Sailing Panic Attack

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Just a few days ago, this sailboat got pushed into the reef at Rockpiles.  It’s been sitting there for 5 days and nobody came to take it out of the ocean.  It looks like it’s still in good shape right?  

This morning we went to look at it.  OMG, look what the waves and reef did to it!  The story is a 24 year old girl just bought the sailboat and took it out for a test run.  First, nobody should have been out on that day.  Second, she was sailing way to close to the waves.  Third, once she lost control, she should have thrown out the anchor to stop it from going on the reef.  BUT, she didn’t.

And this is what happens when you’re inexperienced and panic.  Jeannie Chesser posted a video that Alan took of the damaged reef.  It was very sad to see.  

We paddled out to see if the sailboat ruined the surf break.  Other than a trail of broken reef, the surf was the same.  Mighty Mouse loving the clean water and warm weather.

Rocky’s wave knowledge is very high level.  She knows how to read the waves, currents, winds, swell direction, and which board to use for any given day.  That’s talent.  

It was just the 2 girls and I enjoying this fun wave today.  After all those crazy days of intense Boot Camp, today was like Disneyland.

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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