Code RED XXXL: Big Sunday

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today was definitely the most historic day of waves for the South shore.  it was so big that i wanted the girls to experience it to the fullest.  so we paddled out to the biggest and strongest wave in town, which was Bowls.  i didn’t tell them, but “only the craziest paddle out to Bowls on a day like this.”  haha.

do you see those 2 dots outside of the red buoy going over that mountain?  those are my 2 female students.  i couldn’t believe that they even made it out because the waves were HUGE and the channel was closing out.  i would say it was 10′ solid Hawaiian scale so that’s 20′ faces.  

it was big and wild.  this has to be the biggest day in the history of surfing on the South shore.  i’ve never seen the ocean this wild and strong.  there were only 3 bodyboarders when we got out and they were calling the sets 12′, which interprets to 24′ faces!  it was wild!!!

this is the 40 year swell because i’ve been surfing for over 40 years and i’ve never ever seen it this big.  when the girls came in, they were so happy to have survived this historic day.  i was happy they survived it too.  haha.  

i paddled over to Rockpiles and was there all alone.  i caught one of the biggest waves i’ve ever seen at Rockpiles and will probably ever see.  it was so big that after i made the drop i had to dive off because the huge wave was about to explode over my head.  i didn’t know that Rockpiles was ridable when it’s that big, but now i know it is.  

i don’t think i will ever see these kind of big waves with epic conditions again in my lifetime.  i’m super proud of the girls for surviving today and i’m sure they gained a lot of confidence.  

then it was “my time” this afternoon.  paddled out to 8′ Big Right’s with the boys.  we were yelling and screaming the whole session.  i got some of my biggest Big Right’s barrels ever!  ended off the day with a beer and some live Hawaiian music with Carter.  i’m still buzzing…

better go to sleep because tomorrow is coming soon.  i’ll be up from 3am searching for the perfect wave.  goodnight!

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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