when you travel, you better take all your good boards. a long time ago, i wouldn’t take a new surfboard on a trip unless i tried it before. but now, i have confidence in my shaper. i’ve been surfing with matchi for the past 20 years and he’s been shaping my boards for the last 8. we have a connection that he knows what i want, and i know what he’s capable of. so on this trip, i took 3 brand new boards and guess what? it all worked super good! yeah, especially this 5’6 four fin. super fast, loose, and lots of drive. magic all the way!

it was dark early morning and my camera just wouldn’t focus. but i want to thank toda-san for taking this photo for my memory. yeah, that wave was unreal!
thanks matchi for shaping my boards, thanks tssc for supporting me with boards, and thanks hikaru-san for shooting the top photo, and thanks toda-san for shooting the bottom photo. teamwork!!!!

Mentawai last day. Last Bintang, last sashimi, last poke, and last sunset.
Perfect ending!
good morning 6:15am.
north shore: 1-2′ and super clean!
south shore: 2′ and super clean!
everywhere perfect conditions.
no wind.
super sunny.
another beautiful day.
plan: surf all day.
see you in the water.
have a wonderful day!

Thank you very much for the present Goki-san!
And thank you Ma-chan and Riyu-san for coming to surf with me in Hawaii!
Hope to see you in Zenbe!