The Double Champion!

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the best time of the day is right when the sun starts to shine.  it’s beauty at its best…

Kaisers locals only.  good to see you Doms!Diamond Head regulars.  good to see you Salina!

i’ve been practicing hitting the white wash.  sometimes i make it, and sometimes i fall and get the foil in my stomach.  ouch…

Seira-chan won the All Japan Student’s Championships last year in Chiba.  this year, same thing!  the day before the competition, i already knew she would win.  just by the connection she has with her surfboard and the ocean, it’s hard to lose.  so yeah, she defended her title and won the shortboard division…

but something caught me totally off guard!  she not only won the shortboard division, she won the longboard division too!!!  OMG, we have a double Japanese National Champion!!!   i couldn’t believe it!

hey Seira-chan, congratulations!  i’m so happy and so proud of you!  i knew you could do it but this was big surprise.  to be able to win a contest in the same day on a shortboard and a longboard just goes to show you how good you are in connecting.  connecting with your surfboards, and connecting with the ocean.  what’s next?  do you want to train for the olympics?  let’s do it!  haha…

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
ハワイで生まれ育ち、プロサーファー、フォイラー、スキンダイバー、カメラマンの肩書きを持ち、ウォーターマンとして、海で多くの時間を過ごし、海から多くのモノをもらいながら生活しています。彼が伝えようとしていることは、海がある生活は僕らを豊かにしてくれるということ。そして、自分だけではなく、いろいろなことをみんなにシェアし、人生を楽しむということ。現在は、ハワイでプライベートサーフィンガイドを主催。
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