching and 3rd place Women’s Sliders

The event was so much fun, hanging out with all my friends and riding with them. I used to watch all the pros in awe wishing I could be out there, and now I was joining them. I also walked in a charity bikini fashion show to benefit cancer. It was such a great time!!!

Check out all my photos and coverage from the event. enjoy

Kite girl magazine

kitespain coverage

kitespain magazine coverage

1st place podium

3rd place slider podium

bikini fashion show

the boys checking me out before my winch victory

Cable Park Rat

// May 18th, 2012 // 1 Comment » // Uncategorized

I decided to go on a trip to Florida this past month to ride at the cable parks. I had never done it before and had wanted to for a few years now. I ended up loving it so much that I stayed for over a month riding cable everyday. I love cable because its the closest thing to kiteboarding possible. I love rails and sliders so I figured it was the perfect cross training for me. Usually I spend my summers in Hood River, OR., but I decided to take a chance on life and take an offer I received to be an instructor at Orlando Watersports Complex. I will be riding cable everyday and working on my slider skills. I am very excited, but also sad at the same time to leave my favorite place in the world, Hood River. I will be visiting Oregon a few times this summer though, to ride in the Ro Sham Throw down, and then to visit all my favorite people! I added a couple photos below of my cable riding so far, look out for a video in the near future!