good evening. waves finally went down. i’m surfed out. got an email from jerry saying that cloud 9 in the philippines was going off. i’m going there sept. 20th so i have some time for a little vacation. i’m at kansai airport now buying a ticket. i’m thinking about going to bali, or paris, or thailand, or tahiti. going to check the forecast and figure it out…. see ya[:?????$B!x(B???:]
a few months ago in hawaii, glenn made me this magic small wave board. he calls it the “Bullet” and it works super good. i’ve been riding it ever since i got it and now i love to surf small waves. it’s a perfect board for japan’s small beach breaks and river mouths. small wave surfing is as fun as it gets. thanks glenn….

and masaki for sending me this photo of the other day in shizuoka. and thanks yasu for taking it. this is my bullet. it’s getting yellow and bust up from riding it so much. i just ordered another one from glenn. he’s in shikoku now shaping for TSSC and is only here for only another week. if you want a magic small board, now’s your chance. and if you want to try mine, neva mind. because if you ding it, you better run for your life….[:?????????:]
**by the way, did you know that you can check out go-naminori and my blog from your cell phone? i didn’t know that. naoka set it up so you can view every page from you cell phone. stick this address: http://www.go-naminori.com/i in your cell phone and check it out. or check out the left side of the go-naminori main page. amazing technology….. thanks naoka…..

ohayo gozaimasu. 7am here in beautiful japan. gosh, was watching the news lastnight and tokyo side got hammered by the typhoon. it’s amazing how up there could be so wild when down here in shikoku was a picture perfect day. i’m going to relax today and go buy a new toy. see ya later…

this is how it all starts. step 1. do a dry run just like this. gosh, this is a classic photo. father and daughter totally bonding….

step 2. stand up and ride it as far as you can. this little girl is 7 years old and loving life…..

yusuke surfed the beginners division last year and got 2nd. this year, he surfed the open division and got 2nd. next year is his year to win. i’ll put money on that. yusuke just started surfing not too long ago and already knows how to grab rail. good job yusuke….

this is shizuoka local eigo-san. he surfs with power and rips. eigo charges waimea bay and big sunset beach. and he is also a great diver. surfer/diver? great combo….

imagine waiting on the inside and seeing the sets breaking like this on the outside. just wait 1 minute and you know it’s coming….

another snap from yusuke…..
**check out the barrels surf clinic gallery on GO.NAMINORI.COM….

good evening. the waves came up fast, and went down fast. checked kaifu yesterday in the evening and it was still out of control. solid 8′ +. had a blast at the barbecue with all the locals last night. well, as far as i can remember…. got some photos in my camera and i was laughing this morning because i don’t remember even taking them. anyway, got up at 5am expecting to surf 4-6′ perfect barrels. pulled up to the beach and it was chest high. oh my gosh!!! i can’t believe how fast the waves dropped and everybody there probably thought the same. anyway, typhoons over, going to wait for the next one. in the meantime, i’m taking a much needed vacation…. have a great evening….

can you believe this was yesterday? this spot was flat this morning. unbelievable….