{"id":125739,"date":"2023-03-14T05:18:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=125739"},"modified":"2023-03-13T13:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T04:25:31","slug":"sakura-chaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=125739","title":{"rendered":"Sakura Chaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-125738\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-4-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-4-5.jpg 795w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-4-5-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-4-5-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-4-5-745x420.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is this one local surfer out at Diamond Head that surfs that wave the best. \u00a0He has incredible flow to make his boards fly over flat sections effortlessly. \u00a0He surfs that wave better than anyone else. \u00a0On the good days and on the junky days, he&#8217;s still ripping. \u00a0It really inspires me to do better out there. \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125742\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-18-3-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-18-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-18-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-13-6.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the times I take off behind my student and he or she cuts back into me. \u00a0I have to dive off my board and almost hit my face on the reef. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125747\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GPTempDownload-21-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another 11&#8242; rock hard surfboard coming right to my face. \u00a0If I didn&#8217;t take photos, my life would be a lot easier. \u00a0But at the same time, the risk is what makes me want to do it. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-125743\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_2821-560x420.jpg 560w, 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winds calm down, and the weather is nice, I&#8217;m going to fly back and get on Mayuki and head to my favorite island in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is this one local surfer out at Diamond Head that surfs that wave the best. \u00a0He has incredible flow to make his boards fly over flat sections effortlessly. \u00a0He surfs that wave better than anyone else. \u00a0On the good days and on the junky days, he&#8217;s still ripping. \u00a0It really inspires me to do 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