{"id":134012,"date":"2024-09-05T05:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T20:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=134012"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:09:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T06:09:53","slug":"dive-partners-and-shark-frenzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=134012","title":{"rendered":"Dive Partners and Shark Frenzy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134016\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8081-rotated.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you do the kind of extreme free diving we do, you better have dive partners you can trust with your life. \u00a0I&#8217;ve known Kimo Gasper since he was a teenager. \u00a0We surfed contests together back in the late 1980&#8217;s. \u00a0We went to Japan for the World Contest in 1990, and since then, we&#8217;ve been friends. \u00a0Getting barreled at Big Rights to spearing fish, we&#8217;re doing what we love. \u00a0So I you asked me if I trust Kimo with my life, I&#8217;d say &#8220;100% yes.&#8221; \u00a0Thank you Nick too for taking turns watching out for each other. \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134013\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8071-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That is Oahu which is over 20 miles away so you&#8217;re basically in the middle of the ocean. \u00a0You will encounter the most wildest things you can ever imagine out here. \u00a0If you&#8217;re scared of sharks, this is the last place you want to jump in. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134015\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8079.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One guy on the boat watching the two others. \u00a0And the two others watching each other diving down into the deep unknown. \u00a0It&#8217;s teamwork and at the end of the day, you&#8217;re better friends then you were the day before. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134018\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164-800x466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164-800x466.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164-696x406.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164-1068x622.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164-721x420.jpg 721w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8164.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you Kimo for capturing this special moment. \u00a0Every fish I take from the sea is a special moment as I&#8217;m very grateful for the food it provides me and my family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-134017\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-800x471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-800x471.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-1536x904.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-696x409.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-1068x628.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8166-1920x1130.jpg 1920w, 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