Spread your wings and fly.  Photo by Wes.

Good morning 3:20am.
Ala Moana waist high and good.
Diamond Head chest high and bumpy.
Trade winds up to 25mph today.
Sun, showers, and rainbows.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

I had 2 coaches in my life.  Both Ben Aipa and Tony Moniz taught me how to surf by example.  To me, that had the most impact because it clearly showed me the mechanics and allowed me to mimic them.  So I always tell my students to do the same and it always works.  Thank you Wes for the shot of my student in class.

We had another great surf session this morning.  Two girls pushing each other to their limits.  I sit on the boat watching them, videoing them, and laughing.  It’s pretty funny.

When I first met these two girls, they had zero knowledge and zero surfing skills.  Total beginners just having fun.  Now they just want to get better and better and it’s a beautiful thing to see them splitting peaks again.

Passing by Bowls on the way in.  Crowded and small.  No thank you.

One of the motors isn’t running at a 100%.  I’ve been trying to troubleshoot it spending hours researching, hours hands on, and hours of dreaming about it.  In the meantime, I’m running on one motor which is good enough for now.  But I will fix it!

The weather and waves have been picture perfect.  Not too big, but the best it can be for long boarding.  Yoshida-san caught so many long rides surfing it with style.  

Rico-san is very energetic young woman.  She must have rode 15 waves all the way in, then paddled back out, and wanted more.  And of course, smiling the whole way!

I rode by Yoshida-san a few times.  Just documenting this 2023 Hawaii trip.  

Rico-san got so comfortable that she gave me a peace sign.  I was yelling at her “don’t look at me!!!”  Right after this, she fell and her board shot right into my face.  Good thing I blocked it.  But now that I look at this photo, I guess it was worth it.  Haha. 

Thank you guys for the wonderful days of surfing. Great to see you enjoying Hawaii!