Surfing Hawaii: Live or Die

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because i spend so much time in the ocean, i see so many things. some so beautiful, and some not so beautiful.

this situation was not so beautiful. i was surfing when i seen this girl walk to the ledge without looking back at the ocean, i already knew she wasn’t ocean minded.

i could see a set coming in from the horizon, she didn’t. all she was doing was looking down finding how to jump in the water.

the set approaches as i try to get out of the way. look at the left side and you will see the girl jumping in. so freaking dangerous!!!

that set was way overhead, and look at the girl in the water. she’s still not looking back to the ocean. she has no idea the wave is coming.

this is when she finally senses that something is wrong. by this time, it’s too late.

luckily the surfer didn’t run over this girls head. she couldn’t even duck dive her board.

that’s tons of water pressure coming down on that girls head.

she disappears. luckily she has another surfer and me watching her. she actually stayed underwater pretty long.

she finally popped up in a panic. she went in shortly after this. i’m sure it was a near death experience for her. hopefully she will learn. hopefully she will learn not to turn her back to the ocean. hopefully she will learn her limits. and hopefully she will learn never to surf there again. this place is for experts only…

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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