as much as i love to be in the ocean, i love to be in the ocean taking photos. i’ve always wanted to share the views we get as surfers to people that don’t surf. and watching my friends evolve from surfers to foilers is cool. Lansen and i use to get barreled at Pipeline and Backdoor almost on a daily basis. now, our excitement is on a higher level. trading barrels for foiling is becoming the norm…
and watching everybody getting better and better is cool. we can all agree that getting into foiling was a life changer… 
Naoka was out taking photos that day so want to thank him for this photo. i’m trying other boards and foils because now i’m focused on my goal of getting barreled…
Rikita-san hasn’t surfed since the last time he was here last October. but he told me he’s been surfing everyday in his mind. all that image training must have paid off because he ripped this first wave!
and got better each and every wave. perfect! 
now i’m inspired to image foil surfing from now. if i can improve by thinking and believing, i’ll be one step ahead…
good rides and good times. welcome back to Hawaii Rikita-san!
