Going to catch a Big One, Going to catch a Big One….

good morning. 6:30am and the waves on the north shore on the rise. looks surfable right now but will probably be out of control by lunch. straight off shore winds making epic conditions again. town? forget it. ugly junky winds and no swell. 11 guys at pipe now. nobody in town. north is the call. see you in the water… check out some photos from yesterday. have a safe and nice day….

i don’t know any other 11 year old kid that can barrel ride as good as seth moniz. he can read a wave better than most adult surfers. if you seen him barrel ride recently, you will agree too….

remember this kid fisher louis. he’s getting coached by tony moniz and surfing with the moniz kids every single day. i can see his surfing getting better by the day and he’s pretty determined….

it’s pretty funny how many fans kelia has in japan. i get email all the time asking about her. by girls, boys, and even adults. i respond to all the emails, except the ones from the boys. sorry guys, she’s not allowed to have a boyfriend until she’s 30 years old. that’s what her uncles say….

WCT top 44 josh kerr’s been surfing out there doing the craziest airs. and pulling most of them off. he must have some strong knees…

isaiah moniz is starting to go big. doing big turns, and doing big airs. he ended up falling on this one and his board hit me in the head. itai….

todd mitsui’s known for doing big moves. how crazy is this floater???? pretty nuts….

good evening. went early to the north shore this morning. it was dark, rainy, and cloudy on the way out but once i got to the beach, it was sunny and perfect. i think today was the first day of the year were every spot on the north shore was going off!! south/east winds making perfect clean off shore waves from haleiwa to sunset beach. a classic day. i went down to a little beach break where only 3 other guys were out. wait, 10 if you add in the moniz clan. after that, i paddled out to backdoor for the first time this year. i just wanted to get the feeling of the vibe out there. it was actually pretty good. anyway, got some nice photos but check out this story first…

there i was sitting on the beach watching the kids surf. then to the side, this group of tourist with their cameras came to the waters edge. it looked like the perfect day for a swim, so that’s what they thought. after i seen them take off their shirts and jump in the water, i knew trouble was coming. with no lifeguards in sight, i kept an eye on them. tony moniz was up at the house watching and thinking the same thing. 2 guys were swimming for about 10 minutes when they decided to make it back to the beach. well, it’s not so easy, especially when there is a rip current taking them straight out to sea. so like normal people, they try to fight the current swimming against it. they all get tired, one of their friends jump in to try to save them, then he gets into trouble. now you got 3 big guys out there yelling “HELP” and practically drowning. tony and i whistle to the kids surfing up the beach.

seth and fisher were the first to get to the guys. they gave them their boards and other surfers came to the guys back to the beach….

if the kids didn’t save these guys, there would have been 3 missing swimmers on the north shore of hawaii today.

seth and fisher stepped up and did a good thing today. right after that happening, the paddled back out and continued surfing. little do they know, their grommet heroes….

and last but not least, i want to welcome Tia Marie Shigematsu Trinidad into this world. she was born at 12:30am this morning at kapiolani women and childrens hospital in honolulu. contratulations russ and yoshika!!! your life will never be the same… i’m so happy for you guys and know you will both be great parents. just don’t expect to sleep good for the next year… haha…