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Good morning 6:20am.
North shore 3-5′ and ugly conditions.
South shore waist high and ugly conditions.
Winds are light North/West at 10mph.
Sunny warm day again.
See you in the ocean.
Have a wonderful day!

still super stoked on Seth winning the Sunset Beach Pro Junior yesterday. it was the biggest waves ever held in a junior pro so it was the real deal. the beat australia’s beat junior, and also top surfers from around the world. somebody asked me “where was Josh?” well, Joshua was and still is in australia for a big WSL pro contest. both on the right track to become world champions!
Sunset Beach Pro Junior
World Surf League JP 1000
Sunset Beach, Oahu Hawaii
26 – 28 January 2015
FINAL:
1st – Seth Moniz (HAW) – 15.15 points – $2,000, 1000 points
2nd – Soli Bailey (AUS) – 14.8 – $900, 750 points
3rd – Lucas Silveira (BRA) – 7.25 – $600, 560 points
4th – Glenn Daniel (USA) – 7.2 – $500, 525 points
CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY ON SETH MONIZ WIN!


thank you again Mio-san for a day of wonderful surfing improvements! you are a great surfer/student!

was looking back deep into my photo galleries. my sister took this photo of Kelia and I in japan when we were on a photo shoot for Surfer Girls Magazine. Kelia was the model, my sister Tammy was the chaperone, and I was the photographer. it was an awesome trip that i will never forget. we worked very hard everyday and had great results. a cover shot, 16 pages of editorial, and a nice paycheck. this is what i call a “dream job.” 2010.

found this photo from 2007. the Yamari 6th and 8th generation. priceless.

so happy to be back home. just enjoying my normal life surfing, working, diving, yoga, friends, biking, and nature. my friends been asking me when and where is my next trip. my answer is always the same, “i don’t know.” when it’s time, it’s time. don’t want to think about it for now because i’m just happy to be back home. i still have many of things i want to do here in hawaii. one is to explore more into the wild. and the best way is by bike!

time to clear up my desktop because there are hundreds of photos scattered all over the place. this one i will call: romance.

this one i will call: yellow angel.

this one i will call: evening speed.

this one i will call: todaheli.

this one i will call: crazy.

this one i will call: coco.

this one i will call: nephew.

this one i will call: epic.