i’ve known shimpei horiguchi since he was a kid. this photo was taken 12 years ago at kaifu. back then, he was like 14 years old or so. mellow super country style kid that had a dream. a dream to become a pro surfer. not only now is shimpei a pro surfer, he’s one of the most respected big wave chargers in the world. dreams come true, just ask shimpei. hey, that’s shimpei on the right ok? who’s that young guy on the left? haha…
this is the other week in okinawa. 12 years later and still surfing together. surfing keeps people connected and this is a perfect example….
this was shimpei last year on an okinawan outer island reef break 2 page spread in surf1st. big wave charger? i think so….
and this months cover boy for surf1st. i’d have to say that shimpei’s the best most all around surfer in japan. he can surf small waves, big waves, gigantic waves, and he’s got the looks that can make a girl melt…. now, shimpei had joined the go-naminori offical blog crew…. a lot of girls been asking me about shimpei and now you can find out. welcome to shimpei’s life….
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Shimpei Horiguchi- 12 years later…..
roti island day one
surf, big gt, big lobster, tomorrow everything bigger.
On the Road Again….
i’m pretty use to traveling light. i just take 3 tshirts, 2 walk shorts, 2 trunks, and one long pants where ever i go. the only thing is that i have to take some time to do laundry. this day in shikoku, i woke up early to do a load. waited till it’s done so i could hang it before i went surfing. hung it in the hot sun and headed to the beach. then it started pouring rain and i was 15 minutes away. i said forget it. went back later and had to wash it over again. these clothes were 2x cleaner than normal. living out of my suitcase for 2 months is ok for me. i just hope people don’t think i don’t wash my clothes because i wear the same clothes over and over. here’s the proof guys….
the barrels crew are awesome. i see these guys every year and see their surfing getting better and better. and when your surfing gets better and better, you get happier and happier. look how happy everybody is. and it’s still early in the morning at kaifu….
