Ocean Maniac

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When the waves get over 20′ Hawaiian scale, Kaiborg doesn’t go watch the Eddie Aikau contest.  Instead, he’s takes a ski to the outer banks and searches for the biggest wave that any human being can ride.  Not on a surfboard which is a safer option, but on a foil which is pretty much life or death.  The waves he rides are out of my league.  Honestly, I don’t even want to be in the ocean when it’s like this.  But not Kaiborg, this is his adrenaline rush, this is his joy, and this is his life.  That’s pretty cool and something we can all respect.  So yes, I’m glad he didn’t call me that morning because if he did, I wouldn’t have answered my phone.

Protected by the best wetsuit in the World, DOVE.  Thanks Kaiborg for the amazing stories and photos.  I’ll wait until the waves get a quarter that size before I start answering my phone again.  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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