This is Surfing: Once a Year

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Strong onshore winds this morning at Bowls but it didn’t stop us from surfing.  Sunny sky and nobody out.  

Round 1:  Kamobayashi-san is very strong minded.  Not too many surfers can endure the conditions we had today.  Lots of bumps, lots of waves breaking in front of us, and lots of wind in your face.  But he kept on going and going.  This is surfing…

So stoked to see surfers enjoying the ride till the end like this.  This is surfing…

Round 2:  Nakahodo-san and I drove an hour to the other side of the island looking for the perfect wave.  Guess what?  Yes, we found it.  Sunny, overhead, offshore, and as perfect as can be.  I honestly thought we were on a remote island off Indonesia.  There was nobody when we paddled out.  Later, 2 local guys paddled out and one of them told me “this happens here only once a year.”  It was that rare, and that good.  We had the best session ever and when we got in, Nakahodo-san told me that this was his best session since we started surfing together 10 years ago.  Then he asked me the name of the surf spot and I told him, “DON’T ASK!!!”  Todays spot is super secret and only the locals on that side know about it.  No photos, no GPS, and no explanation needed.  This is surfing…

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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