Duck or Dolphin

289

i’ve been teaching my friend how to duck dive.  duck diving is what you call going under the wave with your surfboard.  in Japan, it’s called dolphin.  for duck diving, timing is everything.  if you dive under too early, the wave will hit you and push you backwards.  if you dive under too late, the wave might suck you over the wave backwards.  so the best way i can explain it is try to think what a dolphin would do going under a wave like this.  timing and flow is very important.  so yes, think like a dolphin and do it like a dolphin.  simple…

ever since i started surfing again, my foiling has gotten much better.  but sometimes as i approach a wave, i forget what i’m riding.  i tried to do an off the lip on a steep wave at Bowls.  on a shortboard, it’s super easy, but on a foil, it can be a little tricky.  everything was feeling so good!

and when things are feeling so good, it can go bad really fast. and when it goes bad, you can break bones…

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。
カービー福永のハワイサーフィンガイド
https://go-naminori.com/kirbyhawaiisurfingguide