had a few hours off in the morning so decided to get some fresh air. headed straight to the slippery mountains. rained hard the night before so wasn’t too sure how the conditions were. when i got up there, it was very slippery, so slippery i couldn’t even walk.

super happy my brother fixed my bike up. now it looks brand new again.

10 minutes into the mountain, my tires couldn’t grip anymore. i tried to get the dirt off but it took too much time. so i just turned around, and slid back out of the mountain. fell down 3x.

but before that, i got a super cool view of kailua.

then i headed to the beach, rode on the sand, and cleaned up my tires. it was super beautiful on the east side!
found a super nice new trail. when things dry up, i’m going right back up there. can’t wait!

CNN’s World’s Safest Cities:
1. Tokyo, Japan
2. Singapore
3. Osaka, Japan
4. Stockholm
5. Amsterdam
6. Sydney
7. Zurich
8. Toronto
9. Melbourne, Australia
10. New York
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.