just another beautiful day in the ocean. good flow, good waves, good style, and good fun. Inaida-san going left on a beautiful wave.
Yuki-san has great flow. just so relaxed and moving with the ocean. style and grace.
i’m so stoked to get my camera setup working good again. i want to document the kids evolving into men. want to teach them how to live off the land, how to survive, and how to have fun. watching Joshua diving in the deep blue was awesome. the first time i took him out diving, he didn’t want to let go of my boat. so you can say that he’s come a long way.
this is a great shot. the fish was moving pretty fast and Josh got him in the perfect place.
bam!
it all starts here. you get comfortable, you feel out the gun, you gain confidence, then when the biggest fish of your life swims near you, you won’t miss. i’ll bet anybody that in a year, Josh will be spearing big blue water fish.
well, my guns are tuned. working perfectly. i spent so much money and time. it’s all going into my bag, i’m packing, and i’m leaving soon. took a few days off this week eat healthy, no alcohol, train, focus, and get ready for the biggest diving trip of my life. mentally i’m 100% there. physically i’m 100% there. now all i need is a 300lbs tuna to swim up to me and say “hi.” then one of my dreams will come true and i can check it off my bucket list. if not, i’ll just try again. never give up!
The Shot
April 20, 2014 Hawaii Surf Report
Nice putt kid!
Good morning 6:15am.
Super windy!!! 30-40mph winds today!
Rainy and cloudy. Hopefully sunny later.
South shore chest high sets at some spots.
Strong off shore winds so fun waves.
High tide 8:10am.
Low tide 1:15pm.
I’m going surfing!
Have a wonderful day!
Take the Moment and Make it Perfect!
“Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
today was just one of those days. had 2 extra spots on Mayuki so called Joshua and Seth. they just got back from Equador so i’m sure they wanted to get into the water. not to surf, but to fish and dive.
i just customized my mask to hook up a camera on the top. i haven’t done it in a while and was really looking forward to the photos and video. so far, so good. in fact, so excellent!
Uncle James teaching Seth how to set up his fishing pole. we call it “passing it down.”
then Uncle Kyle teaching the kids too. pretty much passing down experience and knowledge to the kids is what hawaii is all about.
then we load up Mayuki with our gear, lots of gear.
first test shot with my camera. perfect! the conditions were probably the most dangerous i’ve ever been out in the open ocean. if it was any other boat, it would have sank today. 8′ open ocean swells with some breaking into the boat. it was the kids first blue water experience and i’m glad i took them out to the worst conditions ever. anything after this is going to be easy for them.
i’m testing out my gun and line. i want to make sure i can dive deep enough so my line doesn’t hinder my decent. i went down 70′ with ease and i felt like staying down there and meditating. just so relaxing! look how small everybody looks. haha.
then Mr. Shark decided to give us a visit. these galapagos sharks can get aggressive. i just love to dive down into their world and look into their eye. just pure beauty!
no, i’m not even thinking about spearing him, i’m just keeping him away so he cannot bite off my head.
then we went fishing. these kids are so funny. just watching them trying to figure things out makes me remember myself when i was their age. i’m sure they will be bringing home fresh dinners for years to come.
i love my nephews. they are turning out to be very respectful young men. just enjoying life and soaking in everything. can’t wait to take them again!
then i took the girls to the pool this afternoon. after we had a wonderful dinner and great time. they were in the back seat saying phrases. one stuck out was:
“DON’T WAIT FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT
TAKE THE MOMENT AND MAKE IT PERFECT!”
this is exactly what i did today and will do everyday.
i will make every moment as perfect as i can!
