had a great time with the boys from Tokyo! cool guys that surfed for the very first time of their lives today!
Ikeuchi-san on his first wave! perfect balance and perfect style. can’t believe it was his first time surfing.
Nishimoto-san paddled into the biggest wave of the day. stood up and rode it perfectly. it’s a huge accompaniment to be able to catch a big wave at the perfect timing on your first day of surfing.
Takeda-san was the only goofy footer of the group. look at this amazing goofy scenery!
Kurihara-san caught a lot of waves today. even he caught one on his own. amazing.
Katsuhara-san was the youngest so i put him on the shortest board. and the shorter the board, the faster he would go!
yeah, i saw some very nice smiles on 5 happy men today. it was awesome watching each and every one of them enjoying their first ride in the ocean. and yeah, we also got to see the dolphins jumping outside. so nice!
ended it off with some warm pho. i’m sure the boys went back to their hotel for a nice long nap.
watching Joshua Moniz going all the way to the quarter finals in the Haleiwa Pro was a treat. some stress for us family, but that’s what competition is all about. congratulations Josh!
