the first boat trip for a surfer is always the most memorable. the things you take for granted in the real world is no longer a necessity. you learn how to get along with others, you learn how to live a simple life, and you learn how to go with the flow. i’m on 16 years of boat trips and every time i go with surfers who are on their first one, it’s equally exciting for me. i can see their eyes glow at every thing around and i can feel exactly what their feeling. this boat trip, we had 6 first timers…
taking time away from her hectic work schedule, angela maki vernon joined the crew for her first ever boat trip. before the trip, she was asking questions and questions. malaria? hospitals? insurance? emergency contact numbers? ect…. i think she was excited, but at the same time, nervous. but as soon as we boarded the 120′ floating palace, the questions turned into, shells? waves? islands? then after the boat trip, the questions turned into, “when is the next boat trip?” haha….
on day 5, maki caught the best wave of her life. she took off on a 6′ left with her longboard, and rode it for a half a mile, or about 1 kilometer. when she paddled out, we all knew that she will never forget that wave for the rest of her life. as for this wave on day 7, maki took off, bottom turned, and pulled into a nice clean barrel with her short board. i got the 25 shot sequence that will probably be published so i can’t show it to you. this was the last shot and by the look of her expression, you can imagine the wave she just rode….
and last, check out the maki shell collection. we all tried but nobody could beat her to the beach… haha….
