good morning. 6:45am and the waves on the north shore looking epic. 4-6′ and perfect backdoor/pipe/off the wall/everywhere. town has a little wind swell if your desperate. north shore is the place to be and that’s the place i’m going to be. have a nice day!!!
everybody, meet legendary diver, USA olympic swimmer, 33 years kamehameha school teacher, swimming team coach, surf instructor, and one of the nicest guys on earth, Sonny Tanabe. want hawaiian history? just ask sonny. i was fortunate to dive, talk story, and hang out with sonny in tahiti for 4 days. he knows duke kahanamoku, and every single diver or swimmer in hawaii knows sonny tanabe. i can go on and on and on about the accomplishments sonny has done for hawaii but he just came out with a book so you’ll just have to read it yourself. but i can say this, sonny is 74 years old and has paved the way for hundereds, or thousands of swimmers and divers here in hawaii. and he’s a great person that i’m so honored to know….
at age 74, sonny can dive deeper and longer than most of my young dive and surf friends. and when he takes a shot, it’s pinpoint accuracy in the head of the fish. i learned a lot by talking and diving with sonny. i just hope he doesn’t get mad at me for asking so many questions. haha.. i’m just a super curious person….
here is his new book called “spearfishing on the island of hawaii”. i think it’s the first spearfishing book published in hawaii and i see it all over the place. the photos in there are amazing. there’s even one of the duke holding his spear. check it out. anyway, i wanted to take this time to thank sonny for yesterdays lunch, and also for giving me one of his signed book. i’ll keep this forever. and i still have millions of questions i want to ask you……
**and last:
WARNING: NorthWest Airlines New Surfboard Charge
before you buy your next ticket to japan, beware. the new rates on excess surfboard charges on North West Airlines just went up this month. from $84/board to $300/board. yes, $300 per single surfboard. they will open you bag and check so if you have 3 boards, do the math. yes, $900 bucks. and just to let you know. delta bought north west so north west will become delta next year. golf clubs are still free, and get this you lucky body boarders. north west said that bodyboards are free. they use to charge but it’s now free. but that’s only for now. double check before you try to save $50 on your next airline ticket because you might end up paying a lot more for your boards. and i mean a lot more….
**and last last:
please don’t forget the benefit for todd tonight at the willow’s starting at 5pm sharp. see ya there…
